1 00:00:01,440 --> 00:00:16,599 Speaker 1: The volume. What is going on everybody? How are we doing? 2 00:00:16,680 --> 00:00:19,279 Speaker 1: John Middlecoff three and our podcast brought to you by 3 00:00:19,320 --> 00:00:24,320 Speaker 1: my friends at Zone Pouches. How are we doing? Hopefully 4 00:00:24,400 --> 00:00:28,000 Speaker 1: you are doing better than Lamar Jackson the Ravens, who 5 00:00:28,800 --> 00:00:31,920 Speaker 1: I would say unofficially we're ko tonight from the playoffs. 6 00:00:32,520 --> 00:00:36,080 Speaker 1: Drake May throws his hat back into the ring for 7 00:00:36,120 --> 00:00:39,760 Speaker 1: the MVP discussion, has a fantastic second half, threw a 8 00:00:39,800 --> 00:00:43,760 Speaker 1: beautiful touchdown down the stretch. Nice win for Vrabel and 9 00:00:43,800 --> 00:00:48,519 Speaker 1: the Pats on the road. Controversial ending with the Lions game. 10 00:00:48,560 --> 00:00:52,640 Speaker 1: I want to discuss the Jags go from the little 11 00:00:52,680 --> 00:00:57,560 Speaker 1: small market team to dominating the Broncos today. That was 12 00:00:58,560 --> 00:01:00,400 Speaker 1: one of the more eye opening games I would say 13 00:01:00,480 --> 00:01:02,560 Speaker 1: so far of the year. It's like, WHOA didn't see 14 00:01:02,600 --> 00:01:05,240 Speaker 1: that one coming, especially because I had Denver in that game. 15 00:01:05,720 --> 00:01:09,720 Speaker 1: But that was a butt whooping. Some playoff thoughts, a 16 00:01:09,720 --> 00:01:13,440 Speaker 1: couple other little thoughts from the day, and yeah, a 17 00:01:13,480 --> 00:01:15,800 Speaker 1: little bit of a come down after the Bears game 18 00:01:15,880 --> 00:01:19,120 Speaker 1: last night. Not the greatest slate but still, I mean, 19 00:01:19,120 --> 00:01:22,360 Speaker 1: we're not going to complain about football because it's December twentieth, 20 00:01:22,400 --> 00:01:23,840 Speaker 1: so we only have so much football left, so we 21 00:01:23,920 --> 00:01:26,600 Speaker 1: got to enjoy it while we have it. But before 22 00:01:28,760 --> 00:01:31,000 Speaker 1: before we talk about any football, you know, and you 23 00:01:31,080 --> 00:01:33,360 Speaker 1: subscribe to the podcast, So if you listen on Collins Feed, 24 00:01:33,400 --> 00:01:36,320 Speaker 1: make sure you subscribe, Spotify, Apple, wherever you may listen, 25 00:01:37,000 --> 00:01:40,920 Speaker 1: subscribe to the YouTube channel. We'll be live tomorrow on 26 00:01:41,000 --> 00:01:44,880 Speaker 1: the tube after the forty nine ers beat the Colts, 27 00:01:45,480 --> 00:01:48,560 Speaker 1: So get ready for that. 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And then you're watching 54 00:03:09,520 --> 00:03:11,520 Speaker 1: tonight like are they gonna lose on the road, Which 55 00:03:11,840 --> 00:03:14,760 Speaker 1: isn't that crazy of a loss. The Ravens are. They're 56 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:16,440 Speaker 1: not having a great season, but they're one of the 57 00:03:16,520 --> 00:03:20,079 Speaker 1: best organizations in the league. And the moment Lamar got 58 00:03:20,160 --> 00:03:22,120 Speaker 1: knocked out, I wrote down, if you're gonna be a 59 00:03:22,120 --> 00:03:24,799 Speaker 1: Super Bowl contender, you don't lose to Tyler Huntley. Now 60 00:03:24,840 --> 00:03:27,280 Speaker 1: that being said, a lot like last night with Malik 61 00:03:27,360 --> 00:03:31,959 Speaker 1: willis really good organizations function at a pretty high level 62 00:03:32,280 --> 00:03:35,200 Speaker 1: when their backup quarterback comes in in the middle of 63 00:03:35,240 --> 00:03:37,880 Speaker 1: a game when he doesn't know or is prepared to 64 00:03:37,920 --> 00:03:41,440 Speaker 1: be the player. Right when you're the backup quarterback, you 65 00:03:41,520 --> 00:03:44,800 Speaker 1: run the scout team. You don't take reps in practice. 66 00:03:45,240 --> 00:03:48,400 Speaker 1: The game plan is not built or has anything to 67 00:03:48,440 --> 00:03:52,480 Speaker 1: do with you. You have not taken physical reps with 68 00:03:52,640 --> 00:03:56,400 Speaker 1: the game plan on a weekly basis. Basically everything is mental. 69 00:03:56,800 --> 00:04:00,600 Speaker 1: Your physical preparation is typically done to serve the defense 70 00:04:00,640 --> 00:04:03,000 Speaker 1: of the scout team quarterback. But as we saw with 71 00:04:03,120 --> 00:04:06,120 Speaker 1: Milik Willis and we saw flashes tonight with Tyler Huntley, 72 00:04:06,360 --> 00:04:08,720 Speaker 1: there actually are some similarities. Milik Willis a couple of 73 00:04:08,760 --> 00:04:11,440 Speaker 1: years ago was a laughingstock. I watched a lot of 74 00:04:11,440 --> 00:04:15,160 Speaker 1: Pac twelve football when Tyler Huntley was done playing at Utah. 75 00:04:15,480 --> 00:04:17,920 Speaker 1: It never crossed my mind that he would have an 76 00:04:18,080 --> 00:04:21,240 Speaker 1: NFL career, Like I didn't think he would ever play 77 00:04:21,240 --> 00:04:24,599 Speaker 1: in the NFL, let alone be a long time backup. 78 00:04:24,640 --> 00:04:27,760 Speaker 1: It's really really impressive what he did. And then the 79 00:04:27,800 --> 00:04:30,520 Speaker 1: game started getting weird. You know, Drake May had a fumble. 80 00:04:30,960 --> 00:04:33,880 Speaker 1: They ran the fake punt, which I have no problem with. 81 00:04:34,000 --> 00:04:36,719 Speaker 1: You're on the road. You're eleven and three. Your last 82 00:04:36,760 --> 00:04:39,719 Speaker 1: two games are the Jets and the Dolphins, Like put 83 00:04:39,720 --> 00:04:42,400 Speaker 1: your nuts on the table, and the play call which 84 00:04:43,120 --> 00:04:46,600 Speaker 1: had one option was covered and you were screwed. It's like, 85 00:04:46,600 --> 00:04:49,360 Speaker 1: maybe it's not gonna be your night. And then Drake May. 86 00:04:50,600 --> 00:04:54,400 Speaker 1: I thought he was fantastic in the second half. Obviously 87 00:04:54,440 --> 00:04:57,400 Speaker 1: the deep touchdown pass to Kyle Williams. But you talk 88 00:04:57,440 --> 00:05:01,200 Speaker 1: about a guy that's poised, who's under control, and he 89 00:05:01,480 --> 00:05:04,360 Speaker 1: just was excellent. And I think a lot like the 90 00:05:04,400 --> 00:05:08,400 Speaker 1: Bears playing the backup quarterback last night. A good coaching 91 00:05:08,440 --> 00:05:12,320 Speaker 1: staff with a young quarterback in that position. Obviously the 92 00:05:12,360 --> 00:05:15,440 Speaker 1: Bears needed a freak on side kick in this game. 93 00:05:15,520 --> 00:05:18,400 Speaker 1: It was like, we can win this game, and there's 94 00:05:18,440 --> 00:05:22,120 Speaker 1: just a confidence with Vrabel on the sideline, with Drake May, 95 00:05:22,200 --> 00:05:26,360 Speaker 1: who throws. I mean, I would say the prettiest deep 96 00:05:26,400 --> 00:05:29,280 Speaker 1: ball I've ever seen was like prime Russell Wilson. It 97 00:05:29,720 --> 00:05:32,440 Speaker 1: didn't get any better the arc. I mean, it was 98 00:05:32,520 --> 00:05:35,040 Speaker 1: just it was a thing of beauty. It's something that 99 00:05:35,080 --> 00:05:39,960 Speaker 1: you would put like best attributes of all time, like legs, 100 00:05:40,320 --> 00:05:44,760 Speaker 1: arm strength, you know, deep passes, Like I would say 101 00:05:44,760 --> 00:05:47,799 Speaker 1: his deep ball was as good as any in league history, 102 00:05:47,839 --> 00:05:50,440 Speaker 1: that being Drake May going back to like Kenny Stabler 103 00:05:50,560 --> 00:05:53,800 Speaker 1: or something, or excuse me, Russell Wilson, I would say 104 00:05:53,880 --> 00:05:57,440 Speaker 1: Drake May, early on in his career throws an absolute 105 00:05:57,520 --> 00:06:03,240 Speaker 1: gorgeous people that is perfectly you know, the accuracy on it, 106 00:06:03,360 --> 00:06:05,719 Speaker 1: the ability to like put it on the right shoulder 107 00:06:05,960 --> 00:06:09,000 Speaker 1: because part of a deep pass, you know, depending on 108 00:06:09,040 --> 00:06:12,960 Speaker 1: the positioning of the defender. The positioning of the ball 109 00:06:13,080 --> 00:06:16,839 Speaker 1: is really really important. Like in his heyday, Brady and 110 00:06:17,920 --> 00:06:21,200 Speaker 1: Rady Moss, it was always over his back shoulder. Randy 111 00:06:21,279 --> 00:06:23,600 Speaker 1: was great at putting his hands out, you know, right 112 00:06:23,680 --> 00:06:26,080 Speaker 1: until the last second, so the dB didn't do anything. 