1 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:11,000 Speaker 1: For the third time in four years. The Raiders are 2 00:00:11,039 --> 00:00:15,280 Speaker 1: looking for a new head coach. Antonio Pierce is out 3 00:00:15,320 --> 00:00:18,279 Speaker 1: in Vegas, So who's going to be in and what 4 00:00:18,440 --> 00:00:21,400 Speaker 1: kind of say might Tom Brady have in that decision. 5 00:00:21,440 --> 00:00:25,080 Speaker 1: We've got the inside story on why Mark Davis is 6 00:00:25,160 --> 00:00:28,800 Speaker 1: moving on once again. The Broncos are set to play 7 00:00:28,800 --> 00:00:32,200 Speaker 1: their first playoff game since Super Bowl fifty, but how 8 00:00:32,240 --> 00:00:35,560 Speaker 1: can they get another one by stunning the Bills. We 9 00:00:35,640 --> 00:00:38,440 Speaker 1: got the star cornerback pats Er Tan on the show. 10 00:00:38,479 --> 00:00:41,559 Speaker 1: We'll get his thoughts on a huge playoff game. We 11 00:00:41,640 --> 00:00:45,120 Speaker 1: will also speak with Rams Captain Quintin Lake, a big 12 00:00:45,159 --> 00:00:47,440 Speaker 1: part of a defense that is gonna have its hands 13 00:00:47,520 --> 00:00:51,360 Speaker 1: full Monday night against the Vikings. So much playoff action, 14 00:00:51,920 --> 00:00:56,480 Speaker 1: so little time. Welcome inside with the Insiders, presented by 15 00:00:56,640 --> 00:01:02,440 Speaker 1: Progressive Insurance, alongside Ian Rappaport Batista and Mike Gariffolo. I 16 00:01:02,640 --> 00:01:06,280 Speaker 1: am Tom Pellicero. Bucky Brooks is going to be here, 17 00:01:06,319 --> 00:01:08,640 Speaker 1: Brian Baldinger is going to be here. They will help 18 00:01:08,720 --> 00:01:12,720 Speaker 1: us break down a six pack of playoff action that 19 00:01:12,800 --> 00:01:16,320 Speaker 1: all kicks off with the wild Card round on Saturday. 20 00:01:16,319 --> 00:01:20,080 Speaker 1: But we begin tonight with the big news today out 21 00:01:20,120 --> 00:01:24,679 Speaker 1: of Las Vegas, where Antonio Pierce was fired today by 22 00:01:24,760 --> 00:01:28,640 Speaker 1: owner Mark Davis after a four and thirteen season, his 23 00:01:28,720 --> 00:01:31,520 Speaker 1: first full season as the full time head coach. After 24 00:01:31,560 --> 00:01:34,759 Speaker 1: finishing strong on an interim basis last year, there had 25 00:01:34,800 --> 00:01:38,040 Speaker 1: been some optimism within the Raiders building that after winning 26 00:01:38,040 --> 00:01:41,520 Speaker 1: a couple of games late in the season, perhaps Pierce 27 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:45,080 Speaker 1: was saving his job. But after a series of meetings 28 00:01:45,120 --> 00:01:48,000 Speaker 1: really over the past several weeks, but continuing into Monday night, 29 00:01:48,360 --> 00:01:51,440 Speaker 1: Mark Davis showed up at the team facility a little 30 00:01:51,480 --> 00:01:55,400 Speaker 1: before noon Pacific time today, went to Antonio Pierce's office 31 00:01:55,440 --> 00:01:59,040 Speaker 1: and delivered the news. Raiders released a statement saying in 32 00:01:59,120 --> 00:02:01,160 Speaker 1: part that Antonio grew up a Raiders fan and his 33 00:02:01,200 --> 00:02:03,880 Speaker 1: silver and black routes run deep. We are grateful for 34 00:02:03,920 --> 00:02:06,080 Speaker 1: his ability to reignite what it means to be a 35 00:02:06,160 --> 00:02:09,600 Speaker 1: Raider throughout the entire organization. We wish nothing but the 36 00:02:09,600 --> 00:02:12,480 Speaker 1: best for Antonio and his family in the future. 37 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:13,040 Speaker 2: Ian. 38 00:02:13,120 --> 00:02:15,440 Speaker 1: This is something that we had talked about a couple 39 00:02:15,440 --> 00:02:18,600 Speaker 1: of weeks ago on NFL game Day morning, even though 40 00:02:18,919 --> 00:02:22,200 Speaker 1: there were some positive vibes within that locker room within 41 00:02:22,280 --> 00:02:26,040 Speaker 1: the facility after they broke a three month long losing streak. 42 00:02:26,320 --> 00:02:29,960 Speaker 1: The sense within the league was that there was serious 43 00:02:30,000 --> 00:02:33,600 Speaker 1: doubt Johnny Antonio Pierce's future. How did we get to 44 00:02:33,639 --> 00:02:36,480 Speaker 1: the point today where Mark Davis tells him you're out 45 00:02:36,480 --> 00:02:37,280 Speaker 1: as Raiders coach. 46 00:02:38,520 --> 00:02:40,119 Speaker 3: Well, first of all, you're right. This is what Mark 47 00:02:40,160 --> 00:02:42,600 Speaker 3: Davis does. He went around, talked to several people he 48 00:02:42,680 --> 00:02:47,320 Speaker 3: believes would provide interesting or important information to him, including 49 00:02:47,360 --> 00:02:49,920 Speaker 3: by the way, Tom Brady, who's now limited partner with 50 00:02:49,960 --> 00:02:53,880 Speaker 3: the Raiders, including some players, including several other people in 51 00:02:53,919 --> 00:02:56,280 Speaker 3: the know. This is what Mark Davis does. He's solicits 52 00:02:56,280 --> 00:02:58,760 Speaker 3: opinion and he makes his own decision. And really this 53 00:02:58,840 --> 00:03:02,200 Speaker 3: is something that is been coming for quite some time. Yes, 54 00:03:02,280 --> 00:03:05,160 Speaker 3: the Raiders finished strong, but there were several signs, several 55 00:03:05,280 --> 00:03:09,200 Speaker 3: frustrations that Mark Davis had throughout the season, including right 56 00:03:09,240 --> 00:03:11,679 Speaker 3: around the time of the Vibe win. Some wonder would 57 00:03:11,760 --> 00:03:14,760 Speaker 3: he make a move? Then Antonio Piers did so much 58 00:03:14,760 --> 00:03:17,959 Speaker 3: for this organization, leading them out of the ABYSS last year, 59 00:03:18,200 --> 00:03:21,760 Speaker 3: getting rehired, as Mark Davis mentioned, reigniting kind of the 60 00:03:21,919 --> 00:03:25,600 Speaker 3: fervor among the fan base, but the results just were 61 00:03:25,639 --> 00:03:28,440 Speaker 3: not there. And then you know, you start to figure 62 00:03:28,480 --> 00:03:31,280 Speaker 3: out where could this organization go? You listen to Tom 63 00:03:31,280 --> 00:03:34,600 Speaker 3: Brady start to hear some of the names potentially he 64 00:03:34,720 --> 00:03:37,080 Speaker 3: might discuss to bring in, and then at that point 65 00:03:37,160 --> 00:03:39,080 Speaker 3: it was pretty clear Mark Davis is like, you know what, 66 00:03:39,440 --> 00:03:43,280 Speaker 3: we think we could do better. Now can they actually 67 00:03:43,320 --> 00:03:45,640 Speaker 3: do better? That remains to be seen. Frankly, they've been 68 00:03:45,680 --> 00:03:48,360 Speaker 3: in this situation before. It has been seven coaches in 69 00:03:48,400 --> 00:03:52,720 Speaker 3: thirteen years. Most importantly today, Antonio Piers once again out 70 00:03:52,960 --> 00:03:56,480 Speaker 3: General manager Tom Tolesco sting and the Raiders need a 71 00:03:56,520 --> 00:03:57,240 Speaker 3: new coach. 72 00:03:59,600 --> 00:04:01,880 Speaker 4: Well of all to run him out there to do 73 00:04:01,960 --> 00:04:05,520 Speaker 4: this season post mortem yesterday, not having told Antonio Pears 74 00:04:05,560 --> 00:04:08,120 Speaker 4: anything about his own future, to let him go out 75 00:04:08,160 --> 00:04:10,280 Speaker 4: there and do that and then fire him twenty four 76 00:04:10,280 --> 00:04:14,760 Speaker 4: hours later is just poor, disrespectful owners. Need to get 77 00:04:14,760 --> 00:04:16,680 Speaker 4: better at this. We've seen it happen before. It should 78 00:04:16,680 --> 00:04:20,599 Speaker 4: not be happening. The quick hooks we have seen for 79 00:04:20,800 --> 00:04:24,240 Speaker 4: two black head coaches so far in this cycle and 80 00:04:24,400 --> 00:04:26,760 Speaker 4: a black general manager, as we will tell you, Rand 81 00:04:26,800 --> 00:04:30,760 Speaker 4: Carton in Tennessee has raised some red flags among those 82 00:04:30,800 --> 00:04:35,360 Speaker 4: who work on improving opportunities for diverse candidates in the NFL. 83 00:04:35,440 --> 00:04:38,120 Speaker 4: This is Rod Graves, who is the executive director of 84 00:04:38,160 --> 00:04:41,880 Speaker 4: the Fritz Pollard Alliance, who works very hard on these things. 85 00:04:41,880 --> 00:04:45,159 Speaker 4: He said, history supports the belief that firings occur much 86 00:04:45,200 --> 00:04:48,640 Speaker 4: faster for black head coaches and high level executives in football. 87 00:04:49,000 --> 00:04:52,080 Speaker 4: It is a fact that patients has been afforded more 88 00:04:52,160 --> 00:04:56,760 Speaker 4: generously to our white counterparts. Certainly, the fact that we 89 00:04:56,839 --> 00:05:00,600 Speaker 4: saw Girodmeo and Antonio Peers go one and done and 90 00:05:00,680 --> 00:05:03,159 Speaker 4: RHN Carthon get only two years, which is a very 91 00:05:03,200 --> 00:05:07,000 Speaker 4: short tenure for a general manager, raising some concerns something 92 00:05:07,000 --> 00:05:08,680 Speaker 4: to keep an eye on as we go through the 93 00:05:08,800 --> 00:05:09,600 Speaker 4: hiring cycle. 