1 00:00:08,400 --> 00:00:11,920 Speaker 1: Week fifteen is upon us, and it kicks off with 2 00:00:12,039 --> 00:00:17,000 Speaker 1: a good one tonight in Santa Clara Brock Purdy, Matthew Stafford, 3 00:00:17,360 --> 00:00:21,480 Speaker 1: Omar Rawiz. All three of them will be at Levi's Stadium, 4 00:00:21,840 --> 00:00:24,320 Speaker 1: and one of them will join us momentarily from the field. 5 00:00:24,800 --> 00:00:28,319 Speaker 1: Can you guess which? Okay, it's Omar. The race for 6 00:00:28,360 --> 00:00:31,560 Speaker 1: the AFC's number one seed is not over just yet, 7 00:00:31,560 --> 00:00:33,839 Speaker 1: but the Steelers and Bills would need some help to 8 00:00:33,920 --> 00:00:37,760 Speaker 1: overtake Patrick Mahomes and the chiefs Our Guy Baldy gonna 9 00:00:37,760 --> 00:00:40,360 Speaker 1: be here to help break down the chances that the 10 00:00:40,440 --> 00:00:44,040 Speaker 1: road to New Orleans will not go through Kansas City. 11 00:00:44,600 --> 00:00:46,559 Speaker 1: There was a time not that long ago that the 12 00:00:46,720 --> 00:00:50,920 Speaker 1: road used to go through Foxborough. Now Bill Belichick taking 13 00:00:50,960 --> 00:00:55,080 Speaker 1: the Painterotway to Tobacco Road. Belichick introduced today as head 14 00:00:55,120 --> 00:00:58,640 Speaker 1: coach at North Carolina. Here from Bill himself on his 15 00:00:58,680 --> 00:01:01,080 Speaker 1: plans to build a winner at the college level. It 16 00:01:01,200 --> 00:01:05,720 Speaker 1: starts with thirty percent for smiling. Welcome inside with the 17 00:01:05,760 --> 00:01:11,960 Speaker 1: insiders alongside Ian Rappaport and Mike Garifolo. I am Tom Pellicero. 18 00:01:12,240 --> 00:01:16,080 Speaker 1: Today is a momentous day because we are fifty nine 19 00:01:16,200 --> 00:01:20,440 Speaker 1: days from Super Bowl fifty nine. There are still ten 20 00:01:20,600 --> 00:01:24,440 Speaker 1: playoff spots up for grabs at this point, and one 21 00:01:24,440 --> 00:01:27,000 Speaker 1: of them maybe more, but perhaps one of them could 22 00:01:27,040 --> 00:01:29,200 Speaker 1: go to one of the teams we are seeing squaring 23 00:01:29,280 --> 00:01:33,639 Speaker 1: off tonight. It is Matthew Stafford, it is brock Perdy, 24 00:01:33,840 --> 00:01:39,200 Speaker 1: it is TNF on Prime video, an important NFC West 25 00:01:39,280 --> 00:01:42,280 Speaker 1: matchup in a playoff picture that in a lot of 26 00:01:42,319 --> 00:01:45,640 Speaker 1: different ways, remains muddle. Now. There's still a path for 27 00:01:45,720 --> 00:01:48,000 Speaker 1: them to get in multiple ways, especially with the Commanders 28 00:01:48,000 --> 00:01:50,640 Speaker 1: there at eight and five in the wild card race. 29 00:01:50,680 --> 00:01:54,080 Speaker 1: But the most likely path is one of these teams, 30 00:01:54,080 --> 00:01:56,040 Speaker 1: the Rams or the forty nine ers being able to 31 00:01:56,040 --> 00:01:58,800 Speaker 1: make a push on the Seahawks, who at this point 32 00:01:58,840 --> 00:02:02,480 Speaker 1: have created a little bit of distance for themselves. From 33 00:02:02,520 --> 00:02:05,480 Speaker 1: more on this game. We head out to Levi's Stadium 34 00:02:05,640 --> 00:02:09,560 Speaker 1: and our guy Omar Ruiz, who is there. He's looking dapper. 35 00:02:09,680 --> 00:02:11,920 Speaker 1: Set the scene for us here, Omark. 36 00:02:13,200 --> 00:02:15,800 Speaker 2: Well, it's a little cloud cover here, tom rain is 37 00:02:15,840 --> 00:02:18,720 Speaker 2: in the forecast at Rained overnight. They removed the tarps 38 00:02:18,840 --> 00:02:21,920 Speaker 2: about a couple hours ago. Here at Levi's Stadium. Ninety 39 00:02:21,960 --> 00:02:25,040 Speaker 2: percent chance of rain in six o'clock hour, which is 40 00:02:25,120 --> 00:02:28,360 Speaker 2: right around when the second quarter would begin, so something 41 00:02:28,400 --> 00:02:29,760 Speaker 2: to keep an eye on for tonight. 42 00:02:29,840 --> 00:02:32,519 Speaker 3: Both these teams played a thriller in Week three. 43 00:02:32,680 --> 00:02:35,600 Speaker 2: The Rams are racing a double digit fourth quarter deficit 44 00:02:36,000 --> 00:02:39,679 Speaker 2: to pull that one out. No George Kittle, no Deebo Samuel, 45 00:02:39,800 --> 00:02:42,600 Speaker 2: no Cooper Cup, no Puka Nakua. 46 00:02:42,320 --> 00:02:42,920 Speaker 3: In that game. 47 00:02:43,000 --> 00:02:46,880 Speaker 2: So both teams expecting a much different game this time around, 48 00:02:46,960 --> 00:02:50,200 Speaker 2: and both teams knowing that they're already in playoff mode. 49 00:02:50,639 --> 00:02:52,440 Speaker 3: Essentially, as you alluded. 50 00:02:52,080 --> 00:02:55,160 Speaker 2: To, Tom by taking a look at those standings, this 51 00:02:55,280 --> 00:02:58,880 Speaker 2: is a playoff elimination game. The forty nine ers have 52 00:02:59,000 --> 00:03:02,000 Speaker 2: activated Drake green Law, who in many respects has been 53 00:03:02,040 --> 00:03:04,960 Speaker 2: a heart and soul piece of their defense. They're looking 54 00:03:04,960 --> 00:03:08,280 Speaker 2: for the desperation style that he plays with to impact 55 00:03:08,639 --> 00:03:11,560 Speaker 2: their defense tonight, just like talanoa who fun does return 56 00:03:11,680 --> 00:03:12,920 Speaker 2: last week against the Bears. 57 00:03:13,200 --> 00:03:16,320 Speaker 3: Really catalysts for their great play should be a. 58 00:03:16,320 --> 00:03:18,880 Speaker 2: Huge one tonight here Tom on Thursday Night Football. 59 00:03:20,240 --> 00:03:22,560 Speaker 1: Good stef Omar and good coordination as well with these 60 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:24,919 Speaker 1: sound guys who turned on that rock music ten seconds 61 00:03:24,960 --> 00:03:27,960 Speaker 1: after you started talking. It never fails more from you 62 00:03:28,160 --> 00:03:30,799 Speaker 1: on this game and much more. In a little bit, 63 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:33,919 Speaker 1: Bill Belichick won a whole lot of NFL football games 64 00:03:33,960 --> 00:03:36,680 Speaker 1: in his day, more than almost any coach in NFL history. 65 00:03:37,200 --> 00:03:40,920 Speaker 1: Now he's looking for his first win at the college level, 66 00:03:41,200 --> 00:03:45,320 Speaker 1: officially showing up today as the head football coach at 67 00:03:45,320 --> 00:03:49,680 Speaker 1: the University of North Carolina, a place where he's got 68 00:03:49,760 --> 00:03:50,720 Speaker 1: a lot of history. 69 00:03:53,080 --> 00:03:56,480 Speaker 4: You know, when you're little, you don't remember everything. Obviously, 70 00:03:56,480 --> 00:03:58,040 Speaker 4: I was too young to remember a lot of things 71 00:03:58,080 --> 00:04:02,240 Speaker 4: from Carolina. But as I grew up, you know, you 72 00:04:02,280 --> 00:04:04,240 Speaker 4: hear the same story over and over and over, oh again, 73 00:04:04,880 --> 00:04:11,040 Speaker 4: And so one story I always heard was Billy's first 74 00:04:11,080 --> 00:04:13,520 Speaker 4: words were beat duke. 75 00:04:17,400 --> 00:04:19,440 Speaker 1: But what do you say to people that fear that 76 00:04:19,640 --> 00:04:21,920 Speaker 1: if you do succeed here that you might leave for 77 00:04:22,000 --> 00:04:23,640 Speaker 1: the NFL again in a year or two. 78 00:04:24,680 --> 00:04:26,160 Speaker 4: Yeah, I didn't come here to leave. 79 00:04:33,440 --> 00:04:38,120 Speaker 1: Bill's looking downright, chipper. While addressing reporters earlier today, he 80 00:04:38,200 --> 00:04:40,719 Speaker 1: did get a look at the athletic director's suit with 81 00:04:40,800 --> 00:04:43,960 Speaker 1: the cutoff sleeves. A nice touch, though very weird to 82 00:04:44,279 --> 00:04:47,000 Speaker 1: look at when you're watching it in a press conference setting. 83 00:04:47,160 --> 00:04:49,920 Speaker 1: And you watched this pressure earlier today, what are you 84 00:04:49,920 --> 00:04:53,160 Speaker 1: your takeaways on the breaking news from yesterday? Bill is 85 00:04:53,200 --> 00:04:56,040 Speaker 1: now there. He is officially head coach of the targets. 86 00:04:57,480 --> 00:04:58,760 Speaker 3: No, I was trying. 87 00:04:58,800 --> 00:05:00,600 Speaker 5: I was watching the press comments you said, and I'm 88 00:05:00,600 --> 00:05:02,839 Speaker 5: trying to figure out in my head, like, why won't 89 00:05:02,839 --> 00:05:05,240 Speaker 5: this work right, Because ever since we've been talking about 90 00:05:05,240 --> 00:05:07,080 Speaker 5: this for basically the last two weeks, in my head, 91 00:05:07,120 --> 00:05:09,719 Speaker 5: it's always been like Bill's probably gonna get it, He's 92 00:05:09,720 --> 00:05:12,120 Speaker 5: probably gonna take it, and he's probably gonna win. And 93 00:05:12,200 --> 00:05:15,200 Speaker 5: listening to him today I actually felt more convinceding that 94 00:05:15,360 --> 00:05:18,279 Speaker 5: than otherwise. Yes, I know the college game is foreign, 95 00:05:18,760 --> 00:05:21,800 Speaker 5: and obviously there are some differences, but the college game 96 00:05:21,880 --> 00:05:24,039 Speaker 5: right now is more similar to the NFL than it 97 00:05:24,080 --> 00:05:26,400 Speaker 5: has ever been from the rules perspective, and he mentioned 98 00:05:26,400 --> 00:05:28,960 Speaker 5: it talking to college coaches about what's it like with 99 00:05:29,000 --> 00:05:30,960 Speaker 5: the two minute warning and other rules that are now 100 00:05:31,200 --> 00:05:35,080 Speaker 5: similar to the NFL. You know, Belichick worked They obviously 101 00:05:35,160 --> 00:05:38,120 Speaker 5: had a you know, personnel department in New England and 102 00:05:38,160 --> 00:05:40,600 Speaker 5: all that, but he worked with agents directly. He would 103 00:05:40,640 --> 00:05:44,080 Speaker 5: negotiate famously deals with Drew Rosenhaus and others, you know, 104 00:05:44,200 --> 00:05:46,480 Speaker 5: face to face, or he would be the one doing it. 105 00:05:46,680 --> 00:05:49,800 Speaker 5: He knows agents well, that agents are now very much 106 00:05:49,800 --> 00:05:51,479 Speaker 5: a part of the college game. That is something he 107 00:05:51,600 --> 00:05:54,840 Speaker 5: is going to be incredibly well versed in he has 108 00:05:54,920 --> 00:05:56,640 Speaker 5: been in the media for the last year or so. 109 00:05:56,800 --> 00:05:59,160 Speaker 5: And you know, I'm never gonna say that he's relaxed 110 00:05:59,160 --> 00:06:01,200 Speaker 5: and chill, But that was relaxed and chill as we 111 00:06:01,240 --> 00:06:04,880 Speaker 5: have ever really seen Bill Belichick. It seems a little 112 00:06:04,880 --> 00:06:08,159 Speaker 5: bit like he's been refreshed. And a lot of his friends, 113 00:06:08,200 --> 00:06:10,159 Speaker 5: a lot of his really good buddies, from Nick Saban, 114 00:06:10,200 --> 00:06:12,960 Speaker 5: the Kirk Farrens to Greg Chano, have won. 115 00:06:12,880 --> 00:06:14,159 Speaker 3: A lot in the college game. 116 00:06:14,240 --> 00:06:16,640 Speaker 5: He has spent a ton of time talking to them 117 00:06:16,680 --> 00:06:19,520 Speaker 5: over the last several weeks and months. He looks more 118 00:06:19,560 --> 00:06:21,880 Speaker 5: poison ever to go out and win. The fact Mike 119 00:06:21,920 --> 00:06:27,080 Speaker 5: that it's in college is different, but shouldn't really affect 120 00:06:27,080 --> 00:06:28,320 Speaker 5: the overall product that much. 121 00:06:28,360 --> 00:06:31,320 Speaker 6: I don't think he was so relaxed ian that we 122 00:06:31,400 --> 00:06:34,280 Speaker 6: almost for the first time in history, got bulletin board 123 00:06:34,360 --> 00:06:37,480 Speaker 6: material from a Bill Belichick press conference. He said he 124 00:06:37,600 --> 00:06:40,360 Speaker 6: used to want to go to North Carolina for scouting trips, 125 00:06:40,600 --> 00:06:43,000 Speaker 6: and you would send your assistance to and he caught 126 00:06:43,040 --> 00:06:46,240 Speaker 6: himself and said somewhere else, Like at that point he 127 00:06:46,279 --> 00:06:47,280 Speaker 6: should have just said duke. 128 00:06:47,560 --> 00:06:49,840 Speaker 7: If he had said duke, like, nobody would have been like, Oh, 129 00:06:49,880 --> 00:06:51,520 Speaker 7: I can't believe he said that's the rivalry. 