113 00:06:26,600 --> 00:06:28,840 Speaker 1: And you saw to night that played at Kyle Williams 114 00:06:28,880 --> 00:06:31,520 Speaker 1: down the sideline was really a thing of beauty. He 115 00:06:31,600 --> 00:06:34,640 Speaker 1: ended up thirty one to forty four for two hundred 116 00:06:35,120 --> 00:06:37,960 Speaker 1: or for two touchdowns, and I think he threw for 117 00:06:38,000 --> 00:06:39,640 Speaker 1: like three hundred and forty yards and he pull up 118 00:06:39,640 --> 00:06:42,080 Speaker 1: the box score here really quick. Yeah, three hundred and 119 00:06:42,120 --> 00:06:46,800 Speaker 1: eighty yards. And he's blown me away. This year. I 120 00:06:47,160 --> 00:06:51,600 Speaker 1: think him and Caleb the coaching really matters. I mean, 121 00:06:52,200 --> 00:06:56,240 Speaker 1: nothing has been on more full display this season than 122 00:06:56,640 --> 00:07:01,840 Speaker 1: Drake May and Caleb Williams, around competent leadership, around competent coaching, 123 00:07:02,760 --> 00:07:06,200 Speaker 1: around a competent vision. We saw it last night and 124 00:07:06,279 --> 00:07:09,080 Speaker 1: over the course of the season with the Bears, and 125 00:07:09,120 --> 00:07:10,800 Speaker 1: we have seen it over the course of the season 126 00:07:10,800 --> 00:07:13,240 Speaker 1: with Drake May. And here's the other thing with Drake May. 127 00:07:14,120 --> 00:07:18,520 Speaker 1: Last week, as the game unraveled, I thought Josh McDaniels 128 00:07:18,640 --> 00:07:22,840 Speaker 1: kind of called crappy last couple series. His quarterback was 129 00:07:22,880 --> 00:07:25,840 Speaker 1: a little frazzled. Their offense wasn't operating at a high level, 130 00:07:26,360 --> 00:07:27,920 Speaker 1: and he didn't call any run plays and it kind 131 00:07:27,920 --> 00:07:30,200 Speaker 1: of all fell on Drake and kind of crumbled. The 132 00:07:30,240 --> 00:07:33,240 Speaker 1: offense looked terrible. They didn't gain any yards and they 133 00:07:33,640 --> 00:07:35,560 Speaker 1: went three and out and then they went turnover on 134 00:07:35,640 --> 00:07:39,600 Speaker 1: downs in four plays. And tonight, the efficiency, the play calling, 135 00:07:40,640 --> 00:07:44,800 Speaker 1: scheming guys wide open, taking advantage. Like Marlon Humphrey has 136 00:07:44,840 --> 00:07:47,880 Speaker 1: had a fantastic career. He's been a really good player 137 00:07:48,240 --> 00:07:50,120 Speaker 1: in his younger days. At this point in time, if 138 00:07:50,120 --> 00:07:52,600 Speaker 1: you get him in one on one situations, he's had 139 00:07:52,640 --> 00:07:56,680 Speaker 1: a major disadvantage. And Josh had him circled, you know, 140 00:07:57,040 --> 00:08:00,960 Speaker 1: like we are going to attack you over and over 141 00:08:01,240 --> 00:08:04,880 Speaker 1: and over again with different players and that's exactly what 142 00:08:04,920 --> 00:08:10,360 Speaker 1: they did. Hell I mean the play to boot butte Bute, 143 00:08:10,480 --> 00:08:14,800 Speaker 1: I think, not Bootie. He tackled him. Now he caught it. 144 00:08:15,360 --> 00:08:17,240 Speaker 1: But when he caught it and then he dropped it, 145 00:08:17,760 --> 00:08:19,960 Speaker 1: Martin Humphrey could have just grabbed the ball. But what 146 00:08:20,000 --> 00:08:22,480 Speaker 1: do you think he thought he just got the pass 147 00:08:22,520 --> 00:08:25,440 Speaker 1: interference because they tackled him in the open field. Then 148 00:08:25,480 --> 00:08:27,280 Speaker 1: he turns around, there's no flags, like, what the hell 149 00:08:27,360 --> 00:08:29,280 Speaker 1: just happened? He could have just grabbed the ball for 150 00:08:29,320 --> 00:08:32,160 Speaker 1: an interception, but he kind of playfully hit it because 151 00:08:32,200 --> 00:08:35,199 Speaker 1: he thought he was screwed. And I think the coaching 152 00:08:35,240 --> 00:08:38,040 Speaker 1: with New England, I think the growth of Drake May, 153 00:08:38,480 --> 00:08:41,640 Speaker 1: I mean digs tonight was a monster. When you have 154 00:08:41,880 --> 00:08:44,959 Speaker 1: nine for one thirty eight. Obviously the big play late 155 00:08:45,000 --> 00:08:47,200 Speaker 1: in the game on the out route when the when 156 00:08:47,280 --> 00:08:49,480 Speaker 1: the Ravens starts sitting on some of the quicker stuff. 157 00:08:50,080 --> 00:08:53,200 Speaker 1: But I was really really impressed with Drake May down 158 00:08:53,200 --> 00:08:55,840 Speaker 1: the stretch after again a little bit of a rocky start. 159 00:08:55,880 --> 00:09:00,760 Speaker 1: The turnover. Good coaching builds guys up. They don't let 160 00:09:00,880 --> 00:09:02,920 Speaker 1: their good players and the guys that they're going to 161 00:09:03,000 --> 00:09:07,400 Speaker 1: depend on go into a hole. That they're too in football, 162 00:09:07,440 --> 00:09:10,199 Speaker 1: you're too dependent on those guys, especially a young quarterback, 163 00:09:10,679 --> 00:09:14,559 Speaker 1: and if they're confident, if they're confident spirals and disappears, 164 00:09:15,240 --> 00:09:18,640 Speaker 1: you're just you know, Upshit's creek without a paddle and 165 00:09:19,120 --> 00:09:22,360 Speaker 1: they're you know, uplifting of Drake May after last week 166 00:09:22,440 --> 00:09:24,320 Speaker 1: to this week getting a little weird on the road 167 00:09:24,360 --> 00:09:28,320 Speaker 1: against a desperate team, I mean a desperate team to 168 00:09:28,400 --> 00:09:30,120 Speaker 1: come out and down the stretch just kind of kick 169 00:09:30,200 --> 00:09:32,480 Speaker 1: their ass. Now you can say they're missing Lamar, and 170 00:09:32,559 --> 00:09:36,920 Speaker 1: obviously that was huge, right, But I've gained not that 171 00:09:36,960 --> 00:09:38,760 Speaker 1: I didn't have a ton of respect for Lamar, because 172 00:09:38,800 --> 00:09:41,160 Speaker 1: I think over the course of the last several years 173 00:09:41,520 --> 00:09:44,760 Speaker 1: he just became an elite player. I know he did 174 00:09:44,800 --> 00:09:48,120 Speaker 1: not play well in the playoffs. It's well documented. Anyone 175 00:09:48,120 --> 00:09:49,480 Speaker 1: that watched the met like kind of look like a 176 00:09:49,480 --> 00:09:54,959 Speaker 1: different guy. Honestly, beside the one half was it against 177 00:09:55,000 --> 00:09:57,480 Speaker 1: Buffalo last year. For the most part, I think he's 178 00:09:57,559 --> 00:10:00,880 Speaker 1: been bad in the playoffs relative with what he was 179 00:10:00,920 --> 00:10:03,640 Speaker 1: in the regular season. This season has not gone great 180 00:10:03,679 --> 00:10:05,760 Speaker 1: for him in terms of like relative to some of 181 00:10:05,840 --> 00:10:09,120 Speaker 1: his previous statistical years. He's obviously been banged up, but 182 00:10:09,200 --> 00:10:11,679 Speaker 1: I feel like he's played injured the entire season, and 183 00:10:11,720 --> 00:10:14,240 Speaker 1: he's kind of represented what the Ravens stand for is like, 184 00:10:14,880 --> 00:10:17,600 Speaker 1: this is a tough fucking organization and we're gonna go 185 00:10:17,640 --> 00:10:19,800 Speaker 1: down swinging, and that's kind of what they did tonight. 186 00:10:20,320 --> 00:10:23,320 Speaker 1: But the reality is is their season's over. Like the 187 00:10:23,320 --> 00:10:26,600 Speaker 1: Steelers are not losing to the Browns next week, no chance, 188 00:10:27,360 --> 00:10:30,079 Speaker 1: so especially now given that if they win that game, 189 00:10:30,400 --> 00:10:32,840 Speaker 1: this division is over. If you would have told me 190 00:10:32,880 --> 00:10:35,400 Speaker 1: a couple of weeks ago that Week eighteen against the 191 00:10:35,440 --> 00:10:37,720 Speaker 1: Steelers would not have mattered, I don't think I would 192 00:10:37,720 --> 00:10:39,680 Speaker 1: have believed you. But you could have told me a 193 00:10:39,720 --> 00:10:42,600 Speaker 1: lot of things several weeks ago, and I definitely wouldn't 194 00:10:42,600 --> 00:10:45,400 Speaker 1: have believed you about the way this kind of playoff 195 00:10:45,400 --> 00:10:47,920 Speaker 1: picture has played out, or about the way some of 196 00:10:47,960 --> 00:10:50,840 Speaker 1: these teams have played out. But I just thought the 197 00:10:50,920 --> 00:10:52,959 Speaker 1: Ravens would figure out a way just to limp there, 198 00:10:53,080 --> 00:10:55,240 Speaker 1: even if they didn't get it this year, right, Like 199 00:10:55,320 --> 00:10:57,360 Speaker 1: I mean, obviously the Steelers beat him a couple weeks ago. 200 00:10:57,600 --> 00:10:59,080 Speaker 1: I think the Steelers have kind of found some of 201 00:10:59,080 --> 00:11:03,240 Speaker 1: their mojo, but this thing's over, and there have been 202 00:11:03,320 --> 00:11:06,400 Speaker 1: questions out there at least by the fans of like 203 00:11:06,520 --> 00:11:10,120 Speaker 1: has this kind of situation run its course, right. We've 204 00:11:10,120 --> 00:11:11,959 Speaker 1: talked about this before with the Lions, and we'll get 205 00:11:11,960 --> 00:11:13,360 Speaker 1: into it here in a little bit when we talk 206 00:11:13,400 --> 00:11:17,040 Speaker 1: about that game. But like windows do close with the 207 00:11:17,080 --> 00:11:20,360 Speaker 1: group of certain players under contract who were in the 208 00:11:20,360 --> 00:11:22,200 Speaker 1: prime of their career, Like you see with the Chiefs, 209 00:11:22,559 --> 00:11:24,720 Speaker 1: the group of guys they had that they made their 210 00:11:24,760 --> 00:11:27,800 Speaker 1: Super Bowl runs with will look dramatically different at the 211 00:11:27,800 --> 00:11:30,720 Speaker 1: start of next year. Chris Jones will be gone, Kelsey 212 00:11:30,760 --> 00:11:35,680 Speaker 1: Privy retired, Joe Tooney's already been traded. Like it's it's 213 00:11:35,760 --> 00:11:38,360 Speaker 1: just over for a core group of guys that you 214 00:11:38,400 --> 00:11:41,040 Speaker 1: made a large run with. Now some guys will carry over, 215 00:11:41,240 --> 00:11:45,160 Speaker 1: some younger players. McDuffie, Carl loftis right, but there's a 216 00:11:45,200 --> 00:11:47,079 Speaker 1: lot of new faces. And I think the same thing 217 00:11:47,120 --> 00:11:49,360 Speaker 1: with the Ravens. I think this team is gonna look 218 00:11:49,440 --> 00:11:53,160 Speaker 1: dramatically different next year. And they, like the Steelers, have 219 00:11:53,200 --> 00:11:55,720 Speaker 1: been very consistent. Why they've had the same coach what 220 00:11:55,800 --> 00:11:58,920 Speaker 1: feels like for twenty years and you know exactly what 221 