94 00:05:10,680 --> 00:05:13,520 Speaker 5: Look, I think Antonio Peers from the beginning, and he 95 00:05:13,600 --> 00:05:17,240 Speaker 5: alluded to this in his press conference yesterday. He came 96 00:05:17,279 --> 00:05:19,200 Speaker 5: in as the interim coach and it was a breath 97 00:05:19,200 --> 00:05:23,000 Speaker 5: of fresh air because it's different vibes, different approaches. A 98 00:05:23,040 --> 00:05:26,400 Speaker 5: guy who had the feeling of being a Raider fan 99 00:05:26,440 --> 00:05:29,279 Speaker 5: from the time he grew up, referred to being in 100 00:05:29,360 --> 00:05:33,719 Speaker 5: Compton and the NWA guys who wearing the Raider jackets 101 00:05:33,800 --> 00:05:36,400 Speaker 5: way back, and that really struck a chord with a 102 00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:38,040 Speaker 5: lot of guys in that locker room, and he had 103 00:05:38,040 --> 00:05:41,160 Speaker 5: that momentum as an interim became the full time head 104 00:05:41,160 --> 00:05:45,000 Speaker 5: coach tried to make a move for a quarterback in 105 00:05:45,080 --> 00:05:48,000 Speaker 5: last year's draft, was unsuccessful, despite the fact that six 106 00:05:48,040 --> 00:05:51,320 Speaker 5: of them were taken right before them at thirteen. Was 107 00:05:51,400 --> 00:05:53,320 Speaker 5: unable to crack down Jayden Daniels was the guy that 108 00:05:53,320 --> 00:05:55,560 Speaker 5: he wanted. He had a history with Daniels, certainly would 109 00:05:55,560 --> 00:05:57,400 Speaker 5: have loved to have made that happen. That was not 110 00:05:57,440 --> 00:05:59,640 Speaker 5: going to happen. So enters the season with Gardner Minshew 111 00:06:00,279 --> 00:06:04,760 Speaker 5: and Aidan O'Connell and a roster that was young, did 112 00:06:04,760 --> 00:06:06,680 Speaker 5: not have a lot of talent, had even less talent 113 00:06:06,720 --> 00:06:10,080 Speaker 5: after DeVante Adams was traded away. So I don't know 114 00:06:10,120 --> 00:06:12,360 Speaker 5: how you grade him as a head coach given the 115 00:06:12,440 --> 00:06:14,320 Speaker 5: roster and given everything that he was asked to do 116 00:06:14,440 --> 00:06:17,520 Speaker 5: in only his one season as the Raiders head coach. 117 00:06:17,600 --> 00:06:20,280 Speaker 5: And the thought was as hard as those guys were 118 00:06:20,320 --> 00:06:21,920 Speaker 5: playing down the stretch, and the fact that they were 119 00:06:21,920 --> 00:06:23,720 Speaker 5: winning a couple of those games, and who knows, maybe 120 00:06:23,760 --> 00:06:25,599 Speaker 5: if they hold on against the Chargers in Week eighteen, 121 00:06:25,760 --> 00:06:27,679 Speaker 5: I don't know, maybe things end a little bit differently, 122 00:06:27,680 --> 00:06:29,599 Speaker 5: But that team was just overmatched in that game, and 123 00:06:29,640 --> 00:06:32,120 Speaker 5: you saw at which point the talent kind of took over. 124 00:06:32,839 --> 00:06:35,400 Speaker 2: So for Mark Davis was kind of looking. 125 00:06:35,160 --> 00:06:37,960 Speaker 5: At this and sort of projecting moving forward, saying do 126 00:06:38,040 --> 00:06:39,799 Speaker 5: I feel like I have the head coach for the future. 127 00:06:39,839 --> 00:06:42,560 Speaker 5: In the end, after consulting with others, decided that the 128 00:06:42,600 --> 00:06:45,000 Speaker 5: answer was no. Makes the move here. We'll see about 129 00:06:45,000 --> 00:06:47,840 Speaker 5: Pierce's future. I believe that coaching is still a big 130 00:06:47,839 --> 00:06:49,800 Speaker 5: part of what he wants to do. Certainly going to 131 00:06:49,839 --> 00:06:51,480 Speaker 5: have to be on an assistant level at least to 132 00:06:51,520 --> 00:06:51,960 Speaker 5: start writing. 133 00:06:53,520 --> 00:06:56,560 Speaker 1: Ian mentioned the new Raiders new minority owner Tom Brady 134 00:06:56,640 --> 00:06:58,800 Speaker 1: and the input that he had in this process. I 135 00:06:58,800 --> 00:07:01,720 Speaker 1: would also anticipate he is going to be very influential 136 00:07:02,080 --> 00:07:05,520 Speaker 1: in terms of what this head coaching search looks like. Obviously, 137 00:07:05,520 --> 00:07:07,680 Speaker 1: Brady played a long time in the NFL. He has 138 00:07:07,720 --> 00:07:10,160 Speaker 1: a lot of different connections. There's going to be immediate 139 00:07:10,200 --> 00:07:14,000 Speaker 1: fingers pointed toward Mike Vrabel, who has Ian reported earlier today, 140 00:07:14,040 --> 00:07:16,960 Speaker 1: has set the interview for the Patriots job on Thursday, 141 00:07:17,560 --> 00:07:20,360 Speaker 1: interviewing for the Bears tomorrow, the Jets last week. The 142 00:07:20,360 --> 00:07:23,000 Speaker 1: Saints might have him in as well. But Brady also 143 00:07:23,160 --> 00:07:25,640 Speaker 1: in working as a broadcaster at Fox, He's had a 144 00:07:25,640 --> 00:07:28,000 Speaker 1: lot of time to interface. Can't do the production meetings 145 00:07:28,200 --> 00:07:30,040 Speaker 1: He's had a lot of time on the field pregame 146 00:07:30,120 --> 00:07:32,800 Speaker 1: to get to know some different assistant coaches here. We'll 147 00:07:32,840 --> 00:07:36,360 Speaker 1: be fascinating to see how he tries to shape this process. 148 00:07:36,600 --> 00:07:40,640 Speaker 1: Antonio Pears not the only major change across the NFL today. 149 00:07:40,920 --> 00:07:45,440 Speaker 1: The Titans also fired their general manager Ran Carthon after 150 00:07:45,560 --> 00:07:49,240 Speaker 1: two seasons at the Helm. Carthon came in while Mike 151 00:07:49,280 --> 00:07:52,480 Speaker 1: Vrabel was still the head coach. The lack of collaboration 152 00:07:52,640 --> 00:07:55,120 Speaker 1: between the two is a big reason that owner Amy 153 00:07:55,160 --> 00:07:59,120 Speaker 1: Adams Strunk decided to move on from Carthon back after 154 00:07:59,440 --> 00:08:02,360 Speaker 1: or see me. We've on from Vrabel after last season. 155 00:08:02,680 --> 00:08:06,240 Speaker 1: The expectation now with Carthon out, Brian Callahan they've announced 156 00:08:06,280 --> 00:08:09,280 Speaker 1: will be staying. Chad Brinker, who is the president of 157 00:08:09,280 --> 00:08:14,360 Speaker 1: football Operations, is going to be responsible for leading this 158 00:08:14,640 --> 00:08:18,480 Speaker 1: coaching search. This is also the first situation as well, 159 00:08:18,560 --> 00:08:21,120 Speaker 1: Mike at which we've seen in quite some time, a 160 00:08:21,160 --> 00:08:24,000 Speaker 1: first time general manager inheriting the number one pick. With 161 00:08:24,080 --> 00:08:27,120 Speaker 1: an opportunity here, you would think to make a fairly 162 00:08:27,200 --> 00:08:30,080 Speaker 1: consequential decision in terms of what direction. 163 00:08:29,840 --> 00:08:30,760 Speaker 2: This franchise goes. 164 00:08:31,440 --> 00:08:36,720 Speaker 3: Yeah, and you got this, sorry, Yeah, so I'm going 165 00:08:36,800 --> 00:08:39,920 Speaker 3: to take you through kind of the trajectory of how 166 00:08:39,920 --> 00:08:43,320 Speaker 3: this happened. Ran Carton gets hired by the Tennessee Titans. 167 00:08:43,520 --> 00:08:46,520 Speaker 3: They bring in Chad Brinker essentially as his right hand 168 00:08:46,559 --> 00:08:49,520 Speaker 3: man assistant GM, and then at some point the Tennessee 169 00:08:49,559 --> 00:08:51,880 Speaker 3: Titans to want and say, all right, Chad Brinker is 170 00:08:51,920 --> 00:08:53,240 Speaker 3: the guy we want running our. 171 00:08:53,240 --> 00:08:54,360 Speaker 6: Entire football operation. 172 00:08:54,480 --> 00:08:58,400 Speaker 3: I'm not talking about just scouting, analytics, every single part 173 00:08:58,440 --> 00:09:01,240 Speaker 3: of it. So Chad Breaker sort of it's elevated Ran Carton. 174 00:09:01,559 --> 00:09:02,839 Speaker 6: Still there is the GM. 175 00:09:02,679 --> 00:09:06,320 Speaker 3: Still making football decisions, but clearly the dynamic changed a 176 00:09:06,320 --> 00:09:08,599 Speaker 3: little bit, and you look at what they want to 177 00:09:08,640 --> 00:09:11,040 Speaker 3: do moving forward and now of the number one pick. 178 00:09:11,080 --> 00:09:13,360 Speaker 3: It is a lot to entrust a GM. It's their 179 00:09:13,520 --> 00:09:16,480 Speaker 3: entire future. It's a quarterback position. You look, Ran Cartu 180 00:09:16,600 --> 00:09:18,920 Speaker 3: has drafted well, certainly did draft well. 181 00:09:19,200 --> 00:09:20,880 Speaker 6: Free agency did not go as well. 182 00:09:21,120 --> 00:09:24,880 Speaker 3: Trades did not go as well, including the Lajerious Sneed 183 00:09:24,920 --> 00:09:28,240 Speaker 3: trade with simply has not worked out. It's as simple 184 00:09:28,280 --> 00:09:31,280 Speaker 3: as this, Guys, they decided they want someone else besides 185 00:09:31,400 --> 00:09:36,000 Speaker 3: Ran Carton. Making the number one overall selection is important 186 00:09:36,000 --> 00:09:38,480 Speaker 3: to the organization. They want to make sure, as Brinker 187 00:09:38,480 --> 00:09:41,000 Speaker 3: said in a statement, it is someone who basically eats, 188 00:09:41,480 --> 00:09:45,000 Speaker 3: breathes all the things football, someone who thinks about improving 189 00:09:45,000 --> 00:09:47,240 Speaker 3: the organization from morning till night. 