130 00:06:51,560 --> 00:06:52,800 Speaker 6: He would have been fine at that point, but he 131 00:06:52,839 --> 00:06:54,599 Speaker 6: had another place that might I'm curious as to what 132 00:06:54,640 --> 00:06:55,160 Speaker 6: that would have been. 133 00:06:55,240 --> 00:06:55,720 Speaker 7: Clemson. 134 00:06:56,080 --> 00:06:59,320 Speaker 6: Perhaps we shall see, But you know, Belichick, and what 135 00:06:59,400 --> 00:07:01,720 Speaker 6: he said is what we've been talking about the last 136 00:07:01,720 --> 00:07:04,440 Speaker 6: couple of days with regard to how he sees the 137 00:07:04,560 --> 00:07:07,960 Speaker 6: NFL game and the college game being a lot similar 138 00:07:08,160 --> 00:07:10,440 Speaker 6: or a lot more similar than they've ever been, and 139 00:07:10,480 --> 00:07:13,720 Speaker 6: it's not just nil. And also the fact that you've 140 00:07:13,760 --> 00:07:16,240 Speaker 6: got he keeps saying salary cap. It's not really a 141 00:07:16,240 --> 00:07:18,280 Speaker 6: salary cap because there is no cap in college. But 142 00:07:18,320 --> 00:07:20,880 Speaker 6: you have a budget and you have to work within 143 00:07:20,920 --> 00:07:22,880 Speaker 6: that budget, whatever that budget winds up being. And that 144 00:07:22,880 --> 00:07:24,880 Speaker 6: budget was a big part of the discussions the last 145 00:07:24,920 --> 00:07:26,880 Speaker 6: couple of days because he needs the money to be 146 00:07:26,960 --> 00:07:29,680 Speaker 6: able to compete with some of the upper echelon programs, 147 00:07:29,720 --> 00:07:32,920 Speaker 6: which at this point North Carolina football is not. The 148 00:07:32,960 --> 00:07:34,760 Speaker 6: goal is for him to take it there. But also 149 00:07:34,800 --> 00:07:38,200 Speaker 6: he talked about how college came to him this time around. 150 00:07:38,200 --> 00:07:40,000 Speaker 6: Wasn't like he was seeking a college job. He would 151 00:07:40,040 --> 00:07:42,840 Speaker 6: hear from college coaches because there were so many rules 152 00:07:42,920 --> 00:07:46,480 Speaker 6: changes recently that were NFL likes, such as the two 153 00:07:46,520 --> 00:07:50,120 Speaker 6: minute warning, the headsets in the player's helmet. So he 154 00:07:50,240 --> 00:07:52,280 Speaker 6: was getting calls about that stuff, and he realized there's 155 00:07:52,280 --> 00:07:55,120 Speaker 6: a lot of overlaps. So he felt comfortable and believes 156 00:07:55,120 --> 00:07:57,080 Speaker 6: that North Carolina is going to be the opportunity for 157 00:07:57,120 --> 00:07:58,640 Speaker 6: him to be successful at that level. 158 00:07:58,720 --> 00:07:59,240 Speaker 7: He's all in. 159 00:08:00,720 --> 00:08:02,600 Speaker 1: There have been a lot of comparisons, including for me 160 00:08:02,640 --> 00:08:05,760 Speaker 1: and yesterday to Dion Sanders going to Colorado, and when 161 00:08:05,800 --> 00:08:08,440 Speaker 1: you have a name like that, suddenly people might want 162 00:08:08,480 --> 00:08:10,800 Speaker 1: to go and play, especially if you're building a team 163 00:08:10,960 --> 00:08:13,280 Speaker 1: like Bill Belichick seems to intend to, which is a 164 00:08:13,320 --> 00:08:15,520 Speaker 1: lot of it through the transfer portal, which is basically 165 00:08:15,560 --> 00:08:18,920 Speaker 1: a free agency. Let's remember though Dion and Colorado went 166 00:08:19,000 --> 00:08:21,480 Speaker 1: four and eight in year one, there's a lot of 167 00:08:21,520 --> 00:08:23,960 Speaker 1: work that goes into building that program. So we'll see 168 00:08:24,000 --> 00:08:27,120 Speaker 1: how quickly they can get it off the ground. Belichick 169 00:08:27,160 --> 00:08:30,280 Speaker 1: once lost a Super Bowl to the Philadelphia Eagles, who 170 00:08:30,680 --> 00:08:32,760 Speaker 1: still have a coach at Nick Sirianni who is very 171 00:08:32,840 --> 00:08:35,160 Speaker 1: much in the NFL right now, and they got a 172 00:08:35,160 --> 00:08:38,679 Speaker 1: big game coming up this weekend, one that well, it's 173 00:08:38,720 --> 00:08:41,600 Speaker 1: been overshadowed to a certain degree by comments made earlier 174 00:08:41,679 --> 00:08:45,440 Speaker 1: this week by Brandon Graham, the longtime veteran defensive end 175 00:08:45,520 --> 00:08:48,800 Speaker 1: who is on injured reserve, talking about the relationship between 176 00:08:48,840 --> 00:08:53,360 Speaker 1: AJ Brown and Jalen Hurts, saying maybe they're not friends anymore. Jalen, 177 00:08:53,400 --> 00:08:54,360 Speaker 1: your thoughts on all that. 178 00:08:56,640 --> 00:09:02,000 Speaker 8: I'm think any En Brandon BG calling him Brandon BG 179 00:09:02,320 --> 00:09:06,079 Speaker 8: knows he's he spoke out of place and he knows that. 180 00:09:06,640 --> 00:09:10,640 Speaker 9: So was your reaction when I'm sure your phone started 181 00:09:10,640 --> 00:09:12,360 Speaker 9: blowing up when that was going around. 182 00:09:12,360 --> 00:09:13,320 Speaker 7: What was your reaction to it? 183 00:09:15,640 --> 00:09:17,600 Speaker 8: I mean, I'm I mean, it's just about the team 184 00:09:17,640 --> 00:09:23,760 Speaker 8: in the end, I think overall that's that's that's where 185 00:09:23,800 --> 00:09:27,040 Speaker 8: my focus is. I think that's what everyone's focuses at 186 00:09:27,080 --> 00:09:29,600 Speaker 8: heart and trying to do what's best for the team. 187 00:09:30,160 --> 00:09:34,080 Speaker 8: And I'm ultimately everyone cares about the team's success, and 188 00:09:34,120 --> 00:09:38,760 Speaker 8: so you know, whenever, whenever something happens and whatever it is, 189 00:09:39,240 --> 00:09:41,880 Speaker 8: I look at myself first, you know, because everything starts 190 00:09:41,880 --> 00:09:44,640 Speaker 8: and ends with me, and I take great pride in 191 00:09:44,679 --> 00:09:47,319 Speaker 8: what I do. I take great pride and the responsibilities 192 00:09:47,320 --> 00:09:50,720 Speaker 8: that I have when I am to the city and 193 00:09:51,640 --> 00:09:55,040 Speaker 8: to this team, and my challenge myself. 194 00:09:54,720 --> 00:09:59,400 Speaker 1: On that, Mike, this all started when A. J. Brown 195 00:09:59,520 --> 00:10:02,800 Speaker 1: said last week basically that the passing game needed to improve. 196 00:10:02,840 --> 00:10:05,520 Speaker 1: They're obviously one of the top running teams. Sakuon Barkley's 197 00:10:05,520 --> 00:10:08,360 Speaker 1: an MVP candidate at this point. But to have this 198 00:10:08,400 --> 00:10:11,080 Speaker 1: type of conversation going back and forth throughout the course 199 00:10:11,120 --> 00:10:13,520 Speaker 1: week before you play a big game against the Steelers, 200 00:10:13,720 --> 00:10:16,640 Speaker 1: what b how big of a deal? If any have 201 00:10:16,720 --> 00:10:18,240 Speaker 1: you gotten the sense this is in the building. 202 00:10:19,040 --> 00:10:21,200 Speaker 6: We're on day three of this story, and it started 203 00:10:21,240 --> 00:10:23,400 Speaker 6: out with is there a riff between Jalen Hurts and 204 00:10:23,400 --> 00:10:26,240 Speaker 6: AJ Brown? Of course, everybody downplayed and said, no, it's 205 00:10:26,240 --> 00:10:29,360 Speaker 6: not that, And the passing game was not just about Jalen. 206 00:10:29,400 --> 00:10:32,720 Speaker 6: It was about the entire passing game. Everybody needs to be. 207 00:10:32,559 --> 00:10:33,640 Speaker 7: Better in that regard. 208 00:10:34,000 --> 00:10:36,400 Speaker 6: The longer this has gone on, I'm less concerned with 209 00:10:36,480 --> 00:10:39,280 Speaker 6: that stuff, and I'm more thinking back to when we 210 00:10:39,320 --> 00:10:42,319 Speaker 6: sat on the field Super Bowl Sunday this past year 211 00:10:42,360 --> 00:10:44,240 Speaker 6: in Las Vegas. The Eagles were not playing, but Jalen 212 00:10:44,320 --> 00:10:46,480 Speaker 6: Hurst was one of the topics that we discussed on 213 00:10:46,520 --> 00:10:50,800 Speaker 6: the game on game day that day, and we talked 214 00:10:50,800 --> 00:10:52,600 Speaker 6: about how the team wanted him to be more of 215 00:10:52,600 --> 00:10:56,520 Speaker 6: a forward facing leader. And this is a great opportunity 216 00:10:56,559 --> 00:10:58,760 Speaker 6: for that because you've got one of the leaders of 217 00:10:58,800 --> 00:11:01,400 Speaker 6: the core that helped win that Super Bowl and for 218 00:11:01,440 --> 00:11:05,520 Speaker 6: the last decade with the Eagles in Brandon Graham overstepping 219 00:11:05,679 --> 00:11:08,880 Speaker 6: stepping out of line. Well, now it's your chance as 220 00:11:08,920 --> 00:11:12,200 Speaker 6: a quarterback to get this thing back in line and 221 00:11:12,280 --> 00:11:16,160 Speaker 6: to build that credibility inside that locker room. I would 222 00:11:16,160 --> 00:11:19,920 Speaker 6: expect Aj Brown to get fed plenty this weekend, like 223 00:11:20,000 --> 00:11:22,520 Speaker 6: plenty last time this happened. He had four catches for 224 00:11:22,559 --> 00:11:24,600 Speaker 6: twenty nine yards when he was upset on the sideline. 225 00:11:24,679 --> 00:11:26,640 Speaker 6: I think was nine for one thirty one the next week. 226 00:11:26,720 --> 00:11:30,480 Speaker 6: I expect that. And if all goes well, Jayalen Hurts 227 00:11:30,480 --> 00:11:33,040 Speaker 6: can sit up their postgame and realize that he did 228 00:11:33,080 --> 00:11:34,880 Speaker 6: everything he needed to do to get this thing back 229 00:11:34,920 --> 00:11:37,120 Speaker 6: on track and that his teammates saw that. 230 00:11:37,200 --> 00:11:40,840 Speaker 5: In Yeah, and if I was still alive in fantasy, 231 00:11:40,840 --> 00:11:42,839 Speaker 5: I would say this was a great This would be 232 00:11:42,840 --> 00:11:44,920 Speaker 5: a great time to have Aj Brown in fantasy. Obviously 233 00:11:44,920 --> 00:11:45,960 Speaker 5: I'm not, but you're right. 234 00:11:46,040 --> 00:11:47,800 Speaker 3: I would expect a focus. 235 00:11:47,400 --> 00:11:50,600 Speaker 5: On the passing game, which is I assume means get 236 00:11:50,600 --> 00:11:51,679 Speaker 5: Aj Brown the. 237 00:11:51,679 --> 00:11:52,880 Speaker 3: Ball just a little bit more. 238 00:11:53,000 --> 00:11:54,880 Speaker 5: But I want to go back to what you mentioned 239 00:11:54,920 --> 00:11:57,880 Speaker 5: about Jalen Hurts being front center here being a leader. 240 00:11:58,200 --> 00:12:00,760 Speaker 5: You know, this has been a COmON for the last 241 00:12:00,800 --> 00:12:02,319 Speaker 5: three days and I think a lot of people were 242 00:12:02,360 --> 00:12:05,240 Speaker 5: wondering what was Jalen Hurts going to do with this, 243 00:12:05,320 --> 00:12:06,959 Speaker 5: how was he going to take it? And so it's like, 244 00:12:06,960 --> 00:12:09,319 Speaker 5: all right, what's your reaction when this happened? You know, 245 00:12:09,360 --> 00:12:11,160 Speaker 5: how much was your phone blowing up? How much did 246 00:12:11,200 --> 00:12:13,280 Speaker 5: everyone talk to you? What are the questions like? And 247 00:12:13,320 --> 00:12:17,480 Speaker 5: you could see Jalen Hurts very cleanly, very cryptically cut 248 00:12:17,520 --> 00:12:19,800 Speaker 5: it off. He did not answer the question, said it's 249 00:12:19,800 --> 00:12:22,800 Speaker 5: about the team. We are trying to get the team better. Ultimately, 250 00:12:22,840 --> 00:12:25,720 Speaker 5: that's what it's about. And whether that's true or not. 251 00:12:25,840 --> 00:12:28,360 Speaker 5: And obviously he did get reaction, he's not going to 252 00:12:28,400 --> 00:12:30,520 Speaker 5: address it. But this is the way a leader goes. 253 00:12:30,760 --> 00:12:35,000 Speaker 5: You know what, I am redirecting this conversation to improving 254 00:12:35,440 --> 00:12:37,880 Speaker 5: as a team. And you know that's so much of 255 00:12:37,920 --> 00:12:40,240 Speaker 5: what the quarterback's job is. It's to help the locker 256 00:12:40,320 --> 00:12:43,360 Speaker 5: room focus where it needs to be. H This was 257 00:12:43,400 --> 00:12:45,400 Speaker 5: a good example of Jalen Hurts as a leader in 258 00:12:45,480 --> 00:12:48,160 Speaker 5: r and I would expect pretty good performance from him 259 00:12:48,640 --> 00:12:51,240 Speaker 5: on Sunday in relation to the passing. 