00:11:58,960 --> 00:12:02,080 Speaker 1: you're gonna get season in, season out, and typically especially 222 00:12:02,120 --> 00:12:04,280 Speaker 1: over the course of the last four or five years, They've 223 00:12:04,360 --> 00:12:06,360 Speaker 1: easily been one of the best teams in the NFL, 224 00:12:07,040 --> 00:12:10,240 Speaker 1: but they had some injuries. Some of their guys got old. Obviously, 225 00:12:11,160 --> 00:12:14,040 Speaker 1: Lamar Jackson has just been injured throughout the season. I 226 00:12:14,040 --> 00:12:16,199 Speaker 1: don't care what the injury report says. I can use 227 00:12:16,240 --> 00:12:18,880 Speaker 1: my eyes. He hasn't looked the same. Like I'm watching 228 00:12:18,920 --> 00:12:21,280 Speaker 1: Drake may like looks like fully healthy to me. I'm 229 00:12:21,280 --> 00:12:23,480 Speaker 1: watching Kayleb Williams last night, looks fully healthy to me. 230 00:12:23,840 --> 00:12:25,920 Speaker 1: Like I've been watching Lamar Jackson long enough to know, like, 231 00:12:26,080 --> 00:12:28,440 Speaker 1: h it doesn't quite look right. He kind of found 232 00:12:28,480 --> 00:12:30,640 Speaker 1: some mojo last week, but clearly he's been battle stuff 233 00:12:30,640 --> 00:12:32,080 Speaker 1: because he gets hit weird and then boom he's out 234 00:12:32,080 --> 00:12:37,280 Speaker 1: for the game. And it wasn't the reason they lost tonight, 235 00:12:37,760 --> 00:12:40,440 Speaker 1: because again I have a lot of respect, you know 236 00:12:40,520 --> 00:12:43,000 Speaker 1: for Huntley, a guy that again never thought he'd be 237 00:12:43,040 --> 00:12:44,440 Speaker 1: in the league. Went nine to ten only through for 238 00:12:44,480 --> 00:12:50,240 Speaker 1: sixty five yards. But yeah, I just obviously there's a 239 00:12:50,280 --> 00:12:54,040 Speaker 1: massive drop off between those two guys. But they're season's over. 240 00:12:54,520 --> 00:12:56,720 Speaker 1: I mean, like I said, the Steelers are beating the Browns, 241 00:12:56,920 --> 00:12:59,640 Speaker 1: and I think the Ravens will be officially eliminated from 242 00:12:59,640 --> 00:13:03,839 Speaker 1: the player now what to see? You know, the Patriots 243 00:13:03,880 --> 00:13:10,040 Speaker 1: the next two weeks. They it's really it's crazy to 244 00:13:10,080 --> 00:13:13,400 Speaker 1: say this because you're like, they've been so terrible, but 245 00:13:13,480 --> 00:13:17,040 Speaker 1: it's kind of unfathomable how bad the Jets are, Like 246 00:13:17,080 --> 00:13:19,840 Speaker 1: they've been a really bad franchise over the past decade plus. 247 00:13:20,440 --> 00:13:22,000 Speaker 1: But you watch him over the course in the last 248 00:13:22,000 --> 00:13:24,600 Speaker 1: several weeks, You're like, I don't think you could get 249 00:13:24,640 --> 00:13:28,439 Speaker 1: any worse. Like today, the Raiders showed a lot of heart. Jent, 250 00:13:28,559 --> 00:13:32,600 Speaker 1: he made a bunch of plays. The Titans like played 251 00:13:32,640 --> 00:13:35,480 Speaker 1: pretty well today. Now the Chiefs were playing with a 252 00:13:35,559 --> 00:13:39,000 Speaker 1: guy that I don't think any of us literally have 253 00:13:39,120 --> 00:13:41,400 Speaker 1: ever heard of. I had to go immediately to the 254 00:13:41,440 --> 00:13:43,079 Speaker 1: wiki page, like who is this guy? He's been on 255 00:13:43,160 --> 00:13:45,520 Speaker 1: the practice squad for the Steelers, Like, what's this guy's deal? 256 00:13:45,640 --> 00:13:47,200 Speaker 1: He's in the league, he's got two rings on the 257 00:13:47,200 --> 00:13:51,240 Speaker 1: practice squad for the Chiefs, But like, what is going 258 00:13:51,280 --> 00:13:53,800 Speaker 1: on with the Jets? They don't even try. Patriots are 259 00:13:53,840 --> 00:13:56,040 Speaker 1: winning that game, and then they get the Dolphins. Who 260 00:13:56,080 --> 00:13:57,680 Speaker 1: has reading the story. They had a guy that they 261 00:13:57,760 --> 00:14:00,360 Speaker 1: made an act of today that if he leaves they 262 00:14:00,360 --> 00:14:02,240 Speaker 1: get a com pick, and it's like, oh, they're tanking, 263 00:14:02,280 --> 00:14:04,520 Speaker 1: which right move. So the Patriots are gonna win the 264 00:14:04,520 --> 00:14:07,520 Speaker 1: next two weeks. Now, the Broncos get the Chiefs on 265 00:14:07,600 --> 00:14:12,040 Speaker 1: Thursday night, Minshew towards ACL today, so they're gonna see 266 00:14:12,040 --> 00:14:14,200 Speaker 1: that backup quarterback that again, no one's ever heard of. 267 00:14:14,520 --> 00:14:15,960 Speaker 1: So we'll have to see how this plays out, and 268 00:14:15,880 --> 00:14:19,200 Speaker 1: they both might end up fourteen and three, So I 269 00:14:19,200 --> 00:14:22,080 Speaker 1: don't know who gets the tiebreaker there, but I think 270 00:14:22,080 --> 00:14:26,280 Speaker 1: the AFC playoff picture is basically taking shape. You know, 271 00:14:26,360 --> 00:14:31,200 Speaker 1: the Texans or excuse me, the Colts are technically still alive, 272 00:14:31,760 --> 00:14:35,960 Speaker 1: but if they lose tomorrow, they wouldn't be mathematically eliminated, 273 00:14:36,320 --> 00:14:38,760 Speaker 1: but to me, it would be over because they would 274 00:14:38,760 --> 00:14:40,800 Speaker 1: be eight and seven. Their last two games would be 275 00:14:40,800 --> 00:14:43,840 Speaker 1: against the Jags and the Texans. The Texans already have 276 00:14:44,000 --> 00:14:46,640 Speaker 1: ten wins, so they would need the Texans to lose 277 00:14:46,680 --> 00:14:52,240 Speaker 1: out and pretty sure that Texans play the Titans this week. No, 278 00:14:52,320 --> 00:14:54,640 Speaker 1: they excuse me, they play the Chargers this week, actually 279 00:14:54,680 --> 00:14:57,880 Speaker 1: a pretty good game, that's a Saturday game, but then 280 00:14:57,920 --> 00:15:00,400 Speaker 1: they play the Colts the last game of the season. 281 00:15:01,800 --> 00:15:05,160 Speaker 1: But I just think the Colts, I think they're done. 282 00:15:05,360 --> 00:15:08,560 Speaker 1: I think we know the AFC it's Denver, New England. 283 00:15:08,600 --> 00:15:11,240 Speaker 1: In whatever order it plays out, the Jags, who will 284 00:15:11,240 --> 00:15:14,680 Speaker 1: talk about in a second, the Steelers, the Chargers, the Bills, 285 00:15:14,680 --> 00:15:17,560 Speaker 1: and the Texans. That's a pretty good AFC playoff, Pictuer. 286 00:15:18,000 --> 00:15:20,800 Speaker 1: Part of the reason it's really good is that, depending 287 00:15:20,840 --> 00:15:23,400 Speaker 1: on the order and the seeding, how this plays out. 288 00:15:23,760 --> 00:15:27,400 Speaker 1: If the three wild cards teams in whatever order are 289 00:15:27,440 --> 00:15:30,320 Speaker 1: the Chargers, the Bills, and the Texans, I don't think 290 00:15:30,360 --> 00:15:32,360 Speaker 1: any of us would be shocked if two of the 291 00:15:32,400 --> 00:15:36,080 Speaker 1: three of those teams win. It is not inconceivable that 292 00:15:36,200 --> 00:15:39,640 Speaker 1: the Chargers with Herbert and Harbaugh, the Bills with Josh 293 00:15:39,640 --> 00:15:42,600 Speaker 1: Allen who had a weird game today, and the Texans, 294 00:15:42,640 --> 00:15:45,200 Speaker 1: who also kind of had a weird game today, but 295 00:15:45,320 --> 00:15:48,960 Speaker 1: they have won seven straight games, So your boy had them, 296 00:15:49,240 --> 00:15:51,360 Speaker 1: you know, minus fourteen and a half. I was pretty 297 00:15:51,400 --> 00:15:53,520 Speaker 1: doubted on that game. Actually, I kind of came away 298 00:15:53,560 --> 00:15:55,080 Speaker 1: like I'm kind of roomed for genty. It was kind 299 00:15:55,080 --> 00:15:58,360 Speaker 1: of fun, suck to lose, but Texas still pulled it out. 300 00:15:59,360 --> 00:16:01,880 Speaker 1: I would not shocked me. They're all gonna be very, 301 00:16:01,960 --> 00:16:05,080 Speaker 1: very live dogs depending on the matchups. You know, it's 302 00:16:05,080 --> 00:16:08,280 Speaker 1: crazy if you're the Jags and you have a fantastic 303 00:16:08,360 --> 00:16:12,040 Speaker 1: season and you dropped Josh Allen in the first round. 304 00:16:12,280 --> 00:16:14,800 Speaker 1: It's like that kind of sucks, you know. The Steelers 305 00:16:14,800 --> 00:16:17,400 Speaker 1: getting the Chargers. That's a little bit of the Spider 306 00:16:17,440 --> 00:16:20,440 Speaker 1: Man meme of them pointing at each other. That is 307 00:16:20,480 --> 00:16:22,640 Speaker 1: a I mean, it's a game that the Steelers can win. 308 00:16:22,720 --> 00:16:26,920 Speaker 1: We'll see if TJ. Watt can come back. But you 309 00:16:26,920 --> 00:16:29,040 Speaker 1: know it's gonna be hard to bet, you know against 310 00:16:29,160 --> 00:16:30,840 Speaker 1: Harbaugh and the Chargers that are gonna have a lot 311 00:16:30,840 --> 00:16:33,480 Speaker 1: of momentum going in. And then the Texans, you know, 312 00:16:33,480 --> 00:16:37,120 Speaker 1: against the New England Patriots that's or the Broncos. That's 313 00:16:37,160 --> 00:16:40,240 Speaker 1: just a tough, tough matchup if you're the two seed. 314 00:16:40,400 --> 00:16:43,080 Speaker 1: I mean, it really is, because most years the Texans 315 00:16:43,080 --> 00:16:45,280 Speaker 1: are better than a seventh seed, right They have an 316 00:16:45,320 --> 00:16:48,280 Speaker 1: elite defense. CJ was a little hit all over the 317 00:16:48,280 --> 00:16:51,160 Speaker 1: place today, But at the end of the day, like 318 00:16:51,200 --> 00:16:53,600 Speaker 1: I think the Texans, they would be the type team 319 00:16:53,640 --> 00:16:55,640 Speaker 1: that I would want no part of in a playoff game, 320 00:16:55,880 --> 00:16:58,200 Speaker 1: just because their defense is so good. 