190 00:09:47,320 --> 00:09:48,400 Speaker 6: Interesting statements. 191 00:09:48,440 --> 00:09:51,160 Speaker 3: For sure is something that I know rang very loudly 192 00:09:51,559 --> 00:09:54,719 Speaker 3: ran Cartha Now after just two years, very surprising two 193 00:09:54,800 --> 00:09:58,880 Speaker 3: years out in Tennessee, clearly looking for major change. 194 00:09:59,160 --> 00:10:02,400 Speaker 6: They got it. Brian Collen stays GM is out. 195 00:10:03,760 --> 00:10:06,560 Speaker 1: Some potential candidates to watch in Tennessee. John Eerick Sullivan, 196 00:10:06,600 --> 00:10:08,959 Speaker 1: who worked a long time with Chad Brinker in Green Bay, 197 00:10:09,000 --> 00:10:11,280 Speaker 1: would certainly be a name that potentially could come to 198 00:10:11,320 --> 00:10:14,440 Speaker 1: the forefront Ed Dodds, who's the assistant general manager in 199 00:10:14,440 --> 00:10:19,120 Speaker 1: Indianapolis in that division, also a potential fit, among many 200 00:10:19,160 --> 00:10:22,000 Speaker 1: others that Tennessee is going to consider. I mentioned how 201 00:10:22,080 --> 00:10:24,640 Speaker 1: rare it is for a new GM to take over 202 00:10:24,760 --> 00:10:27,199 Speaker 1: with the number one pick. John Dorsey did it twice 203 00:10:27,440 --> 00:10:30,080 Speaker 1: in Kansas City, took Eric Fisher at number one overall. 204 00:10:30,400 --> 00:10:33,439 Speaker 1: In Cleveland, made the surprise decision that was already seven 205 00:10:33,520 --> 00:10:36,480 Speaker 1: years ago to draft Baker Mayfield number one overall, and 206 00:10:36,520 --> 00:10:39,600 Speaker 1: most recently, Trent Baalkey, who once again has survived yet 207 00:10:39,640 --> 00:10:43,560 Speaker 1: another coaching change. In Jacksonville, took Trevor Lawrence back in 208 00:10:43,600 --> 00:10:47,960 Speaker 1: the twenty twenty one draft. The Jaguars looking for a 209 00:10:48,120 --> 00:10:51,079 Speaker 1: new head coach after firing Doug Peterson on Monday after 210 00:10:51,200 --> 00:10:54,959 Speaker 1: three seasons at the Helm. Peterson took the Jaguars to 211 00:10:55,000 --> 00:10:57,320 Speaker 1: the playoffs in his first season one nine eight again 212 00:10:57,360 --> 00:10:59,960 Speaker 1: in year two, but this year ten to one score 213 00:11:00,240 --> 00:11:03,479 Speaker 1: losses on the way to a very disappointing finish. Peterson 214 00:11:03,520 --> 00:11:06,240 Speaker 1: out who could be in. Well, the Jaguars did the 215 00:11:06,320 --> 00:11:10,080 Speaker 1: rare thing and actually announced their eight interview requests that 216 00:11:10,120 --> 00:11:13,199 Speaker 1: they have made with current NFL assistants. Plus an interesting 217 00:11:13,280 --> 00:11:16,280 Speaker 1: name there, Robert Sala, the former Jets head coach who 218 00:11:16,280 --> 00:11:20,080 Speaker 1: worked with Trent Balkey in San Francisco and also once 219 00:11:20,160 --> 00:11:22,720 Speaker 1: upon a time worked in Jacksonville. As we bring our 220 00:11:22,760 --> 00:11:26,400 Speaker 1: Sarah Walsh into the conversation, I can think of one name, Sarah, that, 221 00:11:26,520 --> 00:11:29,320 Speaker 1: with all your work covering the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, might 222 00:11:29,360 --> 00:11:30,160 Speaker 1: be jumping out at you. 223 00:11:31,080 --> 00:11:31,480 Speaker 3: Uh you know. 224 00:11:31,520 --> 00:11:34,400 Speaker 7: That would be Liam Cohen. Look, Todd Bowles is known 225 00:11:34,520 --> 00:11:37,199 Speaker 7: for his defenses here in Tampa, but this is starting 226 00:11:37,240 --> 00:11:39,280 Speaker 7: to turn into Todd Bowles maybe being known for great 227 00:11:39,280 --> 00:11:42,880 Speaker 7: offensive coordinator picks. Because this is really familiar territory for 228 00:11:42,960 --> 00:11:44,319 Speaker 7: the Buccaneers. 229 00:11:43,720 --> 00:11:44,400 Speaker 8: A season ago. 230 00:11:44,440 --> 00:11:47,920 Speaker 7: He hired Dave Canalis. He had no offensive coordinator experience, 231 00:11:47,960 --> 00:11:49,800 Speaker 7: he spent just one season on the job, and then 232 00:11:49,800 --> 00:11:52,520 Speaker 7: he got the head coaching job in Carolina. And now 233 00:11:52,559 --> 00:11:54,920 Speaker 7: the Jaguars are going to interview Liam Cohne, who is 234 00:11:55,280 --> 00:11:57,360 Speaker 7: in the midst of his first season still here in 235 00:11:57,400 --> 00:11:59,839 Speaker 7: Tampa and taking him into the postseason. So is it 236 00:12:00,080 --> 00:12:03,720 Speaker 7: Todd is it Baker? Do they have the secret sauce 237 00:12:03,760 --> 00:12:05,960 Speaker 7: here to getting these guys head coaching jobs? Look, Cohen 238 00:12:06,000 --> 00:12:08,280 Speaker 7: hasn't gotten the job yet, and really so much of 239 00:12:08,360 --> 00:12:10,200 Speaker 7: this is about what Cohen has been able to do 240 00:12:10,480 --> 00:12:13,280 Speaker 7: this season, which has really been incredible. With this Buccaneers defense. 241 00:12:13,320 --> 00:12:16,720 Speaker 7: He took a buccaneer excuse me, Buccaneers offense. He took 242 00:12:16,800 --> 00:12:19,000 Speaker 7: a rushing attack that was dead last in the league 243 00:12:19,000 --> 00:12:22,040 Speaker 7: for the last two seasons. They ranked fourth best this year. 244 00:12:22,360 --> 00:12:24,520 Speaker 7: Chris Godwin was lost for the season, and they never 245 00:12:24,559 --> 00:12:27,520 Speaker 7: really missed a beat. We've seen the emergence of rookies 246 00:12:27,520 --> 00:12:30,960 Speaker 7: like a running back Bucky Irving rushed for one thousand yards. 247 00:12:31,800 --> 00:12:35,480 Speaker 7: Jalen McMillan seven touchdowns in his last five games. This 248 00:12:35,520 --> 00:12:37,920 Speaker 7: is a Buccaneers team that this season ranked top five 249 00:12:37,960 --> 00:12:41,280 Speaker 7: in almost every offensive category, tops in the league when 250 00:12:41,280 --> 00:12:44,000 Speaker 7: it comes down to a third down conversions at a 251 00:12:44,040 --> 00:12:47,400 Speaker 7: rate of fifty percent, the only team in NFL history 252 00:12:47,400 --> 00:12:50,960 Speaker 7: that completed seventy percent of their passes with five rushing 253 00:12:51,040 --> 00:12:53,880 Speaker 7: yards per attempt. So he has really put together a 254 00:12:53,920 --> 00:12:55,920 Speaker 7: body of work. And he was asked last week, are 255 00:12:55,960 --> 00:12:58,280 Speaker 7: you ready to be a head coach? And he said 256 00:12:58,600 --> 00:13:01,040 Speaker 7: he believes that. He is said, look at the age 257 00:13:01,080 --> 00:13:02,880 Speaker 7: of thirty nine, when I'm having the most fun that 258 00:13:02,880 --> 00:13:05,079 Speaker 7: I've ever had in my coaching career, does it need 259 00:13:05,120 --> 00:13:07,760 Speaker 7: to happen right now? It doesn't, but he said that 260 00:13:07,920 --> 00:13:11,439 Speaker 7: is absolutely the goal. So we know where his head's at. 261 00:13:11,440 --> 00:13:13,520 Speaker 7: And we also know he's got a very important game 262 00:13:13,600 --> 00:13:15,559 Speaker 7: Sunday night that he has focused on. We'll have more 263 00:13:15,559 --> 00:13:17,320 Speaker 7: on that matchup with the Commander's coming up. 264 00:13:19,240 --> 00:13:21,720 Speaker 1: The only real dip in the Bucks offense this season 265 00:13:21,880 --> 00:13:24,320 Speaker 1: was that stretch where they didn't have Mike Evans or 266 00:13:24,400 --> 00:13:27,880 Speaker 1: Chris Godwin in the lineup. Obviously no Godwin, but Mike 267 00:13:27,920 --> 00:13:31,320 Speaker 1: Evans is back and that Bucks offense is humming. Sarah, 268 00:13:31,320 --> 00:13:33,240 Speaker 1: thank you very much. It's not the only injury we're 269 00:13:33,240 --> 00:13:35,000 Speaker 1: watching going into the weekend. 270 00:13:37,320 --> 00:13:39,720 Speaker 4: Yeah, let's turn our attention to the playoffs. Some good 271 00:13:39,800 --> 00:13:44,079 Speaker 4: news out of Detroit running back David Montgomery. Montgomery, that's 272 00:13:44,120 --> 00:13:47,160 Speaker 4: a tongue twister, who suffered the MCL injury in week fifteen. 273 00:13:47,200 --> 00:13:49,640 Speaker 4: He's been out since then. Well, Dan Campbell said he 274 00:13:49,679 --> 00:13:51,800 Speaker 4: expects him back for the divisional round. Of course, the 275 00:13:51,880 --> 00:13:55,080 Speaker 4: Lions have the first round by Remember, originally it was 276 00:13:55,080 --> 00:13:57,680 Speaker 4: thought this might be a season ending injury, he might 277 00:13:57,720 --> 00:14:00,840 Speaker 4: need surgery. He opted for rest and have and it 278 00:14:00,880 --> 00:14:02,959 Speaker 4: looks like it is going to pay off. Look for 279 00:14:03,040 --> 00:14:04,760 Speaker 4: David Montgomery next week. 280 00:14:06,160 --> 00:14:08,480 Speaker 5: The Eagles will return to the practice field on Wednesday. 