260 00:12:50,960 --> 00:12:54,920 Speaker 1: Game Eagles Steelers in the four to twenty five pm 261 00:12:55,040 --> 00:12:58,520 Speaker 1: Eastern time window, same time for the kickoff of the 262 00:12:58,679 --> 00:13:01,880 Speaker 1: Bucks and the chart who were excuse me, what wow? 263 00:13:02,200 --> 00:13:04,840 Speaker 1: The Bucks and the Chargers, who certainly need a wind 264 00:13:04,880 --> 00:13:08,080 Speaker 1: coming off of last week. Thanks everybody, I just became 265 00:13:08,120 --> 00:13:12,160 Speaker 1: a man. Justin Herbert dealing with an ankle injury, also 266 00:13:12,320 --> 00:13:14,760 Speaker 1: had a quad injury on the hit that he took 267 00:13:15,160 --> 00:13:18,520 Speaker 1: last week. Ian He downplayed it when he talked to reporters, 268 00:13:18,559 --> 00:13:20,600 Speaker 1: but certainly he's dealing with something there. 269 00:13:21,880 --> 00:13:24,000 Speaker 5: First of all, congratulations Tom and the Boyscrack. 270 00:13:24,840 --> 00:13:26,360 Speaker 1: Thank you very much waiting for it lone. 271 00:13:26,400 --> 00:13:28,720 Speaker 5: So first of all, they should put Charlie Horse on 272 00:13:28,800 --> 00:13:29,679 Speaker 5: the injury report. 273 00:13:29,679 --> 00:13:30,560 Speaker 3: It would make us all. 274 00:13:30,840 --> 00:13:32,840 Speaker 5: It would just be a little more specific. That looked 275 00:13:32,880 --> 00:13:34,959 Speaker 5: like a bad one and I'm sure that it hurt 276 00:13:35,040 --> 00:13:38,040 Speaker 5: a lot. So Justin Herbert was back at practice today 277 00:13:38,040 --> 00:13:40,360 Speaker 5: for the Chargers, spotted on the field by local reporters. 278 00:13:40,600 --> 00:13:41,360 Speaker 3: That's a good sign. 279 00:13:41,360 --> 00:13:43,360 Speaker 5: He also joked early in the week that you know, 280 00:13:43,440 --> 00:13:45,480 Speaker 5: he had one ankle injured at the high ankle sprain 281 00:13:45,559 --> 00:13:48,160 Speaker 5: that we really, I would say covered extensively here on 282 00:13:48,200 --> 00:13:50,800 Speaker 5: the Insiders as he mentioned now it's the other ankle, 283 00:13:50,840 --> 00:13:53,600 Speaker 5: so he's got both covered. I would expect Justin Herbert 284 00:13:53,600 --> 00:13:55,240 Speaker 5: to go out there and play, and I think there's 285 00:13:55,280 --> 00:13:57,880 Speaker 5: one thing we learned early in the year that he 286 00:13:57,960 --> 00:14:01,920 Speaker 5: can be as hobbled as he was. He can glimp 287 00:14:01,960 --> 00:14:05,240 Speaker 5: around the facility as reporters spotted him doing and all that. 288 00:14:05,640 --> 00:14:07,280 Speaker 5: When it is time to get out on the field, 289 00:14:07,520 --> 00:14:09,480 Speaker 5: there's not a lot that could stop him. There's not 290 00:14:09,559 --> 00:14:11,240 Speaker 5: a lot that can knock him away from being the 291 00:14:11,320 --> 00:14:14,920 Speaker 5: quarterback that he is. It's an important game. They're all 292 00:14:14,960 --> 00:14:17,920 Speaker 5: important for one of the NFL's really good teams, for 293 00:14:17,960 --> 00:14:20,040 Speaker 5: a team that's marches to the playoffs. I expect Herbert 294 00:14:20,080 --> 00:14:22,760 Speaker 5: to be out there and if history is any indicator, 295 00:14:23,040 --> 00:14:24,080 Speaker 5: probably look pretty normal. 296 00:14:26,040 --> 00:14:29,440 Speaker 1: In more serious news, there was another robbery of an 297 00:14:29,560 --> 00:14:33,000 Speaker 1: NFL player during a game on Monday Night. It was 298 00:14:33,040 --> 00:14:37,600 Speaker 1: Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow whose home was broken into during 299 00:14:37,640 --> 00:14:41,600 Speaker 1: Monday night football in Dallas, the latest home invasion of 300 00:14:41,640 --> 00:14:44,800 Speaker 1: a pro athlete's home. Nobody injured in the break in, 301 00:14:44,880 --> 00:14:47,640 Speaker 1: but the home was ransacked, according to a report provided 302 00:14:47,640 --> 00:14:50,480 Speaker 1: by the Hamilton County Sheriff's Office. The NFL issued a 303 00:14:50,520 --> 00:14:55,400 Speaker 1: security alert recently after several similar robberies, including of Patrick 304 00:14:55,400 --> 00:14:59,160 Speaker 1: Mahomes and Travis Kelcey. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell confirmed on 305 00:14:59,240 --> 00:15:03,400 Speaker 1: Wednesday the FBI is involved the league in the players union, 306 00:15:03,520 --> 00:15:07,480 Speaker 1: encouraging all players to take as many precautions as possible, 307 00:15:07,920 --> 00:15:13,720 Speaker 1: especially on game days. Twenty twenty five NFL Pro Bowl 308 00:15:13,760 --> 00:15:17,240 Speaker 1: games presented by Verizon are back and the roster is 309 00:15:17,520 --> 00:15:19,880 Speaker 1: up to you. But a tough season for the Browns, 310 00:15:19,920 --> 00:15:23,440 Speaker 1: but they still got some top individual players. You can 311 00:15:23,440 --> 00:15:27,480 Speaker 1: go to Pro Bowl dot com slash vote to cast yours. 312 00:15:27,600 --> 00:15:30,680 Speaker 1: Speaking of the Browns, one of their for an office executives, 313 00:15:30,760 --> 00:15:35,280 Speaker 1: Katherine Hickman, was a participant in the Front Office Accelerator 314 00:15:35,320 --> 00:15:38,760 Speaker 1: over the past several days in Dallas. She joined ian. 315 00:15:41,080 --> 00:15:43,560 Speaker 3: Kat, you have been coming to the accelerator for years. 316 00:15:44,400 --> 00:15:47,720 Speaker 5: Take me through some of the benefits of this accelerator 317 00:15:47,760 --> 00:15:49,280 Speaker 5: program that the NFL puts on. 318 00:15:50,520 --> 00:15:52,240 Speaker 10: I mean, it's a great program and there's a few 319 00:15:52,240 --> 00:15:55,440 Speaker 10: of them. One the networking opportunities you get with the 320 00:15:55,480 --> 00:16:00,840 Speaker 10: other participants, your peers across other teams, to the opportunities 321 00:16:00,880 --> 00:16:04,000 Speaker 10: you get in front of ownership and you know, team 322 00:16:04,080 --> 00:16:07,840 Speaker 10: team executives. And then really a third piece is the program. 323 00:16:07,960 --> 00:16:09,080 Speaker 10: The program in itself. 324 00:16:09,120 --> 00:16:11,080 Speaker 11: There's a ton of research that goes into this. 325 00:16:11,520 --> 00:16:14,960 Speaker 10: Blinda and her team really trying to find sessions that 326 00:16:15,000 --> 00:16:17,240 Speaker 10: are going to help us professionally develop. 327 00:16:17,880 --> 00:16:19,720 Speaker 11: So I think those three things are the keys. 328 00:16:20,040 --> 00:16:22,880 Speaker 5: You contribute for the Browns, And really all facets have 329 00:16:22,880 --> 00:16:26,119 Speaker 5: a lot of high level conversations. Give me a specific 330 00:16:26,520 --> 00:16:30,280 Speaker 5: example of your experience that kind of separates you as 331 00:16:30,280 --> 00:16:30,840 Speaker 5: a candidate. 332 00:16:32,680 --> 00:16:35,760 Speaker 10: I think it's the proximity that I get to decision 333 00:16:35,880 --> 00:16:39,280 Speaker 10: making and how I can contribute to those And that's 334 00:16:39,320 --> 00:16:43,040 Speaker 10: really a credit to Andrew Andrew Barry and how invested 335 00:16:43,080 --> 00:16:46,560 Speaker 10: he is in developing his staff and giving us those exposure, 336 00:16:46,600 --> 00:16:48,880 Speaker 10: those situations where we get to have a seat at 337 00:16:48,880 --> 00:16:51,960 Speaker 10: the table and actually contribute to some things that you know, 338 00:16:52,160 --> 00:16:54,520 Speaker 10: other people may not get exposed to until they actually 339 00:16:54,520 --> 00:16:57,400 Speaker 10: get the job. So that's been really beneficial. 340 00:16:57,400 --> 00:17:00,960 Speaker 5: Interesting, and you know, for you, you again contribute in 341 00:17:00,960 --> 00:17:04,400 Speaker 5: a lot of different ways. Take me through how much 342 00:17:04,440 --> 00:17:08,359 Speaker 5: of your job is scouting, Like how much of your 343 00:17:08,440 --> 00:17:09,280 Speaker 5: day for instance? 344 00:17:09,320 --> 00:17:11,359 Speaker 11: Does that make up great question? 345 00:17:11,480 --> 00:17:14,080 Speaker 10: It's actually one of the parts that I enjoy the most. 346 00:17:14,280 --> 00:17:17,000 Speaker 10: I was just working with something with Andrew laughtering was 347 00:17:17,040 --> 00:17:19,120 Speaker 10: like can I go back to watch college? Like, That's 348 00:17:19,119 --> 00:17:21,679 Speaker 10: really what I want to do right now. It's a 349 00:17:21,680 --> 00:17:24,880 Speaker 10: big part of what I do because I'm so involved 350 00:17:24,880 --> 00:17:28,600 Speaker 10: in player acquisition, strategy and roster building. But I think 351 00:17:28,640 --> 00:17:30,600 Speaker 10: the beauty of my role is also all the other 352 00:17:30,720 --> 00:17:31,720 Speaker 10: verticals that I touch. 353 00:17:31,840 --> 00:17:33,440 Speaker 11: I oversee over fifty. 354 00:17:33,160 --> 00:17:36,960 Speaker 10: People within our organization on the football operation sides, and 355 00:17:37,040 --> 00:17:41,280 Speaker 10: again work very closely with Andrew on strategy and planning. 356 00:17:41,400 --> 00:17:44,720 Speaker 10: So the well rounded, I think element of my role 357 00:17:44,800 --> 00:17:46,719 Speaker 10: is really what I enjoy a lot. 358 00:17:47,040 --> 00:17:49,919 Speaker 5: And this is not as fun as subject. But obviously 359 00:17:49,960 --> 00:17:51,880 Speaker 5: it's been a tougher year for the Browns, tougher than 360 00:17:52,119 --> 00:17:55,199 Speaker 5: I think a lot of people imagined. What are some 361 00:17:55,400 --> 00:17:58,760 Speaker 5: lessons you've learned from this year in Cleveland? 362 00:18:00,160 --> 00:18:03,960 Speaker 11: I think some of the processes we've built and. 363 00:18:05,680 --> 00:18:08,399 Speaker 10: Doubling down on those processes and knowing that, of course, 364 00:18:08,480 --> 00:18:11,359 Speaker 10: in every year, you want great outcomes, that's just what 365 00:18:11,520 --> 00:18:12,800 Speaker 10: we all here to win. 366 00:18:12,960 --> 00:18:14,600 Speaker 11: We all want to win. Now. 367 00:18:15,320 --> 00:18:18,000 Speaker 10: I do think some of the things we're establishing are 368 00:18:18,040 --> 00:18:20,480 Speaker 10: going to be sustainable and they are going to create 369 00:18:20,600 --> 00:18:24,600 Speaker 10: long term results in in sustainable winning results. So I 370 00:18:24,600 --> 00:18:26,880 Speaker 10: think That's one of the learning is like, Okay, how 371 00:18:26,920 --> 00:18:29,200 Speaker 10: can we continue to build on those, invest in those 372 00:18:29,240 --> 00:18:31,200 Speaker 10: in making sure that we tweak them along the ways 373 00:18:31,200 --> 00:18:34,399 Speaker 10: and not get to you know, driven or sidetracked sometimes 374 00:18:35,080 --> 00:18:37,480 Speaker 10: by outcomes that can be really difficult, like this is 375 00:18:37,560 --> 00:18:40,760 Speaker 10: National Football League, Like they will be tougher years. So 376 00:18:40,840 --> 00:18:43,119 Speaker 10: staying through to that I think has been in learning. 377 00:18:43,800 --> 00:18:44,520 Speaker 3: Got thank you. 378 00:18:47,880 --> 00:18:51,240 Speaker 1: Russell Wilson and George Pickens. Friends. Maybe Brandon Graham can 379 00:18:51,280 --> 00:18:53,840 Speaker 1: shed some light on that as well. Will we do know? 380 00:18:54,320 --> 00:18:58,280 Speaker 1: Steelers Eagles to monster game for both teams on Sunday. 381 00:18:58,320 --> 00:19:00,800 Speaker 1: Sarah Walls Brian Baldly are going to be to break 382 00:19:00,840 --> 00:19:04,760 Speaker 1: it down right after this Sunny Insiders. 383 00:19:07,680 --> 00:19:09,480 Speaker 7: The Battle of Pennsylvania. 