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I mean there are some call it 338 00:18:00,280 --> 00:18:04,600 Speaker 1: feels like guys are either afraid to blow the whistle 339 00:18:05,560 --> 00:18:09,720 Speaker 1: or get really whistle happy. There's no like middle ground, right. 340 00:18:10,359 --> 00:18:14,720 Speaker 1: I can disagree with certain calls, like the body weight call. 341 00:18:15,000 --> 00:18:16,479 Speaker 1: It's like, what is the guy supposed to do? He's 342 00:18:16,480 --> 00:18:19,679 Speaker 1: three hundred pounds, He's sacking the quarterback? Is he's supposed 343 00:18:19,720 --> 00:18:23,120 Speaker 1: to float away. But so many plays in the secondary 344 00:18:23,600 --> 00:18:28,880 Speaker 1: with past interference or defensive holding, it just feels so subjective, 345 00:18:29,000 --> 00:18:33,439 Speaker 1: so so random, Right, It's just like, I what what 346 00:18:33,480 --> 00:18:35,720 Speaker 1: are you seeing? Some referee see it one way, other 347 00:18:35,720 --> 00:18:38,600 Speaker 1: guys see it other way. Obviously, sometimes it's pretty clear 348 00:18:38,600 --> 00:18:41,600 Speaker 1: and obvious, but throughout the throughout the day and throughout 349 00:18:41,600 --> 00:18:44,159 Speaker 1: honestly the season, you just don't know what you're getting 350 00:18:44,440 --> 00:18:47,240 Speaker 1: game to game, play to play. But the last play 351 00:18:47,280 --> 00:18:49,800 Speaker 1: in the Lions game one, I feel no sympathy for 352 00:18:49,840 --> 00:18:53,359 Speaker 1: the Lions. Nut it's not their fault. Maybe it is. 353 00:18:53,400 --> 00:18:56,439 Speaker 1: I mean, I don't know their training and practice habits. 354 00:18:56,520 --> 00:18:59,040 Speaker 1: They have a million injuries every single year. And even 355 00:18:59,040 --> 00:19:02,840 Speaker 1: today the I forget who's calling the game, was like, 356 00:19:02,840 --> 00:19:05,560 Speaker 1: they're down to their third center and defensively they're just 357 00:19:05,600 --> 00:19:08,760 Speaker 1: a mass unit in the secondary. They're down twenty nine 358 00:19:08,760 --> 00:19:11,040 Speaker 1: to seventeen in the fourth quarter. It was yeah, it 359 00:19:11,040 --> 00:19:15,080 Speaker 1: was Nanson Romo that it was just you're down twenty 360 00:19:15,200 --> 00:19:17,880 Speaker 1: nine to seventeen in a game that is basically for 361 00:19:17,960 --> 00:19:20,880 Speaker 1: your season. And even Dan Campbell said when he addressed 362 00:19:20,920 --> 00:19:23,399 Speaker 1: the team, he said that that might have been our 363 00:19:23,480 --> 00:19:26,280 Speaker 1: last chance, right, So he's no du I mean he understood. 364 00:19:26,320 --> 00:19:28,600 Speaker 1: I'm sure that they built this thing as like all 365 00:19:28,680 --> 00:19:30,040 Speaker 1: of our chips are in the middle of the table 366 00:19:30,080 --> 00:19:33,200 Speaker 1: for this game, and you kind of get worked by 367 00:19:33,200 --> 00:19:37,080 Speaker 1: a team who's star wide receiver hit a fan who 368 00:19:37,119 --> 00:19:40,720 Speaker 1: you could argue their second best quote unquote receiver is 369 00:19:40,760 --> 00:19:43,119 Speaker 1: a three hundred pound tight end who actually is a 370 00:19:43,160 --> 00:19:46,000 Speaker 1: freak talent, but probably should be playing right tackle if 371 00:19:46,040 --> 00:19:50,680 Speaker 1: he wants to maximize profits. I just think that they 372 00:19:50,760 --> 00:19:53,000 Speaker 1: worked you. Now you came back at the end, it 373 00:19:53,040 --> 00:19:55,960 Speaker 1: got weird. They missed a field goal, but the final play, 374 00:19:56,480 --> 00:19:59,520 Speaker 1: give me a fucking break. There is a thing called 375 00:20:00,800 --> 00:20:05,600 Speaker 1: forward progress or just like the play is over, and 376 00:20:05,880 --> 00:20:08,800 Speaker 1: it was pretty clear that one he not only didn't 377 00:20:08,840 --> 00:20:11,359 Speaker 1: cross the goal line, but they drove him back like 378 00:20:11,440 --> 00:20:15,840 Speaker 1: five yards. And in twenty twenty five, with officiating, you 379 00:20:15,880 --> 00:20:18,360 Speaker 1: can't slam the guy to the ground. You can't make 380 00:20:18,400 --> 00:20:21,160 Speaker 1: sure everyone knows they tackled. You were taught to kind 381 00:20:21,160 --> 00:20:24,000 Speaker 1: of like after a couple steps, kind of stopped, just 382 00:20:24,160 --> 00:20:27,120 Speaker 1: like play it to the whistle. Not in twenty five. 383 00:20:27,640 --> 00:20:30,280 Speaker 1: You know, in this day and age, right, you don't 384 00:20:30,320 --> 00:20:32,399 Speaker 1: want to get a penalty, give him another free play. 385 00:20:32,840 --> 00:20:35,440 Speaker 1: By the time that he lateraled it to Jared Goff, 386 00:20:36,080 --> 00:20:38,160 Speaker 1: it felt like the play had been over for two seconds. 387 00:20:38,840 --> 00:20:43,320 Speaker 1: Anyone complaining. Now we could argue whether it was offensive 388 00:20:43,320 --> 00:20:46,919 Speaker 1: pass interference or not. I'd argue it's irrelevant because he 389 00:20:46,960 --> 00:20:49,800 Speaker 1: didn't score a touchdown. He would have been tackled, they 390 00:20:49,800 --> 00:20:53,399 Speaker 1: didn't have timeouts, the game would have been over. But 391 00:20:53,560 --> 00:20:56,720 Speaker 1: like I said, when you were making Jalen Warren look 392 00:20:56,840 --> 00:21:01,000 Speaker 1: like Barry Sanders, I'm not gonna feel bad for you. You're 393 00:21:00,600 --> 00:21:02,560 Speaker 1: not a playoff team this year. And I'm a Dan 394 00:21:02,640 --> 00:21:07,399 Speaker 1: Campbell Jared Goff Lions fan. I have rooted for the 395 00:21:07,440 --> 00:21:10,640 Speaker 1: team just because I like what they stood for. I've 396 00:21:10,640 --> 00:21:14,320 Speaker 1: had a ton of admiration for how they've rebuilt this operation. 397 00:21:15,280 --> 00:21:18,880 Speaker 1: But give me a break with everyone screaming and bitching 398 00:21:18,920 --> 00:21:22,720 Speaker 1: and moaning about the way the game ended. Yeah, referees 399 00:21:22,760 --> 00:21:25,600 Speaker 1: are idiots, Like I don't even I'm not even listening 400 00:21:25,600 --> 00:21:28,320 Speaker 1: to what they said because it didn't even matter even 401 00:21:28,359 --> 00:21:30,919 Speaker 1: if the past interference hadn't happened, that there was no 402 00:21:31,160 --> 00:21:34,040 Speaker 1: lateral in this notion that like well, by the letter 403 00:21:34,080 --> 00:21:38,159 Speaker 1: of the law, no, he was clearly tackled and it 404 00:21:38,280 --> 00:21:42,239 Speaker 1: was over. What are we talking about? So I just 405 00:21:42,280 --> 00:21:46,480 Speaker 1: do not understand. If they would have allowed that lateral 406 00:21:46,520 --> 00:21:48,639 Speaker 1: to happen, that would have been one of the biggest 407 00:21:48,640 --> 00:21:52,919 Speaker 1: con jobs, Ponzi schemes, fugazi's in the history of the NFL. 408 00:21:53,720 --> 00:21:57,280 Speaker 1: It would have been the most outrageous thing I've ever 409 00:21:57,280 --> 00:21:59,760 Speaker 1: seen in my entire life. And we've seen some crazy ones. 410 00:22:00,480 --> 00:22:04,639 Speaker 1: The des catch I'm probably I can't, I'm so tired 411 00:22:04,680 --> 00:22:07,480 Speaker 1: right now, I can't even you know, come up with five. 412 00:22:07,600 --> 00:22:10,720 Speaker 1: But we've seen a lot, especially recently, but that would 413 00:22:10,760 --> 00:22:12,919 Speaker 1: have been the worst one of all time. I truly 414 00:22:12,960 --> 00:22:16,200 Speaker 1: believe that if they would have allowed a lateral after 415 00:22:16,240 --> 00:22:18,600 Speaker 1: he had been driven back for five yards and neither 416 00:22:18,640 --> 00:22:21,200 Speaker 1: guy is trying to get a penalty, like you lost 417 00:22:21,480 --> 00:22:25,320 Speaker 1: farre and square, and now you know, essentially you are 418 00:22:25,359 --> 00:22:29,800 Speaker 1: eliminated because you get you know, the Vikings this week, 419 00:22:29,840 --> 00:22:32,320 Speaker 1: who are gonna have their backup quarterback because JJ McCarthy's 420 00:22:32,359 --> 00:22:34,080 Speaker 1: probably gonna be out for the season with them fucked 421 00:22:34,119 --> 00:22:37,480 Speaker 1: up hand. But the Packers have to win one of 422 00:22:37,480 --> 00:22:39,840 Speaker 1: these last two games, and to me, the Packers are 423 00:22:39,840 --> 00:22:42,399 Speaker 1: a much better team. The Packers deserve to be in 424 00:22:42,440 --> 00:22:46,480 Speaker 1: the playoffs. They didn't deserve to win the last game 425 00:22:46,520 --> 00:22:48,880 Speaker 1: against the Bears because they screwed up the on side kick. 426 00:22:49,320 --> 00:22:52,240 Speaker 1: But to me, like if you said, who's more deserving 427 00:22:52,240 --> 00:22:54,760 Speaker 1: out of those two teams, like, I'm sorry, the Packers 428 00:22:54,800 --> 00:22:59,359 Speaker 1: are and the Jags clearly shun Payton this week when 429 00:22:59,400 --> 00:23:02,120 Speaker 1: he made the about it's like, really impressive coming from 430 00:23:02,119 --> 00:23:05,639 Speaker 1: a small market. He's worked in a small market like 431 00:23:05,800 --> 00:23:08,879 Speaker 1: New Orleans is not treated like the Dallas Cowboys, the 432 00:23:09,040 --> 00:23:11,040 Speaker 1: Green Bay Packers. I know they're a small market, but 