281 00:14:08,520 --> 00:14:10,920 Speaker 5: Will Jalen Hurts join them at the Key Mite. He 282 00:14:11,080 --> 00:14:14,400 Speaker 5: is in the concussion protocol still, And you might say, really, still, 283 00:14:14,800 --> 00:14:17,319 Speaker 5: that's a bad sign. Not necessarily, you don't have to 284 00:14:17,360 --> 00:14:19,040 Speaker 5: take a guy out of the protocol. 285 00:14:18,640 --> 00:14:20,120 Speaker 2: Until it's time to play a game. 286 00:14:20,320 --> 00:14:23,400 Speaker 5: So Nick Sirianni just telling everybody he's progressing through the protocol. 287 00:14:23,480 --> 00:14:24,400 Speaker 2: He's still in the protocol. 288 00:14:24,440 --> 00:14:26,800 Speaker 5: It's just the way of Sirianni not be having to 289 00:14:26,840 --> 00:14:31,160 Speaker 5: answer these questions. I do expect that Jalen Hurts will 290 00:14:31,160 --> 00:14:33,520 Speaker 5: play in this game on Sunday, and we'll be able 291 00:14:33,520 --> 00:14:36,160 Speaker 5: to practice this week. And if you don't believe me, 292 00:14:36,280 --> 00:14:39,720 Speaker 5: look at the Transaction wire today. Ian booked the quarterback waved, 293 00:14:40,080 --> 00:14:41,600 Speaker 5: so they don't need it him anymore. 294 00:14:43,680 --> 00:14:44,680 Speaker 8: Brock Cole's cushion. 295 00:14:45,480 --> 00:14:48,200 Speaker 9: We came here, we showed out this so for y'all, 296 00:14:48,240 --> 00:14:51,880 Speaker 9: man playoffs, knowing the way, Baby John's not finished. 297 00:14:52,040 --> 00:14:54,880 Speaker 1: What's again he showed up, was showed out right Now 298 00:14:54,880 --> 00:14:55,800 Speaker 1: we're on to the playoffs. 299 00:14:55,800 --> 00:14:56,880 Speaker 8: You got to make a hull of the run. 300 00:14:57,120 --> 00:15:00,000 Speaker 2: Let's go, let's go answer that's all I got to. 301 00:15:00,680 --> 00:15:04,800 Speaker 8: I think we're not telling you. I think we're not 302 00:15:04,960 --> 00:15:05,280 Speaker 8: doing you. 303 00:15:30,800 --> 00:15:33,760 Speaker 5: Quite the scene there in Denver on Sunday after the 304 00:15:33,800 --> 00:15:39,080 Speaker 5: Broncos authoritatively clinched their playoff birth and that earned them 305 00:15:39,080 --> 00:15:41,760 Speaker 5: a trip to Buffalo Sunday one pm, kicking off the 306 00:15:41,760 --> 00:15:46,240 Speaker 5: triple header of action on wild Card weekend Sunday. You 307 00:15:46,280 --> 00:15:50,360 Speaker 5: can see that game, young quarterback bon Nicks going up against. 308 00:15:50,000 --> 00:15:55,120 Speaker 2: The seasoned Josh Allen. And speaking of season, here's our guy. 309 00:15:55,000 --> 00:15:59,240 Speaker 5: Patrick's U Tan two joining us again on the Insiders. 310 00:15:59,240 --> 00:16:00,920 Speaker 2: Man every time you can, it is a great visit. 311 00:16:00,920 --> 00:16:02,240 Speaker 2: So we know we're going to have another one here. 312 00:16:02,560 --> 00:16:06,720 Speaker 5: Congratulations On Sunday, I was watching a lot of these 313 00:16:06,760 --> 00:16:10,320 Speaker 5: games and thinking to myself, these teams that need to 314 00:16:10,400 --> 00:16:12,240 Speaker 5: win to get in, do they know that they need 315 00:16:12,240 --> 00:16:14,960 Speaker 5: to win these games? Because a lot of teams were struggling. 316 00:16:15,200 --> 00:16:18,680 Speaker 5: You guys went out took care of business authoritatively. 317 00:16:18,760 --> 00:16:20,160 Speaker 2: Is the word that I just use just now? 318 00:16:20,480 --> 00:16:22,080 Speaker 5: What was the mindset of the team going into that 319 00:16:22,120 --> 00:16:24,200 Speaker 5: game to allow you to just take care of what 320 00:16:24,240 --> 00:16:25,200 Speaker 5: you needed to take care of them? 321 00:16:26,440 --> 00:16:28,600 Speaker 8: Yeah? I think you hit it right on the head. 322 00:16:28,960 --> 00:16:33,080 Speaker 9: Obviously we knew what we needed to do to clinch 323 00:16:33,120 --> 00:16:36,680 Speaker 9: our birth in the playoffs, and obviously this meant a 324 00:16:36,680 --> 00:16:39,120 Speaker 9: lot to us moving forward for this organization. 325 00:16:39,280 --> 00:16:41,720 Speaker 8: So I think we was dial in from the jump. 326 00:16:42,280 --> 00:16:46,000 Speaker 9: We understand it that our destiny is in our control 327 00:16:46,280 --> 00:16:48,920 Speaker 9: and the jobs that I finished, and we went right 328 00:16:48,920 --> 00:16:52,400 Speaker 9: away and handle business as we should have. And now 329 00:16:52,440 --> 00:16:55,680 Speaker 9: we're in going on to Buffalo for another opportunity. So 330 00:16:56,120 --> 00:16:58,920 Speaker 9: you know, all you need is league is opportunity after opportunity, 331 00:16:58,920 --> 00:17:02,800 Speaker 9: and we clinch y'allself for another chance to show our 332 00:17:02,800 --> 00:17:05,040 Speaker 9: sales in this league and that's all that matters. 333 00:17:07,040 --> 00:17:09,399 Speaker 4: After the game, you called it the start of a 334 00:17:09,480 --> 00:17:13,240 Speaker 4: new Broncos journey a new journey for this organization. Obviously, 335 00:17:13,280 --> 00:17:15,320 Speaker 4: it's it's been a little bit since they've been in 336 00:17:15,359 --> 00:17:18,560 Speaker 4: the playoffs. What does it feel like around there right 337 00:17:18,600 --> 00:17:20,240 Speaker 4: now going back to the playoffs? 338 00:17:21,320 --> 00:17:22,320 Speaker 8: Man, it feels great. 339 00:17:23,359 --> 00:17:27,040 Speaker 9: So yesterday, a year ago, around this time, we was 340 00:17:27,080 --> 00:17:31,240 Speaker 9: in exit meetings packing up our bags, turning in our ipass, 341 00:17:31,320 --> 00:17:34,080 Speaker 9: turning in our tablets and stuff like that. Obviously it 342 00:17:34,119 --> 00:17:35,320 Speaker 9: wasn't the feeling that we wanted. 343 00:17:35,600 --> 00:17:39,840 Speaker 8: And but that time of the year we said, this 344 00:17:39,920 --> 00:17:41,320 Speaker 8: time around, we're gonna be in. 345 00:17:41,280 --> 00:17:45,000 Speaker 9: That playoffs and uh, look, it all comes full circle. 346 00:17:45,119 --> 00:17:47,960 Speaker 9: So I think our goals, in the mindset we had 347 00:17:48,000 --> 00:17:51,399 Speaker 9: going in towards the season allowed us to accomplish these goals. 348 00:17:51,440 --> 00:17:54,119 Speaker 9: And like I said, the job's not finished. We're looking 349 00:17:54,119 --> 00:17:56,280 Speaker 9: to go on and off in this playoff run. But 350 00:17:56,320 --> 00:17:58,199 Speaker 9: we know it's gonna be tough going to Buffalo, but 351 00:17:58,880 --> 00:18:00,800 Speaker 9: we're looking forward for what is opportunity. 352 00:18:01,680 --> 00:18:04,560 Speaker 5: Listen, I think you know we sort of pre formulate 353 00:18:04,560 --> 00:18:06,720 Speaker 5: in our heads what we think each team is going 354 00:18:06,760 --> 00:18:08,800 Speaker 5: to do coming into the season, and I think you 355 00:18:08,840 --> 00:18:10,879 Speaker 5: guys have surprised a lot of people to the upside. 356 00:18:10,920 --> 00:18:13,560 Speaker 5: I know you haven't surprised yourselves, and you're fully expected 357 00:18:13,600 --> 00:18:14,840 Speaker 5: to be a competitive team here. 358 00:18:14,880 --> 00:18:16,959 Speaker 2: So I'm sure a lot of folks are looking at 359 00:18:16,960 --> 00:18:18,920 Speaker 2: this and saying, well, the Broncos, yeah they'll go in there. 360 00:18:18,960 --> 00:18:21,640 Speaker 5: Yeah that's fine, but not really expecting them to win 361 00:18:21,720 --> 00:18:25,159 Speaker 5: this game. Like you've got Sean Payton, You've got a 362 00:18:25,160 --> 00:18:27,600 Speaker 5: lot of veteran experience in addition to your rookie quarterback 363 00:18:27,640 --> 00:18:29,840 Speaker 5: who can play like a veteran of times. How much 364 00:18:29,880 --> 00:18:32,280 Speaker 5: confidence does this team have knowing that they can go 365 00:18:32,359 --> 00:18:34,680 Speaker 5: in and score what many might consider an upset. 366 00:18:36,040 --> 00:18:37,520 Speaker 8: Yeah, we got all the confidence. 367 00:18:37,560 --> 00:18:41,000 Speaker 9: I think we put together the right pieces this off 368 00:18:41,000 --> 00:18:44,240 Speaker 9: season to succeed. I mean, obviously a lot of people 369 00:18:44,280 --> 00:18:47,159 Speaker 9: doubted us preseason, before the season, but you know, all 370 00:18:47,240 --> 00:18:50,760 Speaker 9: that is predictions, you know, and once when the season start, 371 00:18:51,280 --> 00:18:54,520 Speaker 9: we set our goals and we weren't able to attain 372 00:18:54,560 --> 00:18:55,840 Speaker 9: them each and. 373 00:18:55,800 --> 00:18:59,000 Speaker 8: Every week, proved the doubters wrong each and every week. 374 00:18:59,080 --> 00:19:02,520 Speaker 9: So I think going in towards a playoff erer, now 375 00:19:02,680 --> 00:19:04,560 Speaker 9: you know, everybody's at zero and zero with a lot 376 00:19:04,600 --> 00:19:06,800 Speaker 9: of stake, But we've got the utmost. 377 00:19:06,400 --> 00:19:09,840 Speaker 8: Confidence in this team because you know, through. 378 00:19:09,720 --> 00:19:13,800 Speaker 9: The preparation and the film study, the understandings. 