384 00:19:09,880 --> 00:19:13,920 Speaker 6: Yeah, seventy six West takes you to Pittsburgh East. Well, 385 00:19:13,960 --> 00:19:16,880 Speaker 6: depending on where you are, I guess, and just don't 386 00:19:16,880 --> 00:19:17,879 Speaker 6: go at certain times. 387 00:19:17,920 --> 00:19:18,959 Speaker 7: Baldy's listening right now. 388 00:19:18,960 --> 00:19:20,879 Speaker 6: He knows what I'm talking about, because seventy six Siest 389 00:19:20,960 --> 00:19:21,800 Speaker 6: just can be jammed up. 390 00:19:21,800 --> 00:19:23,800 Speaker 7: It's a terrible expressway. 391 00:19:23,840 --> 00:19:26,960 Speaker 6: Anyway, here are your clinching scenarios for the Eagles and 392 00:19:27,000 --> 00:19:30,440 Speaker 6: the Steelers. Steelers can get in the postseason, Eagles can 393 00:19:30,640 --> 00:19:33,560 Speaker 6: seal up that NFC East here before Christmas with a 394 00:19:33,600 --> 00:19:39,520 Speaker 6: win and a Washington loss. Sarah Walsh will be flying in. 395 00:19:39,600 --> 00:19:42,359 Speaker 6: She won't be driving in for this game in Philadelphia. 396 00:19:42,400 --> 00:19:45,160 Speaker 6: Brian Baldinger, will you be there as well? I don't 397 00:19:45,160 --> 00:19:46,520 Speaker 6: know if you'll be there, but you're always there because 398 00:19:46,520 --> 00:19:48,600 Speaker 6: you always got one eye on the Eagles, an eagle 399 00:19:48,640 --> 00:19:52,920 Speaker 6: eye on the Eagles, Sarah Jalen hurts today. J Brown 400 00:19:52,920 --> 00:19:54,919 Speaker 6: can only hope to have the kind of working camaraderie 401 00:19:55,000 --> 00:19:57,359 Speaker 6: that like I have with you and us with Baldy 402 00:19:57,440 --> 00:19:59,560 Speaker 6: as well, and not say like somebody like I don't know, 403 00:19:59,600 --> 00:20:03,800 Speaker 6: wrap up, But the Eagles have to play this game nonetheless, 404 00:20:04,240 --> 00:20:06,200 Speaker 6: and they got to get this passing game going. 405 00:20:06,240 --> 00:20:08,159 Speaker 7: AJ Brown said it after the game on Sunday. That 406 00:20:08,240 --> 00:20:09,520 Speaker 7: led to a whole bunch of stuff. How do they 407 00:20:09,520 --> 00:20:11,760 Speaker 7: get the passing game going well? 408 00:20:11,800 --> 00:20:15,119 Speaker 12: This week, Mike Tomlin called Saquon Barkley the acquisition of 409 00:20:15,240 --> 00:20:17,880 Speaker 12: the year in the NFL. And when you are having 410 00:20:17,960 --> 00:20:22,320 Speaker 12: a franchise record breaking season, a potential NFL record breaking season, 411 00:20:22,440 --> 00:20:25,119 Speaker 12: there's nothing wrong with playing the strength that is the 412 00:20:25,160 --> 00:20:26,000 Speaker 12: Eagles running game. 413 00:20:26,000 --> 00:20:27,159 Speaker 13: But you alluded to it. 414 00:20:27,200 --> 00:20:28,920 Speaker 12: A lot of drama for a team that's got a 415 00:20:28,960 --> 00:20:31,560 Speaker 12: really good record, simply because aj Brown was asked, what 416 00:20:31,560 --> 00:20:34,520 Speaker 12: can this offense do better, and he said passing now. 417 00:20:34,960 --> 00:20:37,720 Speaker 13: To give some more context his answer this week. 418 00:20:37,560 --> 00:20:40,240 Speaker 12: He said, obviously, when I'm asked that question, running the 419 00:20:40,280 --> 00:20:41,200 Speaker 12: ball is not the issue. 420 00:20:41,240 --> 00:20:42,119 Speaker 13: Saquon's about to win. 421 00:20:42,160 --> 00:20:44,560 Speaker 12: The MVP said, so, what's the other thing that it 422 00:20:44,600 --> 00:20:47,159 Speaker 12: is that we do on offense? It's passing now. Jalen 423 00:20:47,200 --> 00:20:49,600 Speaker 12: Hurts has taken care of the football. Since Week six, 424 00:20:49,640 --> 00:20:53,240 Speaker 12: He's had just two giveaways, but in his last couple 425 00:20:53,280 --> 00:20:55,400 Speaker 12: of games, In fact, his last four games, he only 426 00:20:55,400 --> 00:20:59,159 Speaker 12: has two passing attempts of over twenty yards. This week, 427 00:20:59,440 --> 00:21:02,560 Speaker 12: Hurts said that dynamics have changed. He said, this offense 428 00:21:02,680 --> 00:21:06,199 Speaker 12: since the first four games of this season is tremendously different. 429 00:21:06,240 --> 00:21:09,080 Speaker 12: But he did conceive that, yes, I could be in 430 00:21:09,160 --> 00:21:10,920 Speaker 12: rhythm better. He said that he could get the ball 431 00:21:10,920 --> 00:21:12,840 Speaker 12: out quicker, and he said that that's something. 432 00:21:12,480 --> 00:21:15,000 Speaker 13: That he will own and that he will be better at. 433 00:21:15,320 --> 00:21:18,320 Speaker 12: But maybe his best point when asked if it's hard 434 00:21:18,359 --> 00:21:20,040 Speaker 12: for him to not be as big a part of 435 00:21:20,040 --> 00:21:21,919 Speaker 12: the offense as he has been in years pass as 436 00:21:21,960 --> 00:21:23,440 Speaker 12: at harp of you, he said, there's. 437 00:21:23,200 --> 00:21:24,679 Speaker 13: No difficulty in winning. 438 00:21:24,840 --> 00:21:27,159 Speaker 12: Nobody cares about getting the job done if you are 439 00:21:27,160 --> 00:21:29,520 Speaker 12: getting the job done, and I think, Mike Gee, a 440 00:21:29,520 --> 00:21:32,520 Speaker 12: lot of teams would trade being eleven and two no 441 00:21:32,600 --> 00:21:34,119 Speaker 12: matter how you get it done. 442 00:21:35,320 --> 00:21:37,480 Speaker 6: I'm telling you, if you've got aj Brown, you're on 443 00:21:37,520 --> 00:21:39,399 Speaker 6: your fantasy team, You're in the playoffs. Start him with 444 00:21:39,400 --> 00:21:42,520 Speaker 6: confidence this week. Unless he drops a couple of passes 445 00:21:42,600 --> 00:21:43,880 Speaker 6: or something's bad at the line. 446 00:21:43,720 --> 00:21:44,320 Speaker 7: That's not my fault. 447 00:21:44,359 --> 00:21:46,800 Speaker 6: There's going to be targets though. That's what I'm saying, Baldy. 448 00:21:46,840 --> 00:21:49,280 Speaker 6: Flipping it to the other side here. Last week, the 449 00:21:49,280 --> 00:21:52,280 Speaker 6: Steelers expected George Pickens to go up until game day. 450 00:21:52,320 --> 00:21:55,000 Speaker 6: This week, they've been practicing the whole week without him. 451 00:21:55,000 --> 00:21:57,000 Speaker 6: By the way, he still not practicing, knowing that he's 452 00:21:57,000 --> 00:22:01,200 Speaker 6: probably doubtful here. Knowing the Steelers and the mentality throughout 453 00:22:01,240 --> 00:22:03,879 Speaker 6: the entire building, I'm expecting a heavy lean on the 454 00:22:03,960 --> 00:22:04,440 Speaker 6: running game. 455 00:22:04,480 --> 00:22:07,359 Speaker 14: You well, yes, I am I And they've lame on 456 00:22:07,400 --> 00:22:09,840 Speaker 14: all year. I mean, like the Eagles, they run it 457 00:22:09,880 --> 00:22:12,840 Speaker 14: more than they throw it. It's not the most exciting offense, 458 00:22:13,200 --> 00:22:16,200 Speaker 14: but Russell Wilson takes care of the football. They lead 459 00:22:16,200 --> 00:22:18,679 Speaker 14: the league in takeaways, but their run game. I mean 460 00:22:18,680 --> 00:22:22,280 Speaker 14: it features two rookies inside, Zach Frazier and Mason McCormick. 461 00:22:23,240 --> 00:22:27,120 Speaker 14: They played pretty well together and they have a wide 462 00:22:27,240 --> 00:22:29,760 Speaker 14: variety of runs that they like to attack you with, 463 00:22:30,280 --> 00:22:32,040 Speaker 14: and so they will lean on that and they will 464 00:22:32,080 --> 00:22:34,919 Speaker 14: attack you. In fact, one of my favorite runs in 465 00:22:34,960 --> 00:22:37,640 Speaker 14: the league right now, it's like the hottest run the league. 466 00:22:37,800 --> 00:22:41,360 Speaker 14: Like this is the triple trap double scoop. What's the traps? 467 00:22:41,359 --> 00:22:44,960 Speaker 14: All see McCormick, put the trap. You're gonna see sale 468 00:22:45,040 --> 00:22:49,040 Speaker 14: models sixty six, seventy three, sixty five, they're all gonna trap, 469 00:22:49,320 --> 00:22:52,640 Speaker 14: all right, three traps, triple trap. But it's not enough 470 00:22:52,680 --> 00:22:54,800 Speaker 14: just a triple trap. You got a double scoop like 471 00:22:54,920 --> 00:22:58,080 Speaker 14: watch seventy seven and fifty four Jones and Fraser and 472 00:22:58,119 --> 00:23:00,040 Speaker 14: look at the alley. Look at it out. That's a 473 00:22:59,840 --> 00:23:01,679 Speaker 14: lot on this runt of the game by either a 474 00:23:01,680 --> 00:23:04,240 Speaker 14: Brown or a Steeler last week right off triple trap 475 00:23:04,280 --> 00:23:07,520 Speaker 14: double scoop. Like the key is when you scoop, got 476 00:23:07,560 --> 00:23:10,639 Speaker 14: a scoop flat and like both Fraser and Jones do 477 00:23:10,760 --> 00:23:15,159 Speaker 14: that and look at the beautiful uh data alley that 478 00:23:15,280 --> 00:23:18,439 Speaker 14: just gets created right there. The Steelers will find runs 479 00:23:18,840 --> 00:23:21,280 Speaker 14: like they will keep trying to find runs that they 480 00:23:21,320 --> 00:23:23,520 Speaker 14: get hot with, and they'll lean on that. Whether it's 481 00:23:23,800 --> 00:23:28,960 Speaker 14: Naji Harris, Jalen Warren, for Darryl Patterson, Russell Wilson. They've 482 00:23:29,040 --> 00:23:31,040 Speaker 14: got a variety of ways to run it. But that's 483 00:23:31,119 --> 00:23:33,640 Speaker 14: my favorite play in the league right now. If you're 484 00:23:33,680 --> 00:23:36,080 Speaker 14: not running it, you're not serious about the run game? 485 00:23:36,960 --> 00:23:39,600 Speaker 7: Is triple trap? Double scoop a real play call? Is 486 00:23:39,640 --> 00:23:40,560 Speaker 7: that a ball? The original? 487 00:23:41,440 --> 00:23:43,600 Speaker 14: No, that's like that's straight out of Warren set flavor 488 00:23:43,640 --> 00:23:44,280 Speaker 14: book right there. 489 00:23:44,560 --> 00:23:48,159 Speaker 1: Sap told me about I give all the credit to 490 00:23:48,200 --> 00:23:48,640 Speaker 1: double kick. 491 00:23:48,760 --> 00:23:54,400 Speaker 6: Yeah, yeah, yeah, you're right, You're right, Sarah. 492 00:23:54,440 --> 00:23:55,840 Speaker 7: I had a double scoop. It had nothing to do 493 00:23:55,880 --> 00:23:56,400 Speaker 7: with football. 494 00:23:57,440 --> 00:24:00,360 Speaker 6: We talked about George Pickens again, still not the saying 495 00:24:00,400 --> 00:24:02,760 Speaker 6: what's the latest. There any indication he's got a shot 496 00:24:02,800 --> 00:24:04,720 Speaker 6: to go and if he can't go, we talked about 497 00:24:04,720 --> 00:24:06,760 Speaker 6: the running game, but you have to throw it at 498 00:24:06,800 --> 00:24:07,640 Speaker 6: some point. 499 00:24:07,840 --> 00:24:10,159 Speaker 13: Yeah, we know both of these teams rely on that 500 00:24:10,200 --> 00:24:10,800 Speaker 13: ground game. 501 00:24:10,920 --> 00:24:13,400 Speaker 12: It was a week ago today actually, that that hamstring 502 00:24:13,440 --> 00:24:15,640 Speaker 12: started to bother George Pickens. I was at the Steelers 503 00:24:15,680 --> 00:24:17,959 Speaker 12: game last weekend and it was really believed that he 504 00:24:18,000 --> 00:24:19,639 Speaker 12: was probably going to play on Sunday, and I think 505 00:24:19,680 --> 00:24:21,840 Speaker 12: the Steelers probably thought he was going to play on 506 00:24:21,960 --> 00:24:23,919 Speaker 12: a Sunday and then they had to reassess that and 507 00:24:23,960 --> 00:24:27,080 Speaker 12: what they found out and Mri showed revealed that injury 508 00:24:27,080 --> 00:24:29,320 Speaker 12: and Mike Tomlin said a little more significant than they 509 00:24:29,359 --> 00:24:31,600 Speaker 12: had imagined. They didn't want a small problem to turn 510 00:24:31,640 --> 00:24:33,680 Speaker 12: into a big problem, and he said they want to 511 00:24:33,680 --> 00:24:36,800 Speaker 12: get him healthy as quick as possible. But Tomlin was 512 00:24:36,840 --> 00:24:39,040 Speaker 12: just realistic and he said's probably doubtful that he would 513 00:24:39,040 --> 00:24:41,000 Speaker 12: go this week. He has not been practicing this week. 514 00:24:41,080 --> 00:24:43,480 Speaker 12: So now guys are going to have expanded roles. Their 515 00:24:43,480 --> 00:24:46,119 Speaker 12: offensive coordinator, Arthur Smith said, when you lose a Pickens, 516 00:24:46,119 --> 00:24:46,920 Speaker 12: when something like that. 517 00:24:46,880 --> 00:24:48,400 Speaker 13: Happens, you have to adapt. 