433 00:23:11,080 --> 00:23:14,160 Speaker 1: they're treated like a major brand, the forty nine Ers, 434 00:23:14,440 --> 00:23:18,720 Speaker 1: the Philadelphia Eagles, like these major teams that we don't 435 00:23:18,720 --> 00:23:22,920 Speaker 1: talk about. The Jacks. He was just speaking facts. This 436 00:23:23,000 --> 00:23:25,960 Speaker 1: wasn't college. He wasn't being offended that your town smaller 437 00:23:26,000 --> 00:23:29,520 Speaker 1: than others. To me, the way I took it is 438 00:23:29,560 --> 00:23:31,080 Speaker 1: like they're a really good team. They just play in 439 00:23:31,080 --> 00:23:33,960 Speaker 1: a market that no one pays attention. I told Coward 440 00:23:34,000 --> 00:23:36,680 Speaker 1: earlier today, They're like, are they even a top five 441 00:23:36,760 --> 00:23:40,480 Speaker 1: most famous football team in their own state, college, high school, 442 00:23:40,520 --> 00:23:43,159 Speaker 1: and pro? I think the answer would be no. The 443 00:23:43,280 --> 00:23:47,600 Speaker 1: U Florida State University of Florida, the Miami Dolphins, Saint 444 00:23:47,680 --> 00:23:50,560 Speaker 1: Thomas Aquinas. I mean, what are we talking about here. 445 00:23:51,000 --> 00:23:54,280 Speaker 1: Now that being said about the market size and their 446 00:23:54,359 --> 00:23:58,040 Speaker 1: visibility nationally, which I don't think it's really disputed. Most 447 00:23:58,119 --> 00:24:01,320 Speaker 1: people aren't locked in on Jags game, myself included. I 448 00:24:01,400 --> 00:24:04,119 Speaker 1: mean I have every game on all the time, but 449 00:24:04,400 --> 00:24:08,200 Speaker 1: like about watching all their snaps most times because historically 450 00:24:08,280 --> 00:24:11,280 Speaker 1: they've never mattered. They have been bad for so long. 451 00:24:11,680 --> 00:24:16,240 Speaker 1: They are no longer bad. Today was really impressive. They 452 00:24:16,640 --> 00:24:22,040 Speaker 1: dominated that game. They destroyed Denver. They were unstoppable on offense. 453 00:24:22,440 --> 00:24:25,080 Speaker 1: Liam Cohen as Trevor Lawrence looked like he's back at Clemson. 454 00:24:25,240 --> 00:24:28,480 Speaker 1: He was fantastic today. I mean his throws in the 455 00:24:28,520 --> 00:24:31,720 Speaker 1: red zone. I mean he looks like, I don't know, 456 00:24:31,760 --> 00:24:34,840 Speaker 1: like Josh Allen or Justin Herbert, moving around with his feet, 457 00:24:35,080 --> 00:24:39,760 Speaker 1: accurate on throws, just under complete control. Defensively, they're really physical, 458 00:24:40,359 --> 00:24:43,760 Speaker 1: they are, and this speaks to what Sean Payton is 459 00:24:43,800 --> 00:24:46,840 Speaker 1: talking about. Ben Johnson is getting a ton of credit. 460 00:24:47,400 --> 00:24:49,600 Speaker 1: The Bears and the Jags are the same. They have 461 00:24:49,720 --> 00:24:52,520 Speaker 1: sucked for a while now. The difference is the Bears 462 00:24:52,520 --> 00:24:54,320 Speaker 1: have a lot of history and they are in one 463 00:24:54,359 --> 00:24:58,400 Speaker 1: of our biggest, most important cities in America. So when 464 00:24:58,440 --> 00:25:02,080 Speaker 1: they are good, they are a MA your story right. 465 00:25:02,480 --> 00:25:06,639 Speaker 1: So Ben Johnson has turned Chicago around overnight. Liam Cohen 466 00:25:06,640 --> 00:25:10,040 Speaker 1: has turned around the Jags around overnight. Yet we have 467 00:25:10,080 --> 00:25:12,840 Speaker 1: been talking about the Bears, Caleb Williams and Ben Johnson 468 00:25:13,160 --> 00:25:15,640 Speaker 1: twenty four to seven, three sixty five all year. I'm 469 00:25:15,680 --> 00:25:18,720 Speaker 1: as guilty as anybody. They're a fascinating story. But a 470 00:25:18,720 --> 00:25:21,400 Speaker 1: lot of people are paying attention. We have not been 471 00:25:21,440 --> 00:25:23,280 Speaker 1: talking about the Jacks. It's like, yeah, Liam Cohen, what 472 00:25:23,320 --> 00:25:26,480 Speaker 1: he's doing. Like what he's doing, I'm blown away. Like 473 00:25:26,720 --> 00:25:30,119 Speaker 1: watching that game today, I kept waiting. I was like this, 474 00:25:30,119 --> 00:25:32,320 Speaker 1: this is not gonna hold, and it's like, boom, another touchdown, 475 00:25:32,359 --> 00:25:35,480 Speaker 1: Boom another touchdown. Parker Washington. Is that Jerry Rice knows 476 00:25:35,560 --> 00:25:39,800 Speaker 1: Parker Washington, etn. He was like, we are blasting these guys. 477 00:25:41,640 --> 00:25:43,240 Speaker 1: What was the final score of that game, because it 478 00:25:43,280 --> 00:25:46,639 Speaker 1: doesn't feel as close as the final score was. The 479 00:25:46,720 --> 00:25:51,480 Speaker 1: final score was thirty four to twenty. I felt worse 480 00:25:51,520 --> 00:25:55,159 Speaker 1: than that, especially in the second half. That that was 481 00:25:55,320 --> 00:25:57,399 Speaker 1: I mean bo Nick's to a terrible pick right to 482 00:25:57,440 --> 00:26:01,080 Speaker 1: the defender, and then they immediately scored again and basically 483 00:26:01,200 --> 00:26:03,119 Speaker 1: ran the same play like back to back series to 484 00:26:03,160 --> 00:26:05,879 Speaker 1: Parker Washington where you like made one guy miss all 485 00:26:05,880 --> 00:26:08,119 Speaker 1: of a sudden, he's just free down the sideline. That 486 00:26:08,520 --> 00:26:14,800 Speaker 1: was really impressive. I was I was blown away, it 487 00:26:14,800 --> 00:26:18,639 Speaker 1: really was. I tweeted this. I don't know if I 488 00:26:18,720 --> 00:26:21,280 Speaker 1: really believe it, but I definitely don't not believe it. Like, 489 00:26:21,320 --> 00:26:24,240 Speaker 1: could the Jags win the Super Bowl? I mean, could 490 00:26:24,280 --> 00:26:26,200 Speaker 1: the Jags beat the Steelers? Yes? Could the Jags beat 491 00:26:26,240 --> 00:26:28,560 Speaker 1: the Chargers yes? Could the Jags beat the Bills? Yes? 492 00:26:29,240 --> 00:26:32,119 Speaker 1: Could the Jags beat the Texans? They have and they 493 00:26:32,320 --> 00:26:33,760 Speaker 1: the game they lost to him. I think they were 494 00:26:33,800 --> 00:26:37,360 Speaker 1: up twenty nine to ten. Could they beat the Broncos? 495 00:26:37,400 --> 00:26:40,000 Speaker 1: We just saw him do it. It's like, I don't know 496 00:26:40,040 --> 00:26:44,920 Speaker 1: why they couldn't win, you know, THEFC Now they're probably 497 00:26:44,920 --> 00:26:49,040 Speaker 1: gonna end up with the with the three seed because, 498 00:26:49,080 --> 00:26:52,080 Speaker 1: like we said, the Patriots schedules really easy, and now 499 00:26:52,119 --> 00:26:57,880 Speaker 1: the Chargers get Gardner Minshew's back up, and the Chargers, who, 500 00:26:58,680 --> 00:27:00,960 Speaker 1: depending on what happens this week, might even have nothing 501 00:27:00,960 --> 00:27:03,879 Speaker 1: to play for. And even if they do, and it's 502 00:27:03,920 --> 00:27:06,760 Speaker 1: the difference between the five or six seed, wouldn't be shocking. 503 00:27:06,800 --> 00:27:09,240 Speaker 1: Some of these teams are gonna rest people Week eight 504 00:27:09,280 --> 00:27:11,520 Speaker 1: team if they basically know I'm gonna be the five 505 00:27:11,560 --> 00:27:14,920 Speaker 1: or six seed, but whatever, I don't care either way. 506 00:27:14,960 --> 00:27:17,760 Speaker 1: Sean mcvade did this a couple of years ago. I'm 507 00:27:17,800 --> 00:27:20,600 Speaker 1: not playing people week a team, and he did it 508 00:27:20,680 --> 00:27:23,240 Speaker 1: years ago in the preseason. Everyone copied him. I do 509 00:27:23,320 --> 00:27:25,119 Speaker 1: think more and more teams if it's like the difference 510 00:27:25,119 --> 00:27:26,800 Speaker 1: between the six or the seventh seed or the five 511 00:27:26,800 --> 00:27:29,040 Speaker 1: and the sixth seed, it's like, I'm not risking and 512 00:27:29,080 --> 00:27:31,440 Speaker 1: getting a starter injured when I know for a fact 513 00:27:31,480 --> 00:27:33,560 Speaker 1: I'm gonna play the next week. And I think you 514 00:27:33,560 --> 00:27:36,800 Speaker 1: can justify that. I wouldn't blame any team for doing 515 00:27:36,880 --> 00:27:39,639 Speaker 1: that because like, well, I'd rather play the Panthers, or 516 00:27:39,640 --> 00:27:42,879 Speaker 1: I'd rather play the Steelers than the Jags, like I 517 00:27:43,240 --> 00:27:46,760 Speaker 1: just need. I cannot lose my star fill in the 518 00:27:46,760 --> 00:27:49,400 Speaker 1: blank player in a game that like, well, it could 519 00:27:49,440 --> 00:27:51,520 Speaker 1: have changed the seeding, but regardless, I was playing next 520 00:27:51,520 --> 00:27:55,160 Speaker 1: week anyway. And listen, it's the playoffs. All these teams 521 00:27:55,160 --> 00:27:57,320 Speaker 1: are hard at the end of the day, you know, 522 00:27:57,440 --> 00:27:59,760 Speaker 1: especially in the AFC. Like I'm not playing Brady or 523 00:27:59,760 --> 00:28:03,320 Speaker 1: man here, Patrick Mahomes is in a hospital bed somewhere, 524 00:28:03,720 --> 00:28:07,480 Speaker 1: so it's like it is what it is. But man 525 00:28:07,560 --> 00:28:10,520 Speaker 1: I nothing but nothing but respect for the Jags day 526 00:28:10,960 --> 00:28:15,520 Speaker 1: that that was really really impressive, and the Lions losing 527 00:28:17,800 --> 00:28:20,920 Speaker 1: makes it official. The forty Diners and the Bears are 528 00:28:20,920 --> 00:28:26,040 Speaker 1: in the playoffs, so basically the NFC playoffs now, I 529 00:28:26,359 --> 00:28:31,480 Speaker 1: think it's set unless the Packers seriously