379 00:19:13,280 --> 00:19:14,440 Speaker 8: Of the game, knowing the opponent. 380 00:19:14,520 --> 00:19:16,960 Speaker 9: I think we do one of the best jobs in 381 00:19:17,080 --> 00:19:19,480 Speaker 9: doing that, and we got a great coaches to have 382 00:19:19,560 --> 00:19:23,359 Speaker 9: as well, that's ready for this challenge. And like I 383 00:19:23,359 --> 00:19:27,120 Speaker 9: said before, Man, this whole season we knew what our goals. 384 00:19:26,960 --> 00:19:29,520 Speaker 8: Was and were going to go to this playoffering. 385 00:19:29,640 --> 00:19:33,440 Speaker 9: So I'm very excited for this team. 386 00:19:33,640 --> 00:19:36,040 Speaker 4: The turnaround of the Denver defense is one of the 387 00:19:36,200 --> 00:19:38,760 Speaker 4: stories of the season and how you went from near 388 00:19:38,760 --> 00:19:40,800 Speaker 4: the bottom of the league to near the top of You, 389 00:19:41,000 --> 00:19:43,600 Speaker 4: of course, are a huge part of that, to the 390 00:19:43,720 --> 00:19:46,280 Speaker 4: point that there's an awful lot of buzz around your 391 00:19:46,359 --> 00:19:49,520 Speaker 4: name now for Defensive Player of the Year. What would 392 00:19:49,520 --> 00:19:51,480 Speaker 4: that mean to you to be the defensive player of 393 00:19:51,480 --> 00:19:51,760 Speaker 4: the Year? 394 00:19:53,160 --> 00:19:55,320 Speaker 8: Oh, man, it'll mean a lot. 395 00:19:55,400 --> 00:20:01,600 Speaker 9: But I think that would embark in that corners differently. 396 00:20:02,320 --> 00:20:05,119 Speaker 9: I think, you know, obviously, I know it's been the 397 00:20:05,200 --> 00:20:08,360 Speaker 9: edge Rusher award the past few years, but I think 398 00:20:08,400 --> 00:20:11,680 Speaker 9: seeing a corner win it with that high magnitude will 399 00:20:11,760 --> 00:20:14,080 Speaker 9: change the aspect of the football game for sure. So 400 00:20:15,080 --> 00:20:17,639 Speaker 9: it'll be a huge honor. I mean, it's something that 401 00:20:17,680 --> 00:20:20,719 Speaker 9: I worked for. It's an award that I dreamed of 402 00:20:21,280 --> 00:20:24,040 Speaker 9: all my life. To go at the top of the 403 00:20:24,520 --> 00:20:27,520 Speaker 9: professional level and win such a prestigious. 404 00:20:26,960 --> 00:20:28,520 Speaker 8: Award, it would mean a lot. 405 00:20:28,600 --> 00:20:32,680 Speaker 9: But as long as you know as well as enough 406 00:20:32,720 --> 00:20:35,600 Speaker 9: how credit myself. I think a lot of credit goes 407 00:20:35,600 --> 00:20:39,200 Speaker 9: into playoff the team's success as well, and what we 408 00:20:39,200 --> 00:20:42,560 Speaker 9: were able to do defensively as a unit, establish ourselves 409 00:20:42,560 --> 00:20:45,160 Speaker 9: in this league and become one of the premier defenses 410 00:20:45,200 --> 00:20:48,280 Speaker 9: in this league. And you know, my success doesn't start 411 00:20:48,320 --> 00:20:52,040 Speaker 9: without our defensive success, So a lot of things go 412 00:20:52,080 --> 00:20:54,280 Speaker 9: into part there. But it'll be a huge moment for 413 00:20:54,359 --> 00:20:56,680 Speaker 9: me and my family for sure to win that Defensive 414 00:20:56,680 --> 00:20:57,080 Speaker 9: Play of Year. 415 00:20:58,160 --> 00:21:02,159 Speaker 5: Yeah, Troy Paalamolo wanted in twenty twenty ten. Excuse me, 416 00:21:02,560 --> 00:21:05,600 Speaker 5: Since then, one defensive back has won it. That is 417 00:21:05,640 --> 00:21:09,119 Speaker 5: Stefan Gilmour. It's been Aaron Donald, Khalil Mack, JJ Watt, 418 00:21:09,160 --> 00:21:10,200 Speaker 5: Louke Keithley, Nick. 419 00:21:10,080 --> 00:21:11,280 Speaker 2: Bosa, Miles Garrett. 420 00:21:11,400 --> 00:21:14,560 Speaker 5: Have you heard from either the Stefan Gilmour or any 421 00:21:14,600 --> 00:21:17,359 Speaker 5: other cornerbacks or defensive backs who are pulling for you 422 00:21:17,960 --> 00:21:20,240 Speaker 5: hoping that you take this home for all the dbates 423 00:21:21,720 --> 00:21:22,280 Speaker 5: Not yet. 424 00:21:22,960 --> 00:21:26,080 Speaker 8: I'm pretty sure once that time come around, they'll reach out. 425 00:21:26,160 --> 00:21:30,040 Speaker 9: But yeah, like I said, it would mean a huge 426 00:21:30,480 --> 00:21:32,600 Speaker 9: It would be a huge award for the DBS in general, 427 00:21:33,560 --> 00:21:36,359 Speaker 9: just to put opposition on the map and make it 428 00:21:36,400 --> 00:21:37,000 Speaker 9: more valuable. 429 00:21:37,000 --> 00:21:38,240 Speaker 8: I could see. 430 00:21:40,320 --> 00:21:43,600 Speaker 4: Your defensive coordinator, Vance Joseph is starting to get some 431 00:21:43,640 --> 00:21:47,080 Speaker 4: buzz as a potential head coaching candidate, getting some requests 432 00:21:47,080 --> 00:21:50,560 Speaker 4: for interviews for head coaching candidates. So make the pitch 433 00:21:50,640 --> 00:21:52,800 Speaker 4: for him. What would a team be getting if they 434 00:21:52,800 --> 00:21:56,320 Speaker 4: were to hire Vance Joseph. 435 00:21:55,840 --> 00:21:59,159 Speaker 9: Vance Man, I just think you get a coach that 436 00:21:59,280 --> 00:22:02,600 Speaker 9: comes in He's a selfless leader. At the end of 437 00:22:02,640 --> 00:22:06,720 Speaker 9: the day, he want to see his team succeed and 438 00:22:06,720 --> 00:22:08,480 Speaker 9: he gonna put his players in the right position to 439 00:22:08,520 --> 00:22:12,080 Speaker 9: do so. I mean, coming in with the expectation we had, 440 00:22:13,080 --> 00:22:15,720 Speaker 9: you know, people didn't think this defense was going to 441 00:22:15,800 --> 00:22:18,520 Speaker 9: be where we're at now. And for him to transform 442 00:22:18,560 --> 00:22:22,320 Speaker 9: his defense and build confidence around his defense in that nature, 443 00:22:22,400 --> 00:22:24,719 Speaker 9: I mean, I think that's a testament to him and 444 00:22:24,760 --> 00:22:26,359 Speaker 9: his character and is true leadership. 445 00:22:26,800 --> 00:22:29,000 Speaker 8: And he just defines greatness in the coach. 446 00:22:29,320 --> 00:22:32,199 Speaker 9: I mean he comes in with a positive attitude, with 447 00:22:32,200 --> 00:22:35,280 Speaker 9: the right mindset, you know, getting the guys going together, 448 00:22:35,359 --> 00:22:35,560 Speaker 9: and I. 449 00:22:35,520 --> 00:22:38,520 Speaker 8: Don't think this defense doesn't orchestrate without him. 450 00:22:38,960 --> 00:22:42,520 Speaker 9: You know him putting us in the right positions to 451 00:22:42,600 --> 00:22:46,159 Speaker 9: succeed and allow us to use our skills set at 452 00:22:46,200 --> 00:22:50,199 Speaker 9: a high level. So Dvance deserve it all, man, no 453 00:22:50,240 --> 00:22:53,280 Speaker 9: matter what happens this offseason, whether he gets if he 454 00:22:53,359 --> 00:22:56,040 Speaker 9: decides to stay here, which I hope he will at 455 00:22:56,040 --> 00:22:57,560 Speaker 9: the end of the day because I'll love to have 456 00:22:57,640 --> 00:23:01,000 Speaker 9: him back. But I just think his success is granted 457 00:23:01,119 --> 00:23:03,200 Speaker 9: because he deserves everything that's coming his way. 458 00:23:03,240 --> 00:23:05,639 Speaker 5: For sure, before I let you, good to see the 459 00:23:05,680 --> 00:23:08,560 Speaker 5: Broncos back in the playoffs after such a long layoff, 460 00:23:08,880 --> 00:23:09,880 Speaker 5: your first playoff game. 461 00:23:09,880 --> 00:23:11,280 Speaker 2: I mean, how excited are you right now? 462 00:23:11,320 --> 00:23:13,479 Speaker 5: The postseason is about to happen for you this weekend? 463 00:23:14,880 --> 00:23:16,960 Speaker 8: Man, I'm very excited. Man. This is a lot at stake. 464 00:23:17,600 --> 00:23:19,120 Speaker 8: This is a different top of atmosphere. 465 00:23:19,440 --> 00:23:22,640 Speaker 9: Like I said, everybody's zero and zero with a lot 466 00:23:22,680 --> 00:23:27,880 Speaker 9: to fight for. Obviously going into posing team's territory. Obviously 467 00:23:27,920 --> 00:23:30,320 Speaker 9: Bill's got a great fan based Bills Mafia. 468 00:23:30,320 --> 00:23:32,880 Speaker 8: I already know how that good. But you know, we've 469 00:23:32,880 --> 00:23:34,520 Speaker 8: got a lot, a lot, a lot. 470 00:23:34,400 --> 00:23:37,160 Speaker 9: At stake here, and I think we're very confident going 471 00:23:37,160 --> 00:23:39,040 Speaker 9: into Buffalo at the end of the day. 472 00:23:39,080 --> 00:23:43,160 Speaker 8: So we're all excited everybody can get their popcorn ready. 473 00:23:43,400 --> 00:23:46,600 Speaker 9: For a great weekend because we're looking in and coming 474 00:23:46,640 --> 00:23:48,440 Speaker 9: in and do what we do at a high level. 