518 00:24:48,960 --> 00:24:51,200 Speaker 12: Some things are by committee, he said, some things they 519 00:24:51,240 --> 00:24:53,760 Speaker 12: may not run. I spoke with the receiver Calvin Austin 520 00:24:53,920 --> 00:24:56,640 Speaker 12: within the last hour and he said, with the Pickens out, 521 00:24:56,640 --> 00:24:58,679 Speaker 12: I go, do you have this feeling, this idea that 522 00:24:58,720 --> 00:25:00,320 Speaker 12: other guys have to step up to make up for this? 523 00:25:00,359 --> 00:25:02,159 Speaker 12: And he said no, not really, because he said, the 524 00:25:02,160 --> 00:25:05,159 Speaker 12: way that we're coached, we believe. He said, every receiver 525 00:25:05,240 --> 00:25:08,040 Speaker 12: in that room believes we're the number one guy. 526 00:25:08,359 --> 00:25:10,720 Speaker 13: We're just as good. He's like, that's how we're focused. 527 00:25:10,720 --> 00:25:12,680 Speaker 12: He said, so when we go out there, we don't 528 00:25:12,760 --> 00:25:14,760 Speaker 12: have that feeling or that mindset that we have to 529 00:25:14,760 --> 00:25:17,000 Speaker 12: make up for somebody that's not out there. He said 530 00:25:17,040 --> 00:25:20,120 Speaker 12: that it all goes down to how coach Tomlin prepares them. 531 00:25:20,480 --> 00:25:23,080 Speaker 12: He also said, these are the matchups you live for 532 00:25:23,240 --> 00:25:26,920 Speaker 12: the Pennsylvania State Championship. Mike g as Tomlin is building 533 00:25:26,960 --> 00:25:30,880 Speaker 12: this thing. He said, the Eagles are on fire. He 534 00:25:31,000 --> 00:25:33,080 Speaker 12: told me it is up to us to put that 535 00:25:33,119 --> 00:25:34,360 Speaker 12: fire out this weekend. 536 00:25:35,240 --> 00:25:35,719 Speaker 1: There you go. 537 00:25:35,920 --> 00:25:38,399 Speaker 6: It was a double scoop of Sarah Walsh there in 538 00:25:38,400 --> 00:25:38,919 Speaker 6: that segment. 539 00:25:38,960 --> 00:25:40,320 Speaker 7: Brian Baldingers back. 540 00:25:40,280 --> 00:25:44,879 Speaker 1: Later, triple scoop, a Baldi triple in this show. 541 00:25:44,720 --> 00:25:46,840 Speaker 7: Here triple yeah. 542 00:25:46,280 --> 00:25:48,840 Speaker 6: Well I had triple trap, triple trap of Baldy, double 543 00:25:48,880 --> 00:25:50,320 Speaker 6: scoop of Sarah. 544 00:25:50,320 --> 00:25:52,080 Speaker 7: Thank you very much. I'm gonna get out here before 545 00:25:52,080 --> 00:25:52,959 Speaker 7: I say something stupid. 546 00:25:55,880 --> 00:25:59,480 Speaker 1: Rams forty nine ers tonight And what in the world 547 00:25:59,600 --> 00:26:03,840 Speaker 1: is this? If anyone can explain it, please dm me. 548 00:26:04,040 --> 00:26:07,080 Speaker 1: Is this a takeoff from the Rocky movie where they're 549 00:26:07,119 --> 00:26:09,480 Speaker 1: running on the beach and then they're hugging It's part 550 00:26:09,520 --> 00:26:12,680 Speaker 1: of the training. Once again, the stadium is not in 551 00:26:12,720 --> 00:26:16,960 Speaker 1: San Francisco, definitely not within range of the Golden Gate Bridge. 552 00:26:17,160 --> 00:26:20,119 Speaker 1: We'll let all that slide because it's a printy, good game. 553 00:26:20,600 --> 00:26:23,600 Speaker 1: Welcome back to the Insiders, Tom Pelviso, join now by 554 00:26:23,600 --> 00:26:26,239 Speaker 1: Mark Ross and our buddy Omar Ruiz, who is on 555 00:26:26,320 --> 00:26:30,280 Speaker 1: the field in Santa Clara, not San Francisco. Ahead of 556 00:26:30,320 --> 00:26:33,679 Speaker 1: this one, Omar, what's an exciting matchup we should be 557 00:26:33,680 --> 00:26:35,200 Speaker 1: looking for tonight on Prime? 558 00:26:36,920 --> 00:26:37,080 Speaker 3: Well? 559 00:26:37,080 --> 00:26:39,320 Speaker 2: Maybe to answer your question, Tom, first of all, alluding 560 00:26:39,320 --> 00:26:41,800 Speaker 2: to the water that could be in the forecast for 561 00:26:41,960 --> 00:26:46,439 Speaker 2: tonight's game, the rain expected to hit Levi Stadium into 562 00:26:46,480 --> 00:26:49,080 Speaker 2: the second Quarterback as far as the matchup to watch, 563 00:26:49,119 --> 00:26:51,560 Speaker 2: one I'm looking for is the battle the trenches between 564 00:26:51,560 --> 00:26:54,919 Speaker 2: some fantastic rookies. Third round pick for the forty nine 565 00:26:55,000 --> 00:26:57,600 Speaker 2: ers this year, right guard Dominic Pooney has become a 566 00:26:57,680 --> 00:27:01,480 Speaker 2: dominant player for the forty nine ers at right guard 567 00:27:01,520 --> 00:27:04,240 Speaker 2: and really excited for this matchup. Obviously hasn't yet to 568 00:27:04,280 --> 00:27:07,000 Speaker 2: play in an NFL playoff game, but pushing his way 569 00:27:07,359 --> 00:27:10,399 Speaker 2: to get there. He's excited to face Jared Vers and 570 00:27:10,440 --> 00:27:13,840 Speaker 2: Braden Fisk, the Rams first and second round picks who 571 00:27:13,840 --> 00:27:17,159 Speaker 2: have come into their own versus excited to go against Poony. 572 00:27:17,200 --> 00:27:20,439 Speaker 3: He said they trained together in the pre combined. 573 00:27:19,960 --> 00:27:24,399 Speaker 2: Process and feels like both of those players, Fisk, Poony, 574 00:27:24,760 --> 00:27:27,840 Speaker 2: and Verse have all become so much more polished since 575 00:27:27,880 --> 00:27:31,480 Speaker 2: they first faced each other in Week three of this year. 576 00:27:31,560 --> 00:27:33,520 Speaker 2: So that is a matchup to watch and could be 577 00:27:33,600 --> 00:27:36,240 Speaker 2: one that certainly defines the game. Mark this battle in 578 00:27:36,280 --> 00:27:38,600 Speaker 2: the trenches between the Rams and forty nine ers. 579 00:27:40,080 --> 00:27:41,560 Speaker 1: Well, Mark, you sound like Baldi there. 580 00:27:41,560 --> 00:27:44,120 Speaker 15: We got Baldi coming up next segment, but you're talking 581 00:27:44,160 --> 00:27:47,439 Speaker 15: about the trenches in there, and continuing on that theme, 582 00:27:48,119 --> 00:27:51,359 Speaker 15: Trent Williams is out, first ballot, Hall of Famer Trent 583 00:27:51,359 --> 00:27:53,800 Speaker 15: Williams is out. So you mentioned all those those young 584 00:27:53,840 --> 00:27:56,160 Speaker 15: guys for the Rams front as we've seen all year. 585 00:27:56,280 --> 00:28:00,320 Speaker 15: So Jared Verse really has to eat against the replacement there, 586 00:28:00,680 --> 00:28:03,320 Speaker 15: not just Cooney, but he's got to make things happen 587 00:28:03,600 --> 00:28:05,720 Speaker 15: byra Young's got to get in there and make things happen, 588 00:28:05,760 --> 00:28:07,920 Speaker 15: because you have to take advantage if you're the Rams 589 00:28:07,960 --> 00:28:10,760 Speaker 15: front of missing a guy of Trent Williams caliber, and 590 00:28:10,920 --> 00:28:14,840 Speaker 15: especially after last week's debacle of giving up six touchdowns 591 00:28:15,160 --> 00:28:17,719 Speaker 15: against Josh Allen and the Bill so it's really going 592 00:28:17,760 --> 00:28:20,480 Speaker 15: to be incumbent on that front to really redeem themselves. 593 00:28:20,720 --> 00:28:23,520 Speaker 15: Take control of the game, not just pass rushing. But 594 00:28:23,600 --> 00:28:25,560 Speaker 15: we know the forty nine ers really feed off of 595 00:28:25,600 --> 00:28:28,240 Speaker 15: that run game, so slow that run game down first 596 00:28:28,240 --> 00:28:30,280 Speaker 15: so they can feast in the past game. It will 597 00:28:30,280 --> 00:28:33,160 Speaker 15: help if Matthew Stafford of that offense continues that hot trend. 598 00:28:33,200 --> 00:28:36,639 Speaker 15: Matthew Stafford ten touchdowns, no interceptions the last four games, 599 00:28:36,640 --> 00:28:39,440 Speaker 15: so if he's hot going to Pookah Cup, those guys 600 00:28:39,440 --> 00:28:41,240 Speaker 15: can really feast in the end, control the game. 601 00:28:43,040 --> 00:28:46,080 Speaker 1: Not Hot Street for Matthew Stafford. No surprise coincides with 602 00:28:46,120 --> 00:28:48,720 Speaker 1: Pooka Nakua getting back out on the field after missing 603 00:28:48,760 --> 00:28:51,040 Speaker 1: a chunk of games because of a knee injury. Omar 604 00:28:51,160 --> 00:28:53,719 Speaker 1: you see it. Every week Poga makes a play or 605 00:28:53,800 --> 00:28:56,720 Speaker 1: two that just make you say, wow, how good can 606 00:28:56,760 --> 00:28:58,720 Speaker 1: that guy be? As these rams try to make a 607 00:28:58,720 --> 00:28:59,640 Speaker 1: playoff push. 608 00:29:00,960 --> 00:29:03,120 Speaker 2: Well, he's certainly a star, and it seems like he 609 00:29:03,280 --> 00:29:07,000 Speaker 2: saves his best moments for these biggest games in Buffalo 610 00:29:07,040 --> 00:29:10,280 Speaker 2: a gotta have it game. Last week, twelve catches one 611 00:29:10,360 --> 00:29:13,120 Speaker 2: hundred and sixty two yards and that touchdown some of 612 00:29:13,120 --> 00:29:17,400 Speaker 2: those high flying electrifying catches that he makes, certainly spurns 613 00:29:17,680 --> 00:29:20,520 Speaker 2: the Rams offense and certainly a motivational boost for the 614 00:29:20,520 --> 00:29:22,760 Speaker 2: way he plays, the style of football he plays. I 615 00:29:22,800 --> 00:29:25,400 Speaker 2: asked him, because remember he also set the rookie record 616 00:29:25,400 --> 00:29:27,480 Speaker 2: for receiving in that playoff game they had last year 617 00:29:27,840 --> 00:29:30,520 Speaker 2: in Detroit. Why he's able to show up in such 618 00:29:30,560 --> 00:29:33,440 Speaker 2: big moments? And he says he stays present in the 619 00:29:33,480 --> 00:29:36,120 Speaker 2: preparation for the week. He realizes that on a Monday 620 00:29:36,160 --> 00:29:39,360 Speaker 2: walkthrough at their facility for the Rams, he can't beat 621 00:29:39,360 --> 00:29:41,080 Speaker 2: the forty nine ers in that but as they get 622 00:29:41,120 --> 00:29:43,600 Speaker 2: closer to the game, when game day arrives, he realizes 623 00:29:43,680 --> 00:29:46,600 Speaker 2: the opportunity in front of him and does not shy 624 00:29:46,680 --> 00:29:48,320 Speaker 2: away from that challenge. 625 00:29:48,400 --> 00:29:49,280 Speaker 3: Is one way he. 626 00:29:49,160 --> 00:29:51,200 Speaker 2: Was able to explain how he's able to show up 627 00:29:51,400 --> 00:29:54,440 Speaker 2: in such big, critical moments for this team. But Mark, 628 00:29:54,480 --> 00:29:57,160 Speaker 2: you hinted at it the great play of Matthew Stafford, 629 00:29:57,160 --> 00:30:00,200 Speaker 2: the ten touchdowns no interceptions the last four games. And 630 00:30:00,200 --> 00:30:02,320 Speaker 2: in fact, when you look at the production of Pooka 631 00:30:02,400 --> 00:30:07,040 Speaker 2: Nakua and Cooper Cup, only Joe Burrow and Jamar Chase 632 00:30:07,120 --> 00:30:11,760 Speaker 2: have more receptions than Stafford and Nakua. Stafford and Cup 633 00:30:11,800 --> 00:30:14,800 Speaker 2: since they both returned in Week eight, so they're clicking 634 00:30:14,800 --> 00:30:18,280 Speaker 2: on all cylinders here down the stretch. Matthew Stafford had 635 00:30:18,320 --> 00:30:21,280 Speaker 2: a similar run last year in weeks thirteen through sixteen, 636 00:30:21,720 --> 00:30:25,120 Speaker 2: a four game stretch where he threw ten touchdowns no interceptions. 637 00:30:25,240 --> 00:30:28,040 Speaker 2: They're looking forward to Matthew Stafford continuing his hot play 638 00:30:28,080 --> 00:30:30,960 Speaker 2: tonight on Thursday Night Football. 639 00:30:31,000 --> 00:30:33,160 Speaker 1: That Puka catch at the sideline. I could watch that 640 00:30:33,240 --> 00:30:35,880 Speaker 1: one hundred times. I still understand the physics of how 641 00:30:35,920 --> 00:30:39,160 Speaker 1: he gets his feet down in bounds. Omar enjoy the game. 642 00:30:39,200 --> 00:30:41,480 Speaker 1: Stay warm out there, Mark, stick around war from you. 643 00:30:41,640 --> 00:30:43,120 Speaker 1: In just a little bit, Ian. 644 00:30:45,160 --> 00:30:47,680 Speaker 5: Tom, you had the guys running under the bridge splashing 645 00:30:47,720 --> 00:30:52,360 Speaker 5: water around. I got Harry Potter, Mike Evans, and Harry Potter. 