implode. They play 530 00:28:31,520 --> 00:28:34,120 Speaker 1: the Ravens this week, but that might be against Tyler 531 00:28:34,160 --> 00:28:37,800 Speaker 1: Huntley and I would like him in that spot, and 532 00:28:37,920 --> 00:28:42,640 Speaker 1: then the last week the Packers. There's so much stuff 533 00:28:42,680 --> 00:28:44,800 Speaker 1: going on in my head right now. The Packers play 534 00:28:44,840 --> 00:28:49,680 Speaker 1: the Vikings, who are gonna have you know, the quarterback 535 00:28:49,760 --> 00:28:52,960 Speaker 1: Bosmer is just atrocious. So I would expect the Packers 536 00:28:52,960 --> 00:28:55,840 Speaker 1: to win the next two games. Technically they're not dead 537 00:28:55,880 --> 00:28:57,840 Speaker 1: for the division. They would need the Bears to lose 538 00:28:57,840 --> 00:29:00,800 Speaker 1: the last two games, but they could potentially. They are 539 00:29:00,840 --> 00:29:03,520 Speaker 1: playing the Lions week eighteen, who would have nothing to 540 00:29:03,520 --> 00:29:06,520 Speaker 1: play for so and the Bears have a huge advantage 541 00:29:06,760 --> 00:29:08,880 Speaker 1: coming up here this week playing the forty nine ers. 542 00:29:08,920 --> 00:29:12,000 Speaker 1: But either way, I do think it's right in the 543 00:29:12,080 --> 00:29:15,719 Speaker 1: NFC right the Rams Seattle, the Niners all in, the 544 00:29:15,760 --> 00:29:20,480 Speaker 1: Bears in, the Eagles are in, and in some combination. 545 00:29:20,760 --> 00:29:24,120 Speaker 1: I don't think it matters because whoever they play, whether 546 00:29:24,160 --> 00:29:28,680 Speaker 1: it be the Bears, the Niners, Seattle or the Rams. Again, 547 00:29:28,720 --> 00:29:30,400 Speaker 1: a lot can change over the next couple weeks in 548 00:29:30,480 --> 00:29:33,120 Speaker 1: terms of seating. I do think whoever gets in the 549 00:29:33,160 --> 00:29:37,640 Speaker 1: Panthers or the Buccaneers will be an underdog, especially the Panthers, 550 00:29:37,720 --> 00:29:40,760 Speaker 1: who actually weren't terrible today. Part of it is the 551 00:29:40,800 --> 00:29:43,680 Speaker 1: Bucks defense is so bad. Bryce kind of runs around. 552 00:29:44,240 --> 00:29:47,640 Speaker 1: McMillan's a good player, and Baker just is, I don't know, 553 00:29:47,680 --> 00:29:50,880 Speaker 1: a shell of himself. It's crazy that MVP bet that 554 00:29:51,000 --> 00:29:53,600 Speaker 1: kind of felt good a month in. I mean feels 555 00:29:53,680 --> 00:29:56,680 Speaker 1: like you want drugs. What were you even talking about? 556 00:29:56,720 --> 00:30:01,240 Speaker 1: Because even on that final drive to day, I'll be honest, 557 00:30:01,280 --> 00:30:02,760 Speaker 1: I didn't have much faith it was gonna drive him 558 00:30:02,760 --> 00:30:05,600 Speaker 1: down for a game. When he touchdown, I thought I'd 559 00:30:05,600 --> 00:30:07,200 Speaker 1: get him in a field goal range for like, it 560 00:30:07,280 --> 00:30:08,840 Speaker 1: never crossed my mind like he's gonna drive him down 561 00:30:08,880 --> 00:30:11,920 Speaker 1: for a game when he touchdown. I didn't think he 562 00:30:11,960 --> 00:30:13,959 Speaker 1: was going to do it. Now, I didn't necessarily think 563 00:30:13,960 --> 00:30:15,920 Speaker 1: he was gonna throw an interception right to a guy. 564 00:30:16,560 --> 00:30:19,800 Speaker 1: But that's what happened. And when it happened, I was like, yeah, 565 00:30:20,200 --> 00:30:23,600 Speaker 1: that happened. A lot. So you know, I think whoever 566 00:30:23,640 --> 00:30:26,360 Speaker 1: gets the five seed in the NFC is pretty powerful 567 00:30:26,720 --> 00:30:29,760 Speaker 1: because it draws you one of those two teams. Especially 568 00:30:29,760 --> 00:30:32,560 Speaker 1: to me, if it's the Panthers that I don't think 569 00:30:32,680 --> 00:30:35,880 Speaker 1: there will be a soul that will believe that they 570 00:30:35,960 --> 00:30:38,080 Speaker 1: can win a playoff game, and I think they would 571 00:30:38,080 --> 00:30:41,920 Speaker 1: be correct. And the seventh seed, like, let's say the 572 00:30:41,960 --> 00:30:46,480 Speaker 1: Bears get the two, I think the Packers would like 573 00:30:46,560 --> 00:30:49,200 Speaker 1: their chances in a rematch. And that's not trying to 574 00:30:49,240 --> 00:30:52,720 Speaker 1: diminish anything about the Bears, but you know, we've seen 575 00:30:52,720 --> 00:30:55,800 Speaker 1: those two teams play. Both games have been a coin 576 00:30:55,840 --> 00:30:59,280 Speaker 1: flip at the end of the game. But the Packers 577 00:30:59,280 --> 00:31:01,280 Speaker 1: have had the lead, you know, the whole time. They 578 00:31:01,280 --> 00:31:03,080 Speaker 1: had the lead the whole time in the first game, 579 00:31:03,800 --> 00:31:05,959 Speaker 1: and I mean they were up sixteen, they were up 580 00:31:05,960 --> 00:31:08,960 Speaker 1: ten plus points, you know, in the second half. And again, 581 00:31:09,080 --> 00:31:11,840 Speaker 1: what the Bears are doing feels a little bit that 582 00:31:11,840 --> 00:31:14,520 Speaker 1: it's more sustainable. I think they have a lot more 583 00:31:14,560 --> 00:31:18,520 Speaker 1: young players. I would take Ben Johnson seven days a 584 00:31:18,560 --> 00:31:21,680 Speaker 1: week ten times. I think Dan Quinn's a little overrated, 585 00:31:21,960 --> 00:31:26,040 Speaker 1: nice guy, good energy, it feels like an uplifter, But 586 00:31:26,200 --> 00:31:28,760 Speaker 1: like I think he's a little bit of a roller coaster. 587 00:31:29,080 --> 00:31:32,040 Speaker 1: Everyone in the league would take Ben Johnson over Dan Quinn, 588 00:31:32,320 --> 00:31:35,200 Speaker 1: but a little bit like that team last year of 589 00:31:35,280 --> 00:31:37,360 Speaker 1: just like everything was breaking their way. That's what the 590 00:31:37,360 --> 00:31:39,120 Speaker 1: Bears kind of feel like right now and rightfully so 591 00:31:39,160 --> 00:31:41,640 Speaker 1: the football gods owe them one. And it was really 592 00:31:41,640 --> 00:31:44,040 Speaker 1: really cool to see that city alive. Some of you 593 00:31:44,040 --> 00:31:47,120 Speaker 1: guys dming me that. I had a guy that says, 594 00:31:47,160 --> 00:31:50,320 Speaker 1: like a run a restaurant and Mike Cooks and everyone 595 00:31:50,360 --> 00:31:52,960 Speaker 1: in the restaurant was standing up and hugging, and it's 596 00:31:53,000 --> 00:31:55,880 Speaker 1: a powerful moment in the city. Everyone felt together, and 597 00:31:55,880 --> 00:31:58,560 Speaker 1: that's cool. One of our big markets, one of our 598 00:31:58,920 --> 00:32:02,280 Speaker 1: our teams that really matters, you know, grown up in 599 00:32:02,320 --> 00:32:04,520 Speaker 1: the Bear like the forty nine ers really really matter. 600 00:32:05,240 --> 00:32:09,080 Speaker 1: And I've been there. When they're humming, it's a powerful thing. 601 00:32:09,480 --> 00:32:12,560 Speaker 1: When they suck, it's it's it's not as fun and 602 00:32:12,640 --> 00:32:15,080 Speaker 1: for Bears fans like it's it's been really ugly for 603 00:32:15,120 --> 00:32:18,360 Speaker 1: a long time. And to have that moment against Green Bay, 604 00:32:18,960 --> 00:32:22,040 Speaker 1: you know, was really really cool. And I think we're 605 00:32:22,040 --> 00:32:24,720 Speaker 1: gonna get some major star power in the NFC now 606 00:32:24,760 --> 00:32:28,120 Speaker 1: that the Bears are in. Obviously the Eagles you got 607 00:32:28,160 --> 00:32:31,600 Speaker 1: Sean McVay, you got Kyle Shanahan. You know, the Packers 608 00:32:31,640 --> 00:32:35,600 Speaker 1: will be in and the Seattle Seahawks, so you know, 609 00:32:35,720 --> 00:32:38,320 Speaker 1: lots on the line. With the seating, you could argue 610 00:32:38,400 --> 00:32:42,440 Speaker 1: this year in the NFL, you know everything being so close, 611 00:32:42,920 --> 00:32:46,000 Speaker 1: seating might meet a little less Like none of these 612 00:32:46,040 --> 00:32:49,000 Speaker 1: matchups beside the Carolina Panthers, I could see any team 613 00:32:49,040 --> 00:32:53,920 Speaker 1: beating the other like no team like Seattle playing the Packers, 614 00:32:53,960 --> 00:32:57,160 Speaker 1: the Niners playing the Bears, the Eagles playing the Rams. 615 00:32:57,680 --> 00:33:00,600 Speaker 1: All these games go either way. That that's gonna be 616 00:33:00,600 --> 00:33:03,520 Speaker 1: what's really fun about January. And I would say the 617 00:33:03,520 --> 00:33:06,480 Speaker 1: same thing for the AFC, like would you be shocked 618 00:33:06,520 --> 00:33:09,680 Speaker 1: if the Bills beat the Jags or if the Chargers 619 00:33:09,720 --> 00:33:11,400 Speaker 1: or the Steelers? Like that to me is a coin 620 00:33:11,400 --> 00:33:14,800 Speaker 1: flip game. The Texans could take out the Patriots in 621 00:33:14,840 --> 00:33:18,760 Speaker 1: the first round of the playoffs. I think it's the 622 00:33:18,760 --> 00:33:20,960 Speaker 1: first time in a long time that you go, yeah, 623 00:33:20,960 --> 00:33:22,880 Speaker 1: there are probably three teams that can win the Super Bowl. 624 00:33:23,920 --> 00:33:26,800 Speaker 1: I don't know if all four team can, but I 625 00:33:26,800 --> 00:33:28,720 Speaker 1: think you could make an argument the number is closer 626 00:33:28,800 --> 00:33:32,680 Speaker 1: to ten than it is three, and that's cool. And 627 00:33:32,760 --> 00:33:35,440 Speaker 1: I think you could say somewhat about that in college football, 628 00:33:35,920 --> 00:33:37,680 Speaker 1: even though it does feel like if they play their 629 00:33:37,720 --> 00:33:40,240 Speaker 1: best game, Ohio State's probably the best team and more 630 00:33:40,280 --> 00:33:42,000 Speaker 1: than likely if you're gonna find people to bet on it, 631 00:33:42,120 --> 00:33:45,120 Speaker 1: like probably Ohio State of Georgia, but it wouldn't stunt you. 632 00:33:45,160 --> 00:33:48,520 Speaker 1: Like Texas Tech paid twenty five million dollars for their roster. 