475 00:23:48,480 --> 00:23:50,359 Speaker 8: So I'm looking forward to it. 476 00:23:51,040 --> 00:23:53,919 Speaker 5: Well, excited for your opportunity, for you, fired up for you, 477 00:23:54,280 --> 00:23:57,040 Speaker 5: thank you for having me, for joining us here, and 478 00:23:57,119 --> 00:23:59,960 Speaker 5: for all those the ballots are not due until Wednesday, 479 00:24:00,200 --> 00:24:02,600 Speaker 5: So for all those folks still filling out their awards 480 00:24:02,640 --> 00:24:06,840 Speaker 5: ballots watching us right now and you get to the DPO, y, 481 00:24:07,000 --> 00:24:09,800 Speaker 5: you might want to give a little consideration right over here, 482 00:24:09,880 --> 00:24:11,520 Speaker 5: not just because he's a great interview, because he's a 483 00:24:11,520 --> 00:24:14,960 Speaker 5: great player. Patrick's are ten. Congratulations, good luck in the playoffs. 484 00:24:14,960 --> 00:24:16,520 Speaker 5: We appreciate you joining us here. 485 00:24:16,400 --> 00:24:19,000 Speaker 8: Pal Man, thank you, thank you for having me. 486 00:24:19,920 --> 00:24:22,320 Speaker 5: All right, coming up here on the Insiders, we're going 487 00:24:22,359 --> 00:24:24,680 Speaker 5: to take a look at some of the playoff teams 488 00:24:24,680 --> 00:24:26,560 Speaker 5: that maybe are we a little concerned about. 489 00:24:26,600 --> 00:24:28,520 Speaker 2: We're going to punk some holes into some of those teams. 490 00:24:28,560 --> 00:24:31,520 Speaker 5: And if pat still listening to me, it's definitely not 491 00:24:31,600 --> 00:24:32,600 Speaker 5: the Denver Broncos. 492 00:24:32,640 --> 00:24:36,159 Speaker 2: I promise you that that's coming up next on The Insiders. 493 00:24:42,160 --> 00:24:44,840 Speaker 1: Top story of the day, the Raiders have fired head 494 00:24:44,880 --> 00:24:49,040 Speaker 1: coach Antonio Pierce after one season as the full time 495 00:24:49,160 --> 00:24:52,720 Speaker 1: head coach. In Launch Vegas, Raiders finished four and thirteen, 496 00:24:52,800 --> 00:24:55,840 Speaker 1: had a roughly three month long losing street before win 497 00:24:55,920 --> 00:24:57,760 Speaker 1: a couple of games at the end of the season, 498 00:24:57,800 --> 00:24:59,920 Speaker 1: which generated a little bit of hope that maybe Pierce 499 00:25:00,000 --> 00:25:02,720 Speaker 1: would get a year two. Instead, Mark Davis went to 500 00:25:02,720 --> 00:25:07,040 Speaker 1: the facility this afternoon and delivered the news Pierce out 501 00:25:07,080 --> 00:25:11,000 Speaker 1: in Las Vegas. Cowboys coach Mike McCarthy and owner Jerry 502 00:25:11,080 --> 00:25:14,359 Speaker 1: Jones continue to have conversations about trying to find a 503 00:25:14,440 --> 00:25:17,640 Speaker 1: path board for the two in Dallas. In the meantime, 504 00:25:17,680 --> 00:25:21,520 Speaker 1: the Bears, who had requested permission to interview McCarthy, had 505 00:25:21,560 --> 00:25:25,680 Speaker 1: that permission denied earlier today by Dallas. No surprise on 506 00:25:25,840 --> 00:25:31,640 Speaker 1: that front. Those meetings again are ongoing. Big wild Card weekend. 507 00:25:31,680 --> 00:25:35,000 Speaker 1: We got six games. It starts out on Saturday with 508 00:25:35,080 --> 00:25:38,520 Speaker 1: the Chargers, Texans and Steelers Ravens tripleheader on Sunday, and 509 00:25:38,520 --> 00:25:43,560 Speaker 1: then Rams and Vikings on Monday night at SOFI Stadium. 510 00:25:43,680 --> 00:25:47,480 Speaker 1: Cannot wait, Cannot wait for the game flow presented by 511 00:25:47,600 --> 00:25:51,960 Speaker 1: Progressive Insurance. Brian Baldinger now joining me Tom Pelisero on 512 00:25:52,119 --> 00:25:54,400 Speaker 1: the show. In Baldy, I want to ask you about 513 00:25:54,440 --> 00:25:58,480 Speaker 1: this very particular flow. Who is the team on wild 514 00:25:58,600 --> 00:26:01,480 Speaker 1: Card Weekend that you have the most concerned with? 515 00:26:02,960 --> 00:26:05,480 Speaker 10: Well, Tom, I mean, there's only one team that's entering 516 00:26:05,520 --> 00:26:09,680 Speaker 10: this playoff wild Card weekend round with four straight losses. 517 00:26:09,720 --> 00:26:12,480 Speaker 10: That's the Pittsburgh Steelers. I think anybody that waves a 518 00:26:12,560 --> 00:26:17,320 Speaker 10: terrible towel has concerns. But if you look closely at 519 00:26:17,320 --> 00:26:21,040 Speaker 10: these last four losses, they scored a total of six touchdown. 520 00:26:21,480 --> 00:26:24,800 Speaker 10: None of them are quick scores or from a short field, 521 00:26:25,000 --> 00:26:27,680 Speaker 10: which means the defense isn't doing good job and taking 522 00:26:27,680 --> 00:26:29,920 Speaker 10: the ball away and giving it back to the offense 523 00:26:30,320 --> 00:26:32,760 Speaker 10: like they were when they were ten and three, and 524 00:26:33,000 --> 00:26:36,320 Speaker 10: they did just get it handed to them by the 525 00:26:36,440 --> 00:26:39,560 Speaker 10: Ravens just three weeks ago, thirty four to seventeen. The 526 00:26:39,560 --> 00:26:42,879 Speaker 10: game was a close and so I am concerned about 527 00:26:42,920 --> 00:26:46,760 Speaker 10: their ability to score. And quite frankly, the defense has 528 00:26:46,800 --> 00:26:50,040 Speaker 10: not stepped up in his four game losing streak, and 529 00:26:50,119 --> 00:26:53,800 Speaker 10: so while momentum might just be just that, I mean, 530 00:26:54,040 --> 00:26:56,920 Speaker 10: you could change anything in an instant. I don't believe 531 00:26:56,960 --> 00:27:01,040 Speaker 10: they're going in to Baltimore on Saturday night a confident team, 532 00:27:01,320 --> 00:27:03,639 Speaker 10: and they have to be supremely confident to beat a 533 00:27:03,720 --> 00:27:05,080 Speaker 10: very good Ravens team. 534 00:27:06,240 --> 00:27:08,159 Speaker 1: Flip side of this, Baldy, Who's the team do you 535 00:27:08,160 --> 00:27:10,920 Speaker 1: think is the most dangerous in this playoff field? 536 00:27:12,680 --> 00:27:12,800 Speaker 7: Well? 537 00:27:12,840 --> 00:27:14,880 Speaker 10: I thought for much of the season after the buye 538 00:27:14,920 --> 00:27:17,760 Speaker 10: the Philadelphia Eagles when they were two and two, they 539 00:27:17,760 --> 00:27:20,360 Speaker 10: had a buy in week five, I thought since that 540 00:27:20,400 --> 00:27:23,040 Speaker 10: time they've been the best team. I know they lost 541 00:27:23,040 --> 00:27:26,920 Speaker 10: the game to Washington, and look, Washington beat them that day. 542 00:27:27,359 --> 00:27:29,400 Speaker 10: They did take them all away five times in that day. 543 00:27:29,800 --> 00:27:33,480 Speaker 10: But I expect Jalen Hurts to be at practice tomorrow Wednesday, 544 00:27:33,480 --> 00:27:36,359 Speaker 10: which is a big practice day for any team in 545 00:27:36,400 --> 00:27:39,360 Speaker 10: the playoffs. Right now, I believe he'll be in the lineup. 546 00:27:39,119 --> 00:27:39,720 Speaker 8: Ready to go. 547 00:27:40,119 --> 00:27:42,399 Speaker 10: We'll see how sharp he is after being out for 548 00:27:42,480 --> 00:27:45,240 Speaker 10: most of three weeks. But other than that, this team 549 00:27:45,280 --> 00:27:48,119 Speaker 10: is very healthy. We saw Dallas Godder just last week 550 00:27:48,440 --> 00:27:52,359 Speaker 10: tom against the Giants with their third team quarterback Tanner 551 00:27:52,440 --> 00:27:54,639 Speaker 10: McKee played very well and he's been out for the 552 00:27:54,720 --> 00:27:56,760 Speaker 10: last month. So I believe this is gonna be a 553 00:27:56,760 --> 00:27:59,840 Speaker 10: healthy team, arrested team, and a team that can be 554 00:28:00,160 --> 00:28:03,199 Speaker 10: a lot of different ways. And defensively, I believe they 555 00:28:03,240 --> 00:28:06,000 Speaker 10: could keep the score down against anybody, and that always 556 00:28:06,040 --> 00:28:08,480 Speaker 10: gives your offense a fighting chance if you get off 557 00:28:08,480 --> 00:28:09,679 Speaker 10: to any kind of a slow start. 558 00:28:11,560 --> 00:28:14,440 Speaker 1: Baldy stick around. More from you on the Commanders and 559 00:28:14,520 --> 00:28:16,720 Speaker 1: Bucks matchup in just a little bit. 560 00:28:19,560 --> 00:28:23,760 Speaker 3: Rams Vikings on Monday night, the last game of wild 561 00:28:23,880 --> 00:28:26,800 Speaker 3: Card Week, and I would say one of the most 562 00:28:26,920 --> 00:28:30,640 Speaker 3: fun potential matchups that we are watching now. Potential, it's 563 00:28:30,640 --> 00:28:33,119 Speaker 3: a real matchup, but potentially one of the most fun. 564 00:28:33,440 --> 00:28:37,120 Speaker 3: One of the key players involved in that game, Quintin 565 00:28:37,640 --> 00:28:41,920 Speaker 3: Lake with the Los Angeles Rams Safety joins me and 566 00:28:42,000 --> 00:28:45,160 Speaker 3: Coignnike Carafone the Insiders. Quinn, thank you for joining us. 567 00:28:45,320 --> 00:28:48,720 Speaker 3: Let's start first off the bat. You see this matchup, 568 00:28:49,080 --> 00:28:51,840 Speaker 3: see that little social we pop for you? What comes 569 00:28:51,880 --> 00:28:54,360 Speaker 3: to mind looking forward to what Monday night is going 570 00:28:54,440 --> 00:28:55,120 Speaker 3: to be like for you? 571 00:28:56,160 --> 00:28:57,360 Speaker 8: This is gonna be a great matchup. 