646 00:30:52,400 --> 00:30:54,680 Speaker 5: By the way, Mike Evans happened to be a huge 647 00:30:54,800 --> 00:30:55,760 Speaker 5: Harry Potter fan. 648 00:30:56,040 --> 00:30:58,000 Speaker 1: My kids read the books pretty good. I've seen a 649 00:30:58,040 --> 00:30:59,600 Speaker 1: couple of the movies decent. 650 00:30:59,800 --> 00:31:01,760 Speaker 5: Anyway, it does seem like the Bucks are gonna have 651 00:31:01,800 --> 00:31:04,600 Speaker 5: to get a little bit of magic. I guess magic 652 00:31:05,400 --> 00:31:09,720 Speaker 5: to win against the Chargers this Sunday afternoon. Very pleased 653 00:31:09,720 --> 00:31:13,960 Speaker 5: to bring in Brian Baldinger and Jeff Tredea to break 654 00:31:14,040 --> 00:31:17,520 Speaker 5: down this game. Baldy, I want to start with you 655 00:31:17,560 --> 00:31:19,880 Speaker 5: tell me what you are looking forward to for this 656 00:31:19,960 --> 00:31:21,680 Speaker 5: big time matchup Sunday afternoon. 657 00:31:22,280 --> 00:31:25,400 Speaker 14: Well, I mean, look, an, if you're a Harry Potter fan, 658 00:31:25,440 --> 00:31:27,520 Speaker 14: you know what a muggle is. You know, a muggle 659 00:31:27,600 --> 00:31:31,360 Speaker 14: is when you lose your powder. Like the Buccaneers. They 660 00:31:31,400 --> 00:31:33,400 Speaker 14: were a muggle last year. They were last in the 661 00:31:33,440 --> 00:31:36,040 Speaker 14: league in rushing. Well they've lost that. They've got a 662 00:31:36,080 --> 00:31:40,040 Speaker 14: superpower now, like Harry Potter often does. They were the 663 00:31:40,080 --> 00:31:42,600 Speaker 14: thirty second ranked rushing football team in the league last year. 664 00:31:42,680 --> 00:31:45,440 Speaker 14: Right now they're ranked four. I mean they're averaging over 665 00:31:45,520 --> 00:31:47,959 Speaker 14: five yards of carrot, very high average. And it's all 666 00:31:48,000 --> 00:31:51,320 Speaker 14: three guys. It's Bucky Irving, it's Rashad White, it's the 667 00:31:51,360 --> 00:31:55,360 Speaker 14: young Sean Tucker. Like they're running the football really effectively. 668 00:31:55,840 --> 00:31:58,240 Speaker 14: And you know, the last time the Chargers saw a 669 00:31:58,240 --> 00:32:00,760 Speaker 14: good running football team was the raven Now they run 670 00:32:00,800 --> 00:32:02,920 Speaker 14: it differently in the Ravens. They don't have Derrick Henry, 671 00:32:03,160 --> 00:32:04,920 Speaker 14: but they ran it down their throats and so I'm 672 00:32:04,960 --> 00:32:07,320 Speaker 14: looking you know, if you if you're. 673 00:32:07,200 --> 00:32:08,800 Speaker 1: Tampa Bay fan, they won three in a row. They 674 00:32:08,840 --> 00:32:09,880 Speaker 1: got off that losing streak. 675 00:32:09,920 --> 00:32:12,680 Speaker 14: They've beaten up on some bad teams in Carolina and 676 00:32:12,720 --> 00:32:15,720 Speaker 14: the Giants, you know, and the Raiders. But still you're 677 00:32:15,760 --> 00:32:18,200 Speaker 14: gaining confidence. And it's a little bit of everything. It's 678 00:32:18,240 --> 00:32:21,440 Speaker 14: Liam Cohen and his scheme. It's the addition to Bram 679 00:32:21,480 --> 00:32:24,800 Speaker 14: Barton and Ben Breeds. It inside, it's a healthy right 680 00:32:24,840 --> 00:32:27,800 Speaker 14: side and developing Cody mack like. I like the way 681 00:32:27,840 --> 00:32:31,480 Speaker 14: that they're running the football. They're athletic, they get physical. 682 00:32:31,520 --> 00:32:34,440 Speaker 14: Tristan Wurs's back in the lineup after being hurt against 683 00:32:34,440 --> 00:32:36,720 Speaker 14: the forty nine Ers a month ago. I think they're 684 00:32:36,720 --> 00:32:38,360 Speaker 14: on the right tracker. This is gonna be a good game. 685 00:32:38,360 --> 00:32:40,800 Speaker 14: I want to see if the Buccaneers can continue this 686 00:32:40,880 --> 00:32:43,440 Speaker 14: trend on the ground, because all it does is hel 687 00:32:43,520 --> 00:32:44,520 Speaker 14: Baker Mayfield out. 688 00:32:45,560 --> 00:32:48,000 Speaker 16: Yeah, well, you're talking about offense and Tampa Bay that 689 00:32:48,040 --> 00:32:50,200 Speaker 16: to me is one of the most underrated in the NFL. 690 00:32:50,240 --> 00:32:52,320 Speaker 16: A team that's scoring twenty eight points a game, which 691 00:32:52,360 --> 00:32:55,440 Speaker 16: is fifth overall in the league. But really what Baker 692 00:32:55,440 --> 00:32:57,840 Speaker 16: Mayfield is concerned about with this game is the defense 693 00:32:57,840 --> 00:33:00,800 Speaker 16: they're going to face with the Chargers defense that is 694 00:33:00,880 --> 00:33:03,200 Speaker 16: first in the league in scoring in points allowed, and 695 00:33:03,240 --> 00:33:06,520 Speaker 16: it's very multiple. Mayfield talked about just when you see teams, 696 00:33:06,600 --> 00:33:08,760 Speaker 16: usually you have a couple pass rusher that you're concerned about. 697 00:33:09,040 --> 00:33:12,160 Speaker 16: They got four guys that really can create havoc up front. 698 00:33:12,160 --> 00:33:14,280 Speaker 16: And then he really mentioned Derwin James in the year 699 00:33:14,320 --> 00:33:16,720 Speaker 16: he's been having, saying he's probably having the best year 700 00:33:16,960 --> 00:33:18,400 Speaker 16: of his career, and they use him as such a 701 00:33:18,520 --> 00:33:21,960 Speaker 16: chess piece in that defense that they run down there 702 00:33:22,320 --> 00:33:24,480 Speaker 16: with the Chargers, So he knows that he's got to 703 00:33:24,520 --> 00:33:27,320 Speaker 16: be mindful of all these different elements, this pass rush, 704 00:33:27,640 --> 00:33:31,280 Speaker 16: the secondary, the depth, and look, the Buccaneers, this is 705 00:33:31,280 --> 00:33:33,680 Speaker 16: the last winning team they're going to face before the 706 00:33:33,720 --> 00:33:35,760 Speaker 16: regular season ends. They got a great chance to stay 707 00:33:35,760 --> 00:33:37,720 Speaker 16: on top of the NFC South. They got to find 708 00:33:37,720 --> 00:33:39,400 Speaker 16: a way to beat this defense and win this game. 709 00:33:40,800 --> 00:33:43,400 Speaker 5: Wow, that is a really favorable schedule for the Bucks. 710 00:33:43,440 --> 00:33:45,040 Speaker 5: He's got to get through this one and we'll see 711 00:33:45,320 --> 00:33:49,520 Speaker 5: they can cruise on to the playoffs. Chidia Baldi, thank 712 00:33:49,560 --> 00:33:52,520 Speaker 5: you very much. We will actually stick on the Chargers 713 00:33:52,560 --> 00:33:56,400 Speaker 5: right here because their assistant general manager Chad Alexander joined 714 00:33:56,400 --> 00:33:59,320 Speaker 5: our good friend Judy Bautista earlier in the week at 715 00:33:59,320 --> 00:34:01,040 Speaker 5: the December league meetings. 716 00:34:02,200 --> 00:34:04,160 Speaker 17: Chad You've been to a few of these front office 717 00:34:04,240 --> 00:34:07,200 Speaker 17: accelerator programs. Now what are you getting out of this one? 718 00:34:07,640 --> 00:34:10,240 Speaker 9: You know, I think it's a great opportunity to build 719 00:34:10,280 --> 00:34:13,520 Speaker 9: relationships with your peers, obviously my colleagues around the league, 720 00:34:13,920 --> 00:34:16,760 Speaker 9: and then also to get some FaceTime with decision makers 721 00:34:16,840 --> 00:34:20,279 Speaker 9: and ownership. And it's great. I mean, it's great programming. 722 00:34:20,640 --> 00:34:23,239 Speaker 9: I think Melinda Gardner and Jonathan Bean from the League 723 00:34:23,280 --> 00:34:26,880 Speaker 9: Office to an outstanding job of bringing in presenters not 724 00:34:26,920 --> 00:34:29,080 Speaker 9: only people that work in the league, which they did 725 00:34:29,080 --> 00:34:31,520 Speaker 9: an excellent job of bringing in people from different teams, 726 00:34:31,520 --> 00:34:34,400 Speaker 9: but also people from different industries to give us just 727 00:34:34,760 --> 00:34:37,520 Speaker 9: advice and different pointers and things we can use for leadership. 728 00:34:37,560 --> 00:34:38,719 Speaker 9: So it's been it's been really cool. 729 00:34:39,320 --> 00:34:42,000 Speaker 18: You've been in the NFL a long time twenty. 730 00:34:41,800 --> 00:34:44,160 Speaker 17: Five this years, twenty six years. 731 00:34:44,200 --> 00:34:46,920 Speaker 18: Didn't want to age twenty six years. 732 00:34:47,600 --> 00:34:51,000 Speaker 17: How have you seen sort of the evolution of work 733 00:34:51,080 --> 00:34:53,400 Speaker 17: for minority candidates in these areas. 734 00:34:53,760 --> 00:34:55,640 Speaker 9: Yeah, I've seen a lot of attention being brought to it, 735 00:34:55,719 --> 00:34:58,880 Speaker 9: especially in recent years. And I've actually been around the 736 00:34:58,960 --> 00:35:01,440 Speaker 9: NFL for longer than that because my dad was an 737 00:35:01,440 --> 00:35:03,919 Speaker 9: assistant coach. He started with the Cowboys in nineteen eighty 738 00:35:04,000 --> 00:35:06,480 Speaker 9: nine and had a long career in the NFL as 739 00:35:06,480 --> 00:35:08,000 Speaker 9: a coach. And you know, when he first started, there 740 00:35:08,000 --> 00:35:12,080 Speaker 9: were hardly any black coaches or any diverse coaches or scouts. 741 00:35:12,080 --> 00:35:14,879 Speaker 9: But but now just to see where it's come, it's 742 00:35:14,880 --> 00:35:17,719 Speaker 9: really it's really unbelievable the way it's taking a turn. 743 00:35:17,920 --> 00:35:19,879 Speaker 9: And we still have work to do, but it's it's 744 00:35:19,920 --> 00:35:22,399 Speaker 9: it's we've come a long way, for sure. 745 00:35:23,000 --> 00:35:25,600 Speaker 17: I know you've got a networking event too that comes 746 00:35:25,640 --> 00:35:28,400 Speaker 17: up with owners, which again you've you've done before, Like 747 00:35:28,440 --> 00:35:30,759 Speaker 17: how have you sort of seen that payoff for you? 748 00:35:31,040 --> 00:35:32,440 Speaker 9: Yeah, I think it's cool, you know, just to be 749 00:35:32,480 --> 00:35:35,759 Speaker 9: able to relate to them on a personal level and 750 00:35:35,840 --> 00:35:37,840 Speaker 9: like I said, be able to get in front of 751 00:35:37,960 --> 00:35:41,160 Speaker 9: decision makers and have these relationships that you normally wouldn't 752 00:35:41,160 --> 00:35:44,600 Speaker 9: get an opportunity to to to have and and just 753 00:35:44,600 --> 00:35:47,840 Speaker 9: talk to them about about everyday things and about you know, life, 754 00:35:47,880 --> 00:35:50,919 Speaker 9: about strategies, about football, and you know, it's it's cool. 755 00:35:50,920 --> 00:35:53,240 Speaker 9: I think that it's you know, it's during the labor meetings, 756 00:35:53,320 --> 00:35:56,879 Speaker 9: the labor seminars, and but it gives you an opportunity 757 00:35:56,920 --> 00:35:59,000 Speaker 9: to kind of step away from the intensity of the 758 00:35:59,040 --> 00:36:01,359 Speaker 9: season for just a couple of days. And like I said, 759 00:36:01,360 --> 00:36:04,680 Speaker 9: build relationships not only owners but also your colleagues and 760 00:36:05,040 --> 00:36:08,040 Speaker 9: people that you want to build relationships with in the 761 00:36:08,040 --> 00:36:08,960 Speaker 9: personnel department. 762 00:36:09,440 --> 00:36:12,520 Speaker 17: All Right, the Chargers are in a playoff spot right now. 763 00:36:13,000 --> 00:36:15,960 Speaker 18: Good season. Whenever we talk to players, we hear about. 764 00:36:15,800 --> 00:36:19,239 Speaker 17: Jim Harbaugh like energy, joy, those are the words they 765 00:36:19,440 --> 00:36:20,120 Speaker 17: throw around. 766 00:36:20,640 --> 00:36:22,480 Speaker 18: What do you think is working for the Chargers. 