633 00:33:48,560 --> 00:33:51,640 Speaker 1: They're really good. You know, Oregon has a highly paid roster. 634 00:33:52,320 --> 00:33:55,960 Speaker 1: Ole miss pretty good. They took Georgia down to the 635 00:33:56,000 --> 00:33:58,920 Speaker 1: line at Georgia earlier this year, like they could play 636 00:33:59,360 --> 00:34:02,200 Speaker 1: you know. So it's that's what's cool. This for the 637 00:34:02,200 --> 00:34:03,960 Speaker 1: first time in college football at the NIL is like 638 00:34:04,040 --> 00:34:06,520 Speaker 1: everyone's kind of alive. And that's what the NFL kind 639 00:34:06,520 --> 00:34:09,799 Speaker 1: of feels like right now. Ten plus teams going into 640 00:34:09,840 --> 00:34:11,759 Speaker 1: the playoffs are gonna go. We got a chance to 641 00:34:11,760 --> 00:34:14,600 Speaker 1: win the Super Bowl? Because did everyone feel that the 642 00:34:14,640 --> 00:34:17,200 Speaker 1: last couple of years, I don't think so. Do you 643 00:34:17,200 --> 00:34:20,000 Speaker 1: think people thought they were winning beating Patrick Mahomes? No, 644 00:34:20,360 --> 00:34:23,120 Speaker 1: deep down, no chance and they never did. I mean 645 00:34:23,480 --> 00:34:25,680 Speaker 1: they did. The NFC might have been a little more 646 00:34:25,719 --> 00:34:28,400 Speaker 1: open the last couple of years, but it has definitely 647 00:34:28,480 --> 00:34:31,960 Speaker 1: never been more open than it is right now. So 648 00:34:32,560 --> 00:34:35,359 Speaker 1: I'm excited to watch this play out, and it kind 649 00:34:35,360 --> 00:34:39,239 Speaker 1: of sucks that our future partners, you know, this good 650 00:34:39,320 --> 00:34:42,279 Speaker 1: Christmas Day games look good at the start of the year, 651 00:34:42,360 --> 00:34:44,840 Speaker 1: but you know, injuries. We had a time today where 652 00:34:45,280 --> 00:34:48,400 Speaker 1: JJ McCarthy was hurt, Josh Allen limped out of the 653 00:34:48,440 --> 00:34:52,720 Speaker 1: game because he rolled an ankle, something happened to Shador's finger, 654 00:34:54,280 --> 00:34:57,640 Speaker 1: Minshew towards ACL. At one point in time this morning, 655 00:34:57,680 --> 00:34:59,839 Speaker 1: like four or five quarterbacks were out of the game. 656 00:35:00,280 --> 00:35:02,880 Speaker 1: It's like this is this season is kind of unraveling. 657 00:35:03,120 --> 00:35:05,239 Speaker 1: A couple of things I wrote down before we get 658 00:35:05,239 --> 00:35:11,600 Speaker 1: out of here. I understand guys are paid a lot 659 00:35:11,600 --> 00:35:14,480 Speaker 1: of money, and your job, whether your team's good or 660 00:35:14,520 --> 00:35:17,320 Speaker 1: whether the team's bad, is to play hard and try 661 00:35:17,560 --> 00:35:21,439 Speaker 1: and effort. And of course guys should play hard. That's 662 00:35:21,560 --> 00:35:23,560 Speaker 1: not the case you look around the league some of 663 00:35:23,600 --> 00:35:28,560 Speaker 1: these bad teams. It's a really hard watch. And I 664 00:35:28,640 --> 00:35:32,240 Speaker 1: was a little more locked in on the Raider Texan 665 00:35:32,320 --> 00:35:36,400 Speaker 1: game because I had the Texans and they had They 666 00:35:36,400 --> 00:35:39,720 Speaker 1: were on my own little TV just by themselves, and 667 00:35:40,000 --> 00:35:43,320 Speaker 1: I couldn't get over and listen. This guy's a stud. 668 00:35:43,880 --> 00:35:46,760 Speaker 1: But the effort in which Max Crosby, and I understand 669 00:35:46,800 --> 00:35:49,080 Speaker 1: he always plays like this. I felt like today he 670 00:35:49,160 --> 00:35:52,200 Speaker 1: even went up a level. And maybe it's because two 671 00:35:52,200 --> 00:35:54,080 Speaker 1: of the best pass rushers in the league are on 672 00:35:54,120 --> 00:35:56,759 Speaker 1: the Texan They're known as the best defense. His team 673 00:35:56,840 --> 00:36:00,279 Speaker 1: is just a laughing stock. He played today like they 674 00:36:00,280 --> 00:36:03,520 Speaker 1: were playing win or get into the playoffs. He played 675 00:36:04,200 --> 00:36:09,120 Speaker 1: so hard. He reminded me of a guy that if 676 00:36:09,120 --> 00:36:12,239 Speaker 1: you're scouting and you go, hey, this guy plays for 677 00:36:12,400 --> 00:36:14,160 Speaker 1: one of the worst teams in the SEC or the 678 00:36:14,160 --> 00:36:16,640 Speaker 1: Big ten, but he's like gonna go in the top 679 00:36:16,760 --> 00:36:19,799 Speaker 1: like fifteen picks and you just watch him. His team sucks, 680 00:36:19,840 --> 00:36:22,600 Speaker 1: they're getting crushed, they're down twenty points. You turn on 681 00:36:22,640 --> 00:36:25,160 Speaker 1: the second half and the third quarter on the road, 682 00:36:25,640 --> 00:36:28,040 Speaker 1: and he's just playing balls of the wall. He's playing 683 00:36:28,080 --> 00:36:30,799 Speaker 1: like his nil check or his scholarship tech depends on it. 684 00:36:31,600 --> 00:36:34,359 Speaker 1: And that's what Max Crosby looked like tonight. So like 685 00:36:34,400 --> 00:36:38,160 Speaker 1: this offseason, to me, his value. If you're a GM, 686 00:36:38,239 --> 00:36:41,000 Speaker 1: you just turn on games like today, You're like, he's 687 00:36:41,040 --> 00:36:44,680 Speaker 1: playing like this for this team in these circumstances. What 688 00:36:44,719 --> 00:36:46,879 Speaker 1: would he be like if he was on a team, 689 00:36:46,920 --> 00:36:49,080 Speaker 1: like a tenant four team going into the last couple 690 00:36:49,080 --> 00:36:53,600 Speaker 1: of weeks. He's everything you would want for a star player, 691 00:36:53,600 --> 00:36:56,759 Speaker 1: for a guy to build around. I was it was 692 00:36:56,760 --> 00:36:58,960 Speaker 1: fun to watch. If I'm gonna lose a bet, at 693 00:36:59,040 --> 00:37:00,600 Speaker 1: least I can do it to a guy just playing 694 00:37:00,640 --> 00:37:04,440 Speaker 1: his every loving balls off. And Ashton Genty feels like 695 00:37:04,440 --> 00:37:06,040 Speaker 1: for the first time in a long time, showed some 696 00:37:06,080 --> 00:37:08,480 Speaker 1: signs of life and a loss had I think well 697 00:37:08,480 --> 00:37:10,640 Speaker 1: over one hundred yards. You got a big touchdown catch 698 00:37:10,640 --> 00:37:13,680 Speaker 1: for like sixty yards he was, he looked good, he 699 00:37:13,880 --> 00:37:17,080 Speaker 1: want his long touchdown run kind of was reminiscent of 700 00:37:17,120 --> 00:37:19,080 Speaker 1: Bois State broke couple tackles and took her to the house. 701 00:37:19,120 --> 00:37:26,000 Speaker 1: And last but not least, you know, famous players now, 702 00:37:26,480 --> 00:37:29,960 Speaker 1: if they want to go into broadcasting, they do have 703 00:37:30,000 --> 00:37:32,880 Speaker 1: to ask themselves, like Drew Brees for example. I was 704 00:37:32,920 --> 00:37:35,040 Speaker 1: pretty critical a couple of years ago when Drew did 705 00:37:35,040 --> 00:37:37,759 Speaker 1: the new the Notre Dame game because I thought it 706 00:37:37,800 --> 00:37:41,000 Speaker 1: was terrible. And listen, as we see with Tom Brady, 707 00:37:41,760 --> 00:37:44,680 Speaker 1: you get better the more you do anything. Welcome to life, 708 00:37:44,719 --> 00:37:47,440 Speaker 1: welcome to whatever you do. But it was like, I 709 00:37:47,440 --> 00:37:52,040 Speaker 1: think this guy's pretty bad, and clearly he said something 710 00:37:52,080 --> 00:37:54,319 Speaker 1: I think this offseason like if I ever got a chance, 711 00:37:54,360 --> 00:37:55,880 Speaker 1: I think I could be one of the best guys. 712 00:37:56,320 --> 00:37:59,560 Speaker 1: And I think a huge part of being a broadcaster 713 00:37:59,800 --> 00:38:02,520 Speaker 1: is like it's not you're not just famous guy. You 714 00:38:02,640 --> 00:38:04,759 Speaker 1: kind of got to entertain us. We're sitting on our 715 00:38:04,760 --> 00:38:08,840 Speaker 1: couch watching the game. Like, give me something I understand. 