572 00:28:57,440 --> 00:29:00,800 Speaker 11: Obviously, the Vikings had done fantastic this season, and they 573 00:29:00,840 --> 00:29:02,720 Speaker 11: got a great head coach, great skilled players on the 574 00:29:02,720 --> 00:29:05,680 Speaker 11: offensive side, great defense and great defensive coordinator and good 575 00:29:05,680 --> 00:29:08,400 Speaker 11: on teams too, So at all three phases and all 576 00:29:08,480 --> 00:29:10,720 Speaker 11: levels on the ball, they're a great team. Obviously, we 577 00:29:10,800 --> 00:29:14,239 Speaker 11: played them Thursday night and we're able to come out 578 00:29:14,280 --> 00:29:16,160 Speaker 11: with the victor. But you know, those guys are going 579 00:29:16,200 --> 00:29:17,960 Speaker 11: to be ready come Monday night and we're going to 580 00:29:18,040 --> 00:29:20,200 Speaker 11: be ready to So it's going to be a fantastic matchup. 581 00:29:21,000 --> 00:29:23,000 Speaker 5: You talked about that game. You're one of only two 582 00:29:23,040 --> 00:29:25,320 Speaker 5: teams to beat the Vikings this year. The Lions beat 583 00:29:25,360 --> 00:29:28,480 Speaker 5: them twice. So you've got that little chip on your 584 00:29:28,520 --> 00:29:30,920 Speaker 5: shoulder that other teams may not have as you get 585 00:29:30,920 --> 00:29:32,640 Speaker 5: into this postseason matchup with them. 586 00:29:32,920 --> 00:29:34,560 Speaker 2: How does that game translate. 587 00:29:34,600 --> 00:29:36,120 Speaker 5: I know you're going to tell me it was October 588 00:29:36,120 --> 00:29:37,600 Speaker 5: twenty fourth. I know you're going to tell me that 589 00:29:37,600 --> 00:29:38,840 Speaker 5: that was like two different. 590 00:29:38,560 --> 00:29:39,280 Speaker 2: Teams or whatever. 591 00:29:39,320 --> 00:29:41,280 Speaker 5: But you've got to be able to carry something from 592 00:29:41,280 --> 00:29:42,360 Speaker 5: that game into this one. 593 00:29:42,960 --> 00:29:45,360 Speaker 11: Yeah, I mean I think, you know, looking back at 594 00:29:45,360 --> 00:29:47,000 Speaker 11: that film and looking back at that game, you know, 595 00:29:47,000 --> 00:29:48,920 Speaker 11: it can give us a lot of confidence going into 596 00:29:48,960 --> 00:29:51,120 Speaker 11: this game. The thing I want to say is I 597 00:29:51,120 --> 00:29:54,760 Speaker 11: hope they don't overlook us. Obviously they just played the Lions, 598 00:29:54,800 --> 00:29:57,000 Speaker 11: and you know, there was a little message that Dan 599 00:29:57,080 --> 00:29:59,160 Speaker 11: Campbell gave. But you know, I don't want people to, 600 00:29:59,240 --> 00:30:01,479 Speaker 11: you know, overlook a You know, we're a team that 601 00:30:01,600 --> 00:30:03,840 Speaker 11: you know has everything we need to you know, do 602 00:30:03,920 --> 00:30:06,200 Speaker 11: well in the playoffs, and you know we're gonna be 603 00:30:06,240 --> 00:30:08,880 Speaker 11: ready come Monday night. So, like I said, it's gonna 604 00:30:08,880 --> 00:30:10,760 Speaker 11: be a great matchup. But at the same time, you 605 00:30:10,800 --> 00:30:13,840 Speaker 11: know we're gonna do some damage. And I truly believe that. 606 00:30:15,920 --> 00:30:19,520 Speaker 3: So take us to Sunday night. Because you know, I 607 00:30:19,560 --> 00:30:22,600 Speaker 3: was sitting watching on my couch. I assume you were 608 00:30:22,640 --> 00:30:25,360 Speaker 3: as well. Vikings, Line and Lines are going at it 609 00:30:25,400 --> 00:30:27,880 Speaker 3: with the number one seed available, and then you know 610 00:30:27,920 --> 00:30:29,959 Speaker 3: the team that loss has to, you know, probably go 611 00:30:30,000 --> 00:30:32,080 Speaker 3: play the Rams. And are you are you rooting for 612 00:30:32,120 --> 00:30:34,200 Speaker 3: one specific team? Are You're like, all right, we've played 613 00:30:34,200 --> 00:30:34,720 Speaker 3: these guys. 614 00:30:34,760 --> 00:30:36,040 Speaker 6: We know we can beat them. 615 00:30:36,240 --> 00:30:38,640 Speaker 3: Like what what's your mindset when you're watching that game 616 00:30:38,960 --> 00:30:41,680 Speaker 3: to determine your opponent then you find out like, all right, 617 00:30:41,800 --> 00:30:42,720 Speaker 3: it's gonna be the Viking. 618 00:30:43,640 --> 00:30:44,640 Speaker 8: Yeah, I was tuning in. 619 00:30:45,280 --> 00:30:47,560 Speaker 11: You know, when you're in that position kind of trying 620 00:30:47,560 --> 00:30:49,600 Speaker 11: to understand who you're gonna play, obviously you're tuning in. 621 00:30:49,680 --> 00:30:49,920 Speaker 8: I was. 622 00:30:50,000 --> 00:30:51,960 Speaker 11: I was locked in on my screen. And at the 623 00:30:52,000 --> 00:30:55,120 Speaker 11: same time, I just love good football. But you know, 624 00:30:55,440 --> 00:30:58,640 Speaker 11: obviously we know who were playing this weekend. But yeah, 625 00:30:58,680 --> 00:31:00,240 Speaker 11: you know, I was, I was locked in. I was, 626 00:31:00,320 --> 00:31:02,000 Speaker 11: I was watching it at the same time for us, 627 00:31:02,040 --> 00:31:04,680 Speaker 11: it didn't really matter. Coachmaye gave a great quote, you know, 628 00:31:04,720 --> 00:31:06,920 Speaker 11: respect off fear or nine, You're gonna have to play 629 00:31:06,960 --> 00:31:09,440 Speaker 11: everybody anyways if you want to make it to the top, regardless. 630 00:31:09,480 --> 00:31:13,680 Speaker 11: So we understand that, you know, whether either two teams 631 00:31:13,680 --> 00:31:15,240 Speaker 11: that we're gonna play are gonna be good teams. But 632 00:31:15,360 --> 00:31:16,760 Speaker 11: at the same time, you know, we got a good 633 00:31:16,800 --> 00:31:19,040 Speaker 11: squad over here, so you know, we're exciting, We're gonna 634 00:31:19,040 --> 00:31:20,080 Speaker 11: be ready for the opportunity. 635 00:31:20,800 --> 00:31:24,080 Speaker 5: Yeah, that was Sean mcvay's approach coming into Week eighteen 636 00:31:24,360 --> 00:31:26,760 Speaker 5: was we're gonna have to play these guys, like you said. 637 00:31:26,840 --> 00:31:27,400 Speaker 2: Eventually. 638 00:31:28,000 --> 00:31:30,400 Speaker 5: How much did that resonate throughout the locker room knowing 639 00:31:30,440 --> 00:31:33,840 Speaker 5: that he has the trust and you guys to say, hey, 640 00:31:34,160 --> 00:31:36,880 Speaker 5: we're not going to try to get an inferior or 641 00:31:36,920 --> 00:31:39,640 Speaker 5: opponent like we're we want to welcome whoever we're going 642 00:31:39,680 --> 00:31:40,560 Speaker 5: to see in the postseason. 643 00:31:41,360 --> 00:31:43,760 Speaker 8: Yeah, you know, it gives us a lot of confidence. 644 00:31:44,400 --> 00:31:46,240 Speaker 11: You look at all the teams really we played, you 645 00:31:46,240 --> 00:31:49,000 Speaker 11: know a majority of them throughout the regular season, regardless. 646 00:31:49,600 --> 00:31:51,400 Speaker 11: You know, all the all the playoff teams we played, 647 00:31:51,480 --> 00:31:54,480 Speaker 11: the lines Week one we played, you know, the Vikings, 648 00:31:54,480 --> 00:31:56,920 Speaker 11: in October, So you know what a lot of these 649 00:31:56,920 --> 00:31:59,400 Speaker 11: teams were kind of familiar with. Obviously, playoff ball is 650 00:31:59,400 --> 00:32:01,840 Speaker 11: a little bit different. The intensity, the level of execution, 651 00:32:02,680 --> 00:32:04,240 Speaker 11: the demand that you know it has. 652 00:32:04,040 --> 00:32:06,640 Speaker 8: On your bodies is it's it's at a much higher level. 653 00:32:07,120 --> 00:32:09,479 Speaker 11: But at the same time, you know, you understand that 654 00:32:10,000 --> 00:32:11,760 Speaker 11: you know you have to respect your opponent, but that 655 00:32:11,840 --> 00:32:13,880 Speaker 11: you know you're going to go in there with confidence. 656 00:32:13,920 --> 00:32:15,200 Speaker 11: You're going to go in there, you know, with the 657 00:32:15,240 --> 00:32:17,680 Speaker 11: ability to make plays on any. 658 00:32:17,480 --> 00:32:18,040 Speaker 8: Sides of the ball. 659 00:32:18,120 --> 00:32:21,120 Speaker 11: So you know, for him to say that, for him 660 00:32:21,160 --> 00:32:23,000 Speaker 11: to you know, reassure us and you know back us up, 661 00:32:23,040 --> 00:32:25,080 Speaker 11: it gives us a lot of confidence going into this game. 662 00:32:26,720 --> 00:32:28,760 Speaker 6: I would say this is probably more like a two 663 00:32:28,760 --> 00:32:29,280 Speaker 6: part question. 664 00:32:29,400 --> 00:32:33,440 Speaker 3: So you mentioned Dan Campbell's wild message, So what kind 665 00:32:33,480 --> 00:32:36,120 Speaker 3: of struck you about Campbell's message? 666 00:32:36,160 --> 00:32:38,280 Speaker 6: And then I think the second part of this. You 667 00:32:38,280 --> 00:32:39,720 Speaker 6: don't want people to overlook. 668 00:32:39,320 --> 00:32:41,360 Speaker 3: You guys, but you guys did sort of a little 669 00:32:41,360 --> 00:32:44,840 Speaker 3: bit come out of nowhere with the way that you started. 