767 00:36:22,640 --> 00:36:24,680 Speaker 9: I think it's just that, I mean, he brings an 768 00:36:24,680 --> 00:36:30,240 Speaker 9: outstanding energy every day, extremely energetic, very smart, really passionate 769 00:36:30,239 --> 00:36:33,800 Speaker 9: about what he does. He's really inquisitive, He's always asking questions, 770 00:36:34,320 --> 00:36:38,000 Speaker 9: he listens extremely well, and I think he and Joe Ortiz, 771 00:36:38,040 --> 00:36:40,840 Speaker 9: our general manager, do an outstanding job of just connecting 772 00:36:40,880 --> 00:36:44,759 Speaker 9: the building and building relationships throughout and and they're both 773 00:36:44,800 --> 00:36:48,360 Speaker 9: extremely passionate, extremely loyal, extremely accountable, and they have a 774 00:36:48,440 --> 00:36:50,840 Speaker 9: vision that they're that they're executing right now. And just 775 00:36:50,840 --> 00:36:53,359 Speaker 9: couldn't be more proud of the guys the team, and 776 00:36:53,640 --> 00:36:55,759 Speaker 9: you know, and ownership has also done a great job 777 00:36:55,760 --> 00:36:59,239 Speaker 9: of connecting the building and the Spanos family really appreciative 778 00:36:59,239 --> 00:37:01,959 Speaker 9: of them and UH and the opportunities that they've given 779 00:37:02,000 --> 00:37:03,920 Speaker 9: all of us. And I think the players have rewarded 780 00:37:03,960 --> 00:37:05,800 Speaker 9: us with their play on the field, so it couldn't 781 00:37:05,800 --> 00:37:07,560 Speaker 9: be prouder Chad. 782 00:37:07,280 --> 00:37:07,879 Speaker 18: Thanks so much. 783 00:37:08,640 --> 00:37:12,040 Speaker 7: Are six twenty six through a tango bolo out of 784 00:37:12,040 --> 00:37:12,560 Speaker 7: the shot? 785 00:37:12,600 --> 00:37:16,759 Speaker 19: Please protect his prows A canzone touchdown Dolphins Smith John 786 00:37:16,800 --> 00:37:17,440 Speaker 19: Oo's Smith? 787 00:37:18,239 --> 00:37:19,279 Speaker 3: What they catch it? 788 00:37:19,480 --> 00:37:20,800 Speaker 16: Proud Dono Smith? 789 00:37:21,560 --> 00:37:23,239 Speaker 3: Oh tal to it it? 790 00:37:23,320 --> 00:37:24,319 Speaker 1: Throw by two off? 791 00:37:25,840 --> 00:37:28,000 Speaker 3: Good night team Dolphins got away. 792 00:37:30,360 --> 00:37:33,720 Speaker 6: Campbellf joining us down the insiders alive from these studios 793 00:37:33,719 --> 00:37:38,719 Speaker 6: there in Englewood, California. The Dolphins cam still breathing, uh 794 00:37:39,280 --> 00:37:41,520 Speaker 6: through their blowholes, right, That's how they breathe, I believe. 795 00:37:41,560 --> 00:37:44,120 Speaker 7: So what is the mindset for this? 796 00:37:45,640 --> 00:37:48,600 Speaker 6: Put some mindset to this Dolphins team as they try 797 00:37:48,600 --> 00:37:49,880 Speaker 6: to make this playoff push. 798 00:37:49,680 --> 00:37:51,799 Speaker 19: Here, Well, they're not thinking about how to breathe. Mike 799 00:37:51,960 --> 00:37:56,360 Speaker 19: uh uh. I'll tell you this. I was in the 800 00:37:56,400 --> 00:37:59,480 Speaker 19: locker room. I was in the locker room after the 801 00:37:59,520 --> 00:38:03,239 Speaker 19: Dolphins versus the Jets and Kalais Campbell came up to 802 00:38:03,280 --> 00:38:05,520 Speaker 19: me and essentially was saying, hey man, this is the 803 00:38:05,560 --> 00:38:08,560 Speaker 19: restart of our playoff run. Obviously last week didn't go well, 804 00:38:08,560 --> 00:38:10,959 Speaker 19: but this is a reset for us. But he said, 805 00:38:11,360 --> 00:38:13,920 Speaker 19: we need some help every time we need a team 806 00:38:13,960 --> 00:38:14,480 Speaker 19: to lose. 807 00:38:14,800 --> 00:38:17,799 Speaker 1: They don't lose, cam we need those teams to lose. 808 00:38:17,840 --> 00:38:20,799 Speaker 19: Can you help, Sorry, kalays I cannot help the Broncos 809 00:38:21,120 --> 00:38:23,680 Speaker 19: or the Chargers lose, but the Dolphins can certainly take 810 00:38:23,719 --> 00:38:25,759 Speaker 19: care of their own business. But they have to win 811 00:38:25,760 --> 00:38:28,359 Speaker 19: out and it starts Sunday versus the Texan team. If 812 00:38:28,400 --> 00:38:30,520 Speaker 19: they finished ten and seven, there is a chance, but 813 00:38:30,719 --> 00:38:33,680 Speaker 19: it's gonna rely on this offense. Defense has been up 814 00:38:33,719 --> 00:38:36,600 Speaker 19: and down this year, but since Toua has returned from concussion, 815 00:38:36,800 --> 00:38:38,920 Speaker 19: he's been one of the best quarterbacks in football. He 816 00:38:39,040 --> 00:38:41,440 Speaker 19: leaves the NFL and completion percentage and when I was 817 00:38:41,480 --> 00:38:43,200 Speaker 19: at the Jets game, I talked to a couple of 818 00:38:43,200 --> 00:38:46,000 Speaker 19: defenders who were just mesmerized at how he got the 819 00:38:46,040 --> 00:38:49,480 Speaker 19: ball out of his hands so quickly. Forty seven throws, 820 00:38:49,600 --> 00:38:53,480 Speaker 19: zero quarterback hits. That is Tua's skill set that is 821 00:38:53,480 --> 00:38:55,840 Speaker 19: coming in and it's going to be an interesting challenge 822 00:38:55,880 --> 00:38:58,600 Speaker 19: against the Texans defense that has really done well rushing 823 00:38:58,600 --> 00:39:02,160 Speaker 19: the passer, Will Anderson Daniel Hunter combined for twenty sacks. 824 00:39:02,239 --> 00:39:05,359 Speaker 19: Can they overcome to his quick passing And one thing 825 00:39:05,400 --> 00:39:08,360 Speaker 19: that may help the Texans tront Armstead, the left tackle 826 00:39:08,400 --> 00:39:10,040 Speaker 19: for the Dolphins, is dealing with the knee injury. He 827 00:39:10,080 --> 00:39:12,560 Speaker 19: told me it's more serious that most players will play 828 00:39:12,560 --> 00:39:14,320 Speaker 19: with and he is very much in it up in 829 00:39:14,320 --> 00:39:16,520 Speaker 19: the air for playing Sunday against Houston. 830 00:39:16,600 --> 00:39:18,400 Speaker 7: Yeah two is groo. Yeah two is grooving. 831 00:39:18,480 --> 00:39:18,640 Speaker 1: Man. 832 00:39:18,680 --> 00:39:21,360 Speaker 6: If you still don't think he's a legit NFL quarterback, 833 00:39:21,400 --> 00:39:23,879 Speaker 6: you got something against the left handers. By the way, 834 00:39:24,280 --> 00:39:27,080 Speaker 6: Dolphins can stay underwater for eight to ten minutes apparently, 835 00:39:27,160 --> 00:39:27,640 Speaker 6: is it true. 836 00:39:27,680 --> 00:39:29,520 Speaker 7: I don't know. It's on the internet. It must be. 837 00:39:30,280 --> 00:39:32,400 Speaker 7: On the other side, what is the key for CJ. 838 00:39:32,480 --> 00:39:35,279 Speaker 6: Stroud and the Texans to have a strong day here 839 00:39:35,440 --> 00:39:36,680 Speaker 6: and get a win over Miami. 840 00:39:36,880 --> 00:39:39,480 Speaker 19: Yeah, Mike, the key is consistency for the Texans. It's 841 00:39:39,480 --> 00:39:42,399 Speaker 19: really the last seven games we've seen a different Texans team. 842 00:39:42,440 --> 00:39:44,520 Speaker 19: They're three and four and c. J. Stroud's been in 843 00:39:44,560 --> 00:39:46,840 Speaker 19: the bottom five and a lot of categories like completion 844 00:39:46,960 --> 00:39:49,560 Speaker 19: percentage and passer rating. And I think one thing that 845 00:39:49,640 --> 00:39:51,400 Speaker 19: will help them is this bye week, a little bit 846 00:39:51,440 --> 00:39:53,960 Speaker 19: of a reset. They had a late by before three 847 00:39:54,000 --> 00:39:57,480 Speaker 19: games in the next eleven days, concluding on Christmas versus 848 00:39:57,520 --> 00:40:01,240 Speaker 19: the Steelers. But funny enough, it's gonna be CJ hending 849 00:40:01,320 --> 00:40:03,759 Speaker 19: the ball off to someone else, not forcing him to 850 00:40:03,800 --> 00:40:06,760 Speaker 19: be superhero, and Joe Mixon is that guy. Joe Mixon 851 00:40:06,840 --> 00:40:09,719 Speaker 19: is having the best season of his career in Houston. 852 00:40:09,920 --> 00:40:12,279 Speaker 19: He's third in the NFL and rushing yards per game, 853 00:40:12,320 --> 00:40:14,200 Speaker 19: and when they give the ball to Joe Mixon, they 854 00:40:14,200 --> 00:40:16,440 Speaker 19: have a lot of success. I mentioned it earlier. This 855 00:40:16,480 --> 00:40:18,920 Speaker 19: Dolphins defense has been up and down this year, and 856 00:40:19,000 --> 00:40:21,760 Speaker 19: so look for Joe Mixon to have a huge impact 857 00:40:21,840 --> 00:40:24,760 Speaker 19: on the game plan. Houston can actually clinch their division 858 00:40:25,040 --> 00:40:28,200 Speaker 19: today or this weekend with a win and a Colts loss. 859 00:40:28,200 --> 00:40:30,560 Speaker 19: So even with the up and down year, Texans in 860 00:40:30,600 --> 00:40:32,600 Speaker 19: position the hostal playoff game once again. 861 00:40:32,840 --> 00:40:33,040 Speaker 1: Yep. 862 00:40:33,640 --> 00:40:36,880 Speaker 6: Yeah, and the Dolphins need this one to stay alive, 863 00:40:37,000 --> 00:40:39,040 Speaker 6: to keep breathing. When I said that earlier, our producer 864 00:40:39,040 --> 00:40:40,920 Speaker 6: got in my year and said, they're playing with a porpoise. 865 00:40:41,360 --> 00:40:42,040 Speaker 7: That's what he said. 866 00:40:42,160 --> 00:40:43,200 Speaker 19: That's good, that's good. 867 00:40:43,600 --> 00:40:47,239 Speaker 6: We're providing content and I don't know something else. Cam 868 00:40:47,280 --> 00:40:50,359 Speaker 6: Wolf wolf pen going on, got about three buttons open. 869 00:40:50,640 --> 00:40:51,319 Speaker 7: That's you for you. 870 00:40:51,440 --> 00:40:54,040 Speaker 6: The ladies appreciate you, cam Wolf. Looking forward to your 871 00:40:54,040 --> 00:40:58,279 Speaker 6: coverage of Dolphins Texans coming up. 872 00:40:58,320 --> 00:41:02,320 Speaker 20: The race for the af see number one overall seed 873 00:41:02,520 --> 00:41:04,680 Speaker 20: is on and we are going to talk to Baldy, 874 00:41:05,400 --> 00:41:08,520 Speaker 20: Mark Ross, and Jeffrey Chadia about that after the break. 875 00:41:08,560 --> 00:41:19,279 Speaker 21: Here on the Insiders, the top two offenses in the 876 00:41:19,400 --> 00:41:22,600 Speaker 21: NFL are facing off Sunday afternoon. 877 00:41:22,600 --> 00:41:26,120 Speaker 5: Man, a lot of good games in that four pm slot. 878 00:41:26,520 --> 00:41:31,000 Speaker 5: This is one of them, Bills Lions, no whether to 879 00:41:31,040 --> 00:41:33,040 Speaker 5: deal with. It is going to be indoors. It is 880 00:41:33,080 --> 00:41:34,880 Speaker 5: going to be a track meet, hopefully for us. And 881 00:41:34,920 --> 00:41:36,880 Speaker 5: there's a lot at stake for these teams. Obviously, we 882 00:41:36,920 --> 00:41:40,759 Speaker 5: see the AFC playoff picture right there, Kansas City at 883 00:41:40,840 --> 00:41:45,680 Speaker 5: top at number one, but right there the Buffalo Bills 884 00:41:45,719 --> 00:41:49,200 Speaker 5: certainly a team that is trying to challenge the Chiefs, 885 00:41:49,239 --> 00:41:52,880 Speaker 5: the Steelers, same exact thing. We will see if anyone 886 00:41:52,920 --> 00:41:56,400 Speaker 5: can actually catch Kansas City. I want right now to 887 00:41:56,400 --> 00:42:01,760 Speaker 5: bring in Brian Baldinger, Mark Ross, Jeffrey a lot of action, 888 00:42:02,800 --> 00:42:05,880 Speaker 5: a lot of info, a lot of insight. So Baldy, 889 00:42:05,920 --> 00:42:07,680 Speaker 5: I want to start with you. You just saw the 890 00:42:08,000 --> 00:42:12,239 Speaker 5: AFC playoff picture. You see the Chiefs right there. This 891 00:42:12,280 --> 00:42:14,040 Speaker 5: Bill's game is as big as it gets in the 892 00:42:14,080 --> 00:42:17,720 Speaker 5: regular season. Can anyone catch Kansas City? 893 00:42:18,640 --> 00:42:20,640 Speaker 14: Well, I think if anybody can, it could be Buffalo. 894 00:42:20,719 --> 00:42:22,560 Speaker 14: I mean, first of all, they beat in Kansas City. 895 00:42:23,360 --> 00:42:25,360 Speaker 14: It's not often you score forty two points in a 896 00:42:25,400 --> 00:42:28,840 Speaker 14: game and lose, like we saw Buffalo. 