716 00:38:08,880 --> 00:38:12,680 Speaker 1: Not everyone's John Madden or John Gruden enormous personalities, but like, 717 00:38:13,120 --> 00:38:15,560 Speaker 1: just give me some energy. And one thing, I got 718 00:38:15,560 --> 00:38:18,560 Speaker 1: to give Drew Brees some credit. He feels dramatically better 719 00:38:18,600 --> 00:38:20,000 Speaker 1: than he was the last time he had a mic 720 00:38:20,000 --> 00:38:22,160 Speaker 1: in front of his mouth, and there's something to like, 721 00:38:23,480 --> 00:38:27,480 Speaker 1: There's there's an energy behind it, there's an enthusiasm behind it. 722 00:38:27,840 --> 00:38:30,520 Speaker 1: He just feels kind of fun. And I have no 723 00:38:30,560 --> 00:38:33,640 Speaker 1: problem saying I was wrong. And JJ Watt's been really, 724 00:38:33,680 --> 00:38:36,399 Speaker 1: really good every time that I click on his game. 725 00:38:36,480 --> 00:38:38,640 Speaker 1: He's always just having a good time, really into it. 726 00:38:39,600 --> 00:38:42,080 Speaker 1: One thing I respect about both those guys. You know, 727 00:38:42,160 --> 00:38:45,640 Speaker 1: Drew's got a big family, young kids. JJ's got really 728 00:38:45,640 --> 00:38:48,600 Speaker 1: really young kids. I would guess on and off the field, 729 00:38:48,680 --> 00:38:51,480 Speaker 1: Drew's made closer to five hundred million dollars than three 730 00:38:51,560 --> 00:38:54,640 Speaker 1: hundred million dollars. You know, JJ, on the fields probably 731 00:38:54,640 --> 00:38:56,359 Speaker 1: made one hundred and fifty million dollars. He was one 732 00:38:56,360 --> 00:38:59,239 Speaker 1: of the most marketable athletes for probably like a five 733 00:38:59,320 --> 00:39:02,440 Speaker 1: or six year pero during his prime. Who knows how 734 00:39:02,480 --> 00:39:05,120 Speaker 1: much more he made off the field. These guys are 735 00:39:05,440 --> 00:39:08,799 Speaker 1: uber wealthy. They do not need to be getting on 736 00:39:08,840 --> 00:39:13,400 Speaker 1: a plane and flying around the country to call Cowboys, Chargers, 737 00:39:13,440 --> 00:39:17,800 Speaker 1: to call you know, Bill Saints or all these games 738 00:39:17,840 --> 00:39:20,160 Speaker 1: across the country. Like, they don't need to be doing 739 00:39:20,239 --> 00:39:25,399 Speaker 1: it financially, but you can't fake it, you know. Part 740 00:39:25,440 --> 00:39:27,799 Speaker 1: of it is they clearly want to be there because 741 00:39:27,800 --> 00:39:31,440 Speaker 1: they really like football and their enthusias, even Tom. Obviously 742 00:39:31,480 --> 00:39:33,759 Speaker 1: Tom is being paid a ton of money. But the 743 00:39:33,800 --> 00:39:35,480 Speaker 1: one thing you hear with Tom doing these games like 744 00:39:35,480 --> 00:39:38,480 Speaker 1: he's having a good time. He likes football a lot. 745 00:39:39,120 --> 00:39:40,840 Speaker 1: And now I don't know if all these guys like 746 00:39:40,880 --> 00:39:43,000 Speaker 1: Tom are getting on a PJ and getting there which 747 00:39:43,120 --> 00:39:46,840 Speaker 1: makes life obviously way easier, but he's still got to 748 00:39:46,880 --> 00:39:49,799 Speaker 1: leave your home. Like, listen, I love Peyton, and I 749 00:39:49,800 --> 00:39:51,680 Speaker 1: would do what Peyton did if I was in issues, 750 00:39:51,960 --> 00:39:53,600 Speaker 1: Like yeah, I want to be involved, but I don't 751 00:39:53,600 --> 00:39:55,360 Speaker 1: plan on getting on a plane and flying all across 752 00:39:55,360 --> 00:39:58,319 Speaker 1: the country. I'll just do this from a garage while 753 00:39:58,360 --> 00:40:00,799 Speaker 1: the game's going on, and and link up with my 754 00:40:00,840 --> 00:40:03,320 Speaker 1: brother on some zoom app and we'll just play it 755 00:40:03,360 --> 00:40:06,920 Speaker 1: across the ESPN two from our homes. I like their style, 756 00:40:07,320 --> 00:40:11,359 Speaker 1: but I respect these guys who are clearly financially like 757 00:40:11,560 --> 00:40:13,600 Speaker 1: they've made enough money. And I think it's safe to 758 00:40:13,640 --> 00:40:16,719 Speaker 1: say both those guys probably haven't blown it. They're probably not, 759 00:40:16,840 --> 00:40:20,600 Speaker 1: like liking the Instagram tweets from Odell Beckham on blowing 760 00:40:20,600 --> 00:40:22,400 Speaker 1: a hundred million dollars, safe to say they got some 761 00:40:22,440 --> 00:40:25,640 Speaker 1: cash in the bank. But both those guys, I mean, J. J. 762 00:40:25,760 --> 00:40:28,200 Speaker 1: Watt's been really, really good, like he's got a future 763 00:40:28,200 --> 00:40:32,520 Speaker 1: in this. And Drew Brees, you know, he started really slow, 764 00:40:32,960 --> 00:40:35,000 Speaker 1: but I do think he's and it could have just 765 00:40:35,040 --> 00:40:37,120 Speaker 1: been college. It's much harder. You don't know the players, 766 00:40:37,160 --> 00:40:39,879 Speaker 1: you don't know the coaches. I do think he's battling back. 767 00:40:39,920 --> 00:40:41,799 Speaker 1: So he talked a big game, he said he'd be 768 00:40:41,880 --> 00:40:46,160 Speaker 1: really good. I give him props because he's definitely he's 769 00:40:46,200 --> 00:40:50,279 Speaker 1: an enjoyable listen, and I just think you put most 770 00:40:50,320 --> 00:40:52,520 Speaker 1: of us in his shoes. I'm just standing, I don't 771 00:40:52,600 --> 00:40:56,320 Speaker 1: need to do this, but he's doing it because especially 772 00:40:56,360 --> 00:40:59,319 Speaker 1: now like he's just filling in because Sanchez, you know, 773 00:40:59,360 --> 00:41:00,839 Speaker 1: beat the living you know what out of the guy 774 00:41:00,840 --> 00:41:02,880 Speaker 1: in Indianapolis. It was not like he's been doing this 775 00:41:02,880 --> 00:41:04,279 Speaker 1: from the start. He got called up out of the 776 00:41:04,280 --> 00:41:06,880 Speaker 1: bullpen a couple of weeks ago and just came in 777 00:41:06,920 --> 00:41:11,080 Speaker 1: off the bench just because he's pretty I would say, 778 00:41:11,719 --> 00:41:14,440 Speaker 1: like dead set on getting an opportunity and trying to 779 00:41:14,480 --> 00:41:16,400 Speaker 1: show that he wants to do this and can do 780 00:41:16,440 --> 00:41:19,040 Speaker 1: it and will be good. So maybe don't sleep on 781 00:41:19,120 --> 00:41:21,759 Speaker 1: Drew Brees getting a second chance. And other than that, 782 00:41:23,120 --> 00:41:25,440 Speaker 1: kind of a rough Sunday, So let's just move on, 783 00:41:25,640 --> 00:41:29,480 Speaker 1: get closer to the playoffs, and thank God for those 784 00:41:29,600 --> 00:41:31,840 Speaker 1: those Saturday games before we get out of here. I 785 00:41:31,880 --> 00:41:34,400 Speaker 1: do like the forty nine ers tomorrow and Monday Night football. 786 00:41:34,719 --> 00:41:36,520 Speaker 1: I just think their offense is going to be too good, 787 00:41:37,040 --> 00:41:39,319 Speaker 1: and I just have a hard time seeing Philip Rivers 788 00:41:39,320 --> 00:41:43,399 Speaker 1: score enough points, especially because last week the Seattle and Stuck. 789 00:41:43,480 --> 00:41:46,520 Speaker 1: You mentioned this. The way they play defense, they don't 790 00:41:46,640 --> 00:41:50,799 Speaker 1: change personnel often for your changing personnel, they'll lead their 791 00:41:50,800 --> 00:41:54,480 Speaker 1: safeties back because they're much more versatile. Like they weren't 792 00:41:54,920 --> 00:41:58,279 Speaker 1: worried about Philip Rivers thinking and ducing them to death. 793 00:41:58,600 --> 00:42:00,920 Speaker 1: I don't think the forty nine ers will allow, especially 794 00:42:00,920 --> 00:42:04,000 Speaker 1: because they're run defense unlike Seattle. Now they're getting some 795 00:42:04,040 --> 00:42:07,880 Speaker 1: guys back off injury, especially a couple of defensive linemen 796 00:42:07,880 --> 00:42:11,120 Speaker 1: and or a defensive lineman and a linebacker. But I 797 00:42:11,120 --> 00:42:14,160 Speaker 1: would imagine the majority of their defensive players are gonna 798 00:42:14,160 --> 00:42:16,320 Speaker 1: be within three or four yards of the line of scrimmage. 799 00:42:16,600 --> 00:42:18,520 Speaker 1: So it's like you can run wheel routes and little 800 00:42:18,560 --> 00:42:21,040 Speaker 1: out routes, but we plan on having multiple guys around 801 00:42:21,640 --> 00:42:25,799 Speaker 1: and most important, if Jonathan Taylor gets by our first 802 00:42:25,800 --> 00:42:28,400 Speaker 1: line of defense, which might happen, you know, we're missing 803 00:42:28,440 --> 00:42:30,759 Speaker 1: some guys. We're gonna have a lot of guys around there. 804 00:42:31,080 --> 00:42:33,800 Speaker 1: So I just have a hard time seeing the Colts 805 00:42:33,800 --> 00:42:35,920 Speaker 1: get around twenty points, and that would be stunned if 806 00:42:35,920 --> 00:42:38,160 Speaker 1: the forty nine ers don't get over twenty five. Sauce 807 00:42:38,200 --> 00:42:41,600 Speaker 1: Gardner's you know, still injured. Tarvarius has his like third 808 00:42:41,640 --> 00:42:44,840 Speaker 1: concussion of the season. He's out. So from a secondary standpoint, 809 00:42:44,920 --> 00:42:47,960 Speaker 1: Juwan Jennings really coming on, George Kittle's coming on, Christian 810 00:42:48,040 --> 00:42:51,640 Speaker 1: McCaffrey's great catching, the ball party's looking good. The forty 811 00:42:51,719 --> 00:42:53,600 Speaker 1: nine ers now you know, kind of have some momentum. 812 00:42:53,600 --> 00:42:55,359 Speaker 1: It's crazy to say, but if they win these last 813 00:42:55,400 --> 00:42:58,520 Speaker 1: three games, it would be the number one seed, which 814 00:42:58,920 --> 00:43:02,239 Speaker 1: still feels improbable when I say it out loud, but 815 00:43:02,560 --> 00:43:06,440 Speaker 1: I do think forty five year old against Robert Sala 816 00:43:07,360 --> 00:43:11,239 Speaker 1: Kyle Shanahan. I have a hard time now, Indy that 817 00:43:11,280 --> 00:43:13,560 Speaker 1: that place is gonna be rocking. But I'm gonna go 818 00:43:13,560 --> 00:43:15,520 Speaker 1: with the forty nine ers, And I also think i'm 819 00:43:15,520 --> 00:43:17,640 Speaker 1: gonna go Juwan Jennings, who was really heating up. Him 820 00:43:17,640 --> 00:43:20,000 Speaker 1: and Hearady have a really good connection. I'm gonna take 821 00:43:20,040 --> 00:43:22,439 Speaker 1: him to get two touchdowns. So I'm gonna go forty 822 00:43:22,480 --> 00:43:26,719 Speaker 1: nine ers minus five, and I'm gonna go with the uh. 823 00:43:27,560 --> 00:43:30,000 Speaker 1: Juwan Jennings scored two touchdowns and parlay that on hard 824 00:43:30,040 --> 00:43:32,600 Speaker 1: Rock Bett It's about twelve to one. Audielles, have a 825 00:43:32,600 --> 00:43:38,200 Speaker 1: great night. The volume