670 00:32:44,880 --> 00:32:47,320 Speaker 6: Do you think that you kind of surprised teams this year? 671 00:32:48,520 --> 00:32:51,280 Speaker 11: I think we surprised everybody else, but we didn't surprise ourselves, 672 00:32:51,880 --> 00:32:54,400 Speaker 11: you know, we are the first, I believe, the first 673 00:32:54,400 --> 00:32:56,920 Speaker 11: team in NFL history to be three games under before 674 00:32:56,920 --> 00:32:58,720 Speaker 11: the buy and then to be able to get into 675 00:32:58,760 --> 00:33:01,440 Speaker 11: the playoffs after that. So for us, it's nothing new. 676 00:33:01,480 --> 00:33:03,160 Speaker 11: You know, we're a resilient team. We're a team that 677 00:33:03,200 --> 00:33:05,080 Speaker 11: knows how to fight back, knows how to crawl back. 678 00:33:06,000 --> 00:33:09,680 Speaker 11: So for us, you know, for for that message to 679 00:33:09,720 --> 00:33:12,320 Speaker 11: be portrayed, you know that we're resilient and that you 680 00:33:12,320 --> 00:33:13,360 Speaker 11: know we're able to fight back. 681 00:33:13,200 --> 00:33:13,760 Speaker 8: It's nothing new. 682 00:33:13,840 --> 00:33:16,440 Speaker 11: For outside people, it might think, you know, we didn't 683 00:33:16,440 --> 00:33:17,760 Speaker 11: believe in the rams that you know, in the first 684 00:33:17,760 --> 00:33:20,040 Speaker 11: half of the season, but then just to a surprise, 685 00:33:20,080 --> 00:33:21,840 Speaker 11: everybody's like, oh, you know the Rams are you know, 686 00:33:21,880 --> 00:33:25,240 Speaker 11: a team to deal with the thing about Dan Cambell's message, 687 00:33:25,280 --> 00:33:27,040 Speaker 11: I don't think it was meant in any way for 688 00:33:27,560 --> 00:33:29,440 Speaker 11: to be to be bad, you know. I think it 689 00:33:29,520 --> 00:33:33,440 Speaker 11: was just two competitive teams that you know, eventually, you 690 00:33:33,480 --> 00:33:34,600 Speaker 11: know whatever, they might. 691 00:33:34,480 --> 00:33:36,080 Speaker 8: See each other, they might not. But at the same 692 00:33:36,120 --> 00:33:37,560 Speaker 8: time is you have. 693 00:33:37,560 --> 00:33:39,640 Speaker 11: To see us too, you know, you have to see 694 00:33:39,720 --> 00:33:41,280 Speaker 11: us like the Vikings have to see us. 695 00:33:41,280 --> 00:33:43,800 Speaker 8: You can't overlook you never can overlook an opponent. 696 00:33:44,320 --> 00:33:47,400 Speaker 11: And not to say that they are, but you know, 697 00:33:47,680 --> 00:33:51,160 Speaker 11: it kind of gives us a little bit of Okay. 698 00:33:50,800 --> 00:33:52,120 Speaker 8: You know that makes sense. 699 00:33:52,160 --> 00:33:54,120 Speaker 11: You know, we'll we'll we'll keep tabs on that a 700 00:33:54,120 --> 00:33:57,720 Speaker 11: little bit and you know, hopefully you know somebody doesn't either. 701 00:33:57,760 --> 00:33:58,320 Speaker 8: Words. That's it. 702 00:33:58,800 --> 00:34:01,320 Speaker 2: I think, I think we've just made NFL history. 703 00:34:01,400 --> 00:34:05,400 Speaker 5: I think for the first time another team has provided 704 00:34:05,440 --> 00:34:09,399 Speaker 5: bulletin board material for you guys, for a different team 705 00:34:09,440 --> 00:34:12,960 Speaker 5: that you're playing, and also potentially for Deep that you're 706 00:34:13,000 --> 00:34:13,960 Speaker 5: playing them in a. 707 00:34:13,920 --> 00:34:14,520 Speaker 1: Couple of weeks. 708 00:34:14,560 --> 00:34:16,560 Speaker 2: I didn't even think about that like that just that's that. 709 00:34:16,640 --> 00:34:18,719 Speaker 2: You're just blowing my mind right now. But I like 710 00:34:18,800 --> 00:34:21,160 Speaker 2: the way that you guys are kind of internalizing it. 711 00:34:21,239 --> 00:34:23,000 Speaker 5: Hey, anytime this time, you hear anything that gives you 712 00:34:23,000 --> 00:34:24,080 Speaker 5: a little bit more of an edge. 713 00:34:24,000 --> 00:34:28,480 Speaker 11: Right, yeah, anything, I mean, we have to focus on 714 00:34:28,480 --> 00:34:30,759 Speaker 11: the Vikings. That's you know, that's the number one thing. 715 00:34:31,280 --> 00:34:33,320 Speaker 11: You know, we have to go out there and perform 716 00:34:33,360 --> 00:34:37,880 Speaker 11: our best on Monday Night. But to see that, it's like, okay, 717 00:34:37,960 --> 00:34:40,600 Speaker 11: like you get like, I hope, I hope that that 718 00:34:40,719 --> 00:34:43,360 Speaker 11: message doesn't lead the Vikings to overlook us, because they 719 00:34:43,400 --> 00:34:45,200 Speaker 11: haven't still had to come see us in so far. 720 00:34:45,280 --> 00:34:46,359 Speaker 8: On Monday night, so. 721 00:34:48,120 --> 00:34:51,319 Speaker 3: Well, I am looking forward to that on so AD 722 00:34:51,400 --> 00:34:52,960 Speaker 3: SOFI on Monday night. 723 00:34:52,800 --> 00:34:53,840 Speaker 8: And not oversea. 724 00:34:54,000 --> 00:34:56,600 Speaker 2: Who's eating it looking forward to it? 725 00:34:58,239 --> 00:35:03,000 Speaker 3: I'm just regularly looking standardly looking forward to this game. 726 00:35:03,080 --> 00:35:05,000 Speaker 8: That's that's the game to see. 727 00:35:05,080 --> 00:35:09,280 Speaker 3: That's it there, Quinn, thank you very much for joining 728 00:35:09,360 --> 00:35:13,359 Speaker 3: us on the Insiders. Really appreciate you, and good on 729 00:35:13,480 --> 00:35:14,120 Speaker 3: Monday night. 730 00:35:17,400 --> 00:35:20,960 Speaker 1: Mike Evans just five yards away from Jerry license consecutive 731 00:35:20,960 --> 00:35:28,359 Speaker 1: one thousand yard record crowd is shanning Mike Thankefield rolling. 732 00:35:35,560 --> 00:35:37,080 Speaker 8: Jerry nice company. 733 00:35:38,560 --> 00:36:10,560 Speaker 4: Oh what a great scene from Tampa. All right, we 734 00:36:10,640 --> 00:36:15,040 Speaker 4: are going to get more scenes from Tampa. Bucks versus Commanders. 735 00:36:15,239 --> 00:36:18,040 Speaker 4: This is the prime time Sunday game, so this will 736 00:36:18,080 --> 00:36:21,000 Speaker 4: be the final game of the Sunday triple header of 737 00:36:21,239 --> 00:36:25,399 Speaker 4: wild Card Weekend. Baker versus Jayden, and let's bring back 738 00:36:25,520 --> 00:36:28,839 Speaker 4: Sarah and Baldy to talk about this. Sarah, we've all 739 00:36:28,840 --> 00:36:32,120 Speaker 4: been wowed by Jaden Daniels and his poise as a rookie. 740 00:36:33,040 --> 00:36:35,680 Speaker 4: But that offense is probably going to face a challenge 741 00:36:35,800 --> 00:36:37,879 Speaker 4: this weekend. What kind of challenge do you think they're 742 00:36:37,920 --> 00:36:38,399 Speaker 4: going to face. 743 00:36:39,520 --> 00:36:41,560 Speaker 7: Well, the Commanders arrive here in Tampa with a better 744 00:36:41,640 --> 00:36:44,200 Speaker 7: record than the Buccaneers. They're riding a five game win stream, 745 00:36:44,200 --> 00:36:47,400 Speaker 7: but they're also coming off not exactly their best offensive 746 00:36:47,440 --> 00:36:50,160 Speaker 7: performance against the Cowboys. That was a game that Daniels 747 00:36:50,280 --> 00:36:52,160 Speaker 7: didn't play past the first half. 748 00:36:52,200 --> 00:36:53,560 Speaker 8: There was some leg. 749 00:36:53,400 --> 00:36:55,640 Speaker 7: Soreness, which, no matter how big of a deal it is, 750 00:36:55,640 --> 00:36:57,799 Speaker 7: you better believe that'll be a storyline this week as 751 00:36:57,840 --> 00:37:01,200 Speaker 7: everyone keeps an eye on him. Aside from Daniels and 752 00:37:01,239 --> 00:37:03,040 Speaker 7: we know what he can do with his legs. This 753 00:37:03,080 --> 00:37:05,600 Speaker 7: has been a Commander's team that has really struggled to 754 00:37:05,640 --> 00:37:08,120 Speaker 7: get their run game going. Now there's some positive news here. 755 00:37:08,160 --> 00:37:12,480 Speaker 7: Austin Eckler returned after missing four games on Sunday. He 756 00:37:12,640 --> 00:37:16,319 Speaker 7: had three carries for twelve yards. But Brian Robinson since 757 00:37:16,360 --> 00:37:18,839 Speaker 7: the bye week, he has not had the same kind 758 00:37:18,880 --> 00:37:20,719 Speaker 7: of numbers, the same kind of production, and some of 759 00:37:20,760 --> 00:37:23,080 Speaker 7: that obviously can be tied to the offensive line that 760 00:37:23,200 --> 00:37:25,640 Speaker 7: is banged up. On Sunday, they were without their center, 761 00:37:25,640 --> 00:37:28,560 Speaker 7: Tyler Biatis, who got hurt two weeks before they hope 762 00:37:28,560 --> 00:37:31,320 Speaker 7: to have him back, and then they're left tackle Brandon 763 00:37:31,360 --> 00:37:33,759 Speaker 7: Coleman went out in that Cowboys game. So this is 764 00:37:33,880 --> 00:37:36,719 Speaker 7: an offensive line that will definitely be tested against the 765 00:37:36,719 --> 00:37:38,799 Speaker 7: Buccaneers because as you know of Baldy, this is a 766 00:37:38,840 --> 00:37:42,800 Speaker 7: Buccaneers defense. What do they pride themselves on stopping the run. 767 00:37:42,960 --> 00:37:44,840 Speaker 7: They are the fourth best in the league when it 768 00:37:44,880 --> 00:37:47,040 Speaker 7: comes to allowing rushing yards per game. So a huge 769 00:37:47,120 --> 00:37:48,799 Speaker 7: challenge for Washington Sunday night. 770 00:37:50,360 --> 00:37:53,319 Speaker 10: Well sar their best runner is j Daniels is their 771 00:37:53,320 --