897 00:42:28,480 --> 00:42:29,400 Speaker 1: Just do to the Rams. 898 00:42:29,760 --> 00:42:32,360 Speaker 14: But you know, if they can go in there to 899 00:42:32,440 --> 00:42:35,440 Speaker 14: Detroit and somehow outscore Detroit because it's going to be 900 00:42:35,480 --> 00:42:39,160 Speaker 14: a shootout. You know, they face New England twice in 901 00:42:39,200 --> 00:42:42,560 Speaker 14: the Jets down the stretch, so they could gain some ground. 902 00:42:42,560 --> 00:42:44,560 Speaker 14: If they could win out right here, they could have 903 00:42:44,600 --> 00:42:47,200 Speaker 14: a chance. Kansas City's got a tough schedule, three or 904 00:42:47,200 --> 00:42:49,160 Speaker 14: four on the road. They got to go to Pittsburgh. Still, 905 00:42:49,440 --> 00:42:51,320 Speaker 14: they still got to go to Denver. Pittsburgh got a 906 00:42:51,360 --> 00:42:53,920 Speaker 14: tough schedule, go to Philly this week in that battle 907 00:42:53,920 --> 00:42:56,319 Speaker 14: in Pennsylvania. They still got to go to Baltimore on 908 00:42:56,520 --> 00:42:59,759 Speaker 14: the following Saturday. They still have Kansas City, which could 909 00:42:59,800 --> 00:43:02,680 Speaker 14: be throw a wrench into this whole thing. So there's 910 00:43:02,719 --> 00:43:06,120 Speaker 14: a lot of key games that are left to be played, guys. 911 00:43:06,400 --> 00:43:09,160 Speaker 14: But I think if there's one team that could take 912 00:43:09,200 --> 00:43:11,719 Speaker 14: them and maybe win a tie breaker if you get 913 00:43:11,760 --> 00:43:14,279 Speaker 14: to that spot, it's Buffalo simply because a month ago 914 00:43:14,280 --> 00:43:20,160 Speaker 14: they beat the Chiefs thirty to twenty one. 915 00:43:18,280 --> 00:43:20,640 Speaker 15: Percent agree with you, Baldy. And for people that don't know, yeah, 916 00:43:20,680 --> 00:43:23,040 Speaker 15: that tie breaker head to head is the first high 917 00:43:23,080 --> 00:43:25,719 Speaker 15: breaker rule that would put the Bills over the top 918 00:43:26,040 --> 00:43:28,280 Speaker 15: of the Chiefs if they end up with the same record. 919 00:43:28,360 --> 00:43:31,359 Speaker 15: And you mentioned the Chiefs tough schedule. But as Jeff 920 00:43:31,400 --> 00:43:34,080 Speaker 15: those we all see, it doesn't matter who the Chiefs played, it's. 921 00:43:33,920 --> 00:43:35,319 Speaker 7: Going to come down to the last play. 922 00:43:35,400 --> 00:43:38,760 Speaker 15: It's going to be something crazy that their good fortune 923 00:43:38,840 --> 00:43:41,360 Speaker 15: gets them over their top. They're winning ways combined with 924 00:43:41,360 --> 00:43:43,960 Speaker 15: the good fortune. So does that finally run out for 925 00:43:44,000 --> 00:43:48,279 Speaker 15: the Chiefs in this last four game stretch? That down 926 00:43:48,320 --> 00:43:50,400 Speaker 15: the stretch to say, okay, if they slip up twice, 927 00:43:50,440 --> 00:43:53,480 Speaker 15: here here comes Buffalo. As you mentioned about Pittsburgh, I 928 00:43:53,480 --> 00:43:55,839 Speaker 15: mean that's just too tough for them. I think down 929 00:43:55,840 --> 00:43:58,399 Speaker 15: a stretch at Philly at Baltimore back to back, then 930 00:43:58,480 --> 00:44:01,440 Speaker 15: play case and then you know Cincinnati gives everyone fits, 931 00:44:01,480 --> 00:44:02,480 Speaker 15: you know, with that offense. 932 00:44:02,560 --> 00:44:04,480 Speaker 1: So yeah, I think there if. 933 00:44:04,320 --> 00:44:07,120 Speaker 15: It is the team, this is the game for the Bills. 934 00:44:07,120 --> 00:44:08,879 Speaker 15: They have to beat Detroit the rest of the three 935 00:44:08,920 --> 00:44:11,440 Speaker 15: games or layouts for them. So this is the season, 936 00:44:11,560 --> 00:44:13,880 Speaker 15: This is the number one seed right here, for Buffalo 937 00:44:14,239 --> 00:44:14,880 Speaker 15: to go get it. 938 00:44:14,960 --> 00:44:17,000 Speaker 1: Jeff Yeah, Marcus Good. 939 00:44:17,000 --> 00:44:18,920 Speaker 16: As the Chiefs have been in those one score games, 940 00:44:18,960 --> 00:44:20,799 Speaker 16: this is the stretch that they've been looking for and 941 00:44:20,840 --> 00:44:23,480 Speaker 16: knowing that it's going to be a defining stretch for 942 00:44:23,520 --> 00:44:26,400 Speaker 16: them because you're talking about three games in eleven days 943 00:44:26,440 --> 00:44:29,200 Speaker 16: coming up here with the Browns, the Texans, and the 944 00:44:29,239 --> 00:44:31,799 Speaker 16: Steelers the Broncos. In the back end of that, you're 945 00:44:31,800 --> 00:44:34,360 Speaker 16: throwing the Chargers. That's five of the best pass rushing 946 00:44:34,360 --> 00:44:36,319 Speaker 16: teams in the league, and with fourteen that's got the 947 00:44:36,320 --> 00:44:38,319 Speaker 16: pass protection issues the Chiefs have. 948 00:44:38,840 --> 00:44:40,040 Speaker 7: That's a pretty scary thing. 949 00:44:40,160 --> 00:44:42,360 Speaker 16: They were hoping DJ Humphreys could come in here and 950 00:44:42,400 --> 00:44:45,359 Speaker 16: solidify left tackle. He's hurt his hamstring, so we don't 951 00:44:45,360 --> 00:44:47,920 Speaker 16: know when he's going to be back. Yanye Morris has 952 00:44:47,960 --> 00:44:51,480 Speaker 16: been a disaster, which is an understatement that left tackled lately. 953 00:44:51,800 --> 00:44:54,839 Speaker 16: Patrick Mahomes has been sacked thirty five times this year, 954 00:44:54,880 --> 00:44:57,840 Speaker 16: which is more than ever in his career, thirteen times 955 00:44:58,080 --> 00:44:59,960 Speaker 16: in the last three games. So they got to find 956 00:45:00,120 --> 00:45:02,360 Speaker 16: way to protect because these games coming up with the 957 00:45:02,400 --> 00:45:04,759 Speaker 16: Miles Garretts, the Will Anderson's, Dell Hunter, t J. 958 00:45:04,880 --> 00:45:06,560 Speaker 1: Watts, it's gonna be rough. 959 00:45:08,320 --> 00:45:10,480 Speaker 5: Yeah, it doesn't get any easier, and I'm I'm a 960 00:45:10,520 --> 00:45:11,800 Speaker 5: sort of at the point of the week where I'm like, 961 00:45:11,800 --> 00:45:13,600 Speaker 5: all right, can we just can we just play these 962 00:45:13,600 --> 00:45:14,360 Speaker 5: things so we can. 963 00:45:14,239 --> 00:45:15,040 Speaker 3: Figure it all out. 964 00:45:15,200 --> 00:45:18,280 Speaker 5: Guys, thank you very much for hanging out. Always appreciate 965 00:45:18,320 --> 00:45:20,200 Speaker 5: your time in your and your insight. 966 00:45:22,760 --> 00:45:25,440 Speaker 1: Broncos feel like they've got their quarterback of the future 967 00:45:25,520 --> 00:45:28,440 Speaker 1: in bow Nicks, and now they've got demand of protextas 968 00:45:28,480 --> 00:45:32,240 Speaker 1: blindside locked up as well, the team and their veteran 969 00:45:32,280 --> 00:45:35,000 Speaker 1: Garrett Bulls agreeing to terms today on a four year, 970 00:45:35,120 --> 00:45:39,080 Speaker 1: eighty two million dollar contract extension with upside eighty six million. 971 00:45:39,480 --> 00:45:43,439 Speaker 1: According to r Ian Rappaport, so certainly something Bulls wanted 972 00:45:43,440 --> 00:45:46,239 Speaker 1: to get done to finish his career in Denver. Here, 973 00:45:46,480 --> 00:45:49,440 Speaker 1: he would have been one of the top free agents available. Instead, 974 00:45:49,800 --> 00:45:53,600 Speaker 1: he's staying with the Broncos. The Panthers feel like they've 975 00:45:53,640 --> 00:45:56,000 Speaker 1: hit on one of their draft picks, the Xavier League Yet, 976 00:45:56,040 --> 00:45:58,800 Speaker 1: who has battled through some injuries this season but also 977 00:45:59,560 --> 00:46:02,640 Speaker 1: shown flashes of why they were willing to go and 978 00:46:02,760 --> 00:46:05,640 Speaker 1: draft him at the bottom of the first round this year. 979 00:46:05,880 --> 00:46:09,000 Speaker 1: He's also shown well that there are some interesting parts 980 00:46:09,000 --> 00:46:12,040 Speaker 1: of being raised in that area of the country, including 981 00:46:12,160 --> 00:46:17,560 Speaker 1: something that can only be called a regional delicacy. Are 982 00:46:17,600 --> 00:46:20,680 Speaker 1: you raccoon? You are? 983 00:46:22,440 --> 00:46:24,000 Speaker 18: I see that? I say, what do you What do 984 00:46:24,000 --> 00:46:24,600 Speaker 18: you mean raccoon? 985 00:46:24,640 --> 00:46:27,480 Speaker 7: Like the raccoon, like a raccoon that you see in 986 00:46:27,520 --> 00:46:27,879 Speaker 7: the chain? 987 00:46:29,560 --> 00:46:31,480 Speaker 1: Where do you even eat that at? Where do you 988 00:46:31,480 --> 00:46:39,920 Speaker 1: even get that? I hunted, I skinned him? Coolhoon out it. 989 00:46:40,840 --> 00:46:42,360 Speaker 7: So when was the last time you had a raccoon? 990 00:46:42,840 --> 00:46:43,440 Speaker 3: I give you. 991 00:46:46,160 --> 00:46:50,120 Speaker 1: Ian. You are our resident grill master. We've seen a 992 00:46:50,120 --> 00:46:52,480 Speaker 1: lot of things to your social media over the years. 993 00:46:52,480 --> 00:46:56,440 Speaker 1: Here you ever grilled or broiled or blackened or raccoon? 994 00:46:59,560 --> 00:47:00,640 Speaker 3: No? 995 00:47:00,640 --> 00:47:06,640 Speaker 5: No, no, no, no? 996 00:47:07,600 --> 00:47:08,080 Speaker 7: Is he done? 997 00:47:08,080 --> 00:47:08,239 Speaker 3: No? 998 00:47:08,320 --> 00:47:09,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, nope? 999 00:47:09,960 --> 00:47:13,319 Speaker 7: Would you have it? Would you have an idea if 1000 00:47:13,320 --> 00:47:13,840 Speaker 7: you had to? 1001 00:47:14,520 --> 00:47:16,279 Speaker 5: I could do it if it was a thing. But 1002 00:47:16,360 --> 00:47:20,080 Speaker 5: it's definitely not a thing. I've spent two years of 1003 00:47:20,080 --> 00:47:22,680 Speaker 5: missing years now Abama, nobody. 1004 00:47:22,400 --> 00:47:23,240 Speaker 3: Was cooking raccoon. 1005 00:47:23,760 --> 00:47:25,759 Speaker 7: I don't see what we're again. 1006 00:47:25,800 --> 00:47:26,719 Speaker 3: I'm just saying no. 1007 00:47:27,719 --> 00:47:30,280 Speaker 6: Xavierly Get is welcome to come to my house anytime. 1008 00:47:30,920 --> 00:47:34,200 Speaker 6: We had so our shorehouse, we had raccoons living and 1009 00:47:34,320 --> 00:47:36,359 Speaker 6: I woke up one night to the sound of raccoons 1010 00:47:36,400 --> 00:47:38,960 Speaker 6: in our walls. They were getting in through the attic 1011 00:47:39,000 --> 00:47:43,320 Speaker 6: and into the walls. Knock down the house rebuilt, okay, 1012 00:47:43,640 --> 00:47:47,600 Speaker 6: and now they're terrorizing me Outside. I find raccoon turds. 1013 00:47:47,640 --> 00:47:49,800 Speaker 6: Can I say turds? I find them all over the place. 1014 00:47:50,160 --> 00:47:52,319 Speaker 6: I'm out there watching TV. I've got a nice little 1015 00:47:52,320 --> 00:47:56,160 Speaker 6: outdoor patio set up. Raccoon just walks right up. Nice Xavier, 1016 00:47:56,880 --> 00:48:00,560 Speaker 6: welcome anytime, pal. Got nice grill too. 1017 00:48:00,680 --> 00:48:03,680 Speaker 1: You know they say they say you are what you eat, 1018 00:48:04,480 --> 00:48:10,920 Speaker 1: So technically the raccoon is garbage. Xavierly get occasionally eating garbage, 1019 00:48:11,360 --> 00:48:14,000 Speaker 1: which is raccoon. I guess brings garbage. 1020 00:48:14,080 --> 00:48:16,880 Speaker 7: The raccoon eats garble, garbage itself. 1021 00:48:18,280 --> 00:48:21,120 Speaker 1: No, you are what you eat. The raccoon eats garbage. 1022 00:48:21,239 --> 00:48:25,279 Speaker 1: He is garbage. Whatever's in the raccoon, that's the garbage. 1023 00:48:25,480 --> 00:48:27,600 Speaker 1: And then it just gets free. Purpose what to take 1024 00:48:27,600 --> 00:48:29,759 Speaker 1: you through? Like the fourth grade lesson on food chase, 1025 00:48:29,800 --> 00:48:31,479 Speaker 1: You need to get on this show. 1026 00:48:31,640 --> 00:48:33,080 Speaker 7: You I know we're at the top of it. 1027 00:48:33,520 --> 00:48:33,919 Speaker 16: To us. 1028 00:48:34,600 --> 00:48:37,800 Speaker 1: You're not going to get an organic raccoon at the store. 1029 00:48:38,320 --> 00:48:41,279 Speaker 1: You know it's uh, it's a gamble. Just don't put 1030 00:48:41,280 --> 00:48:44,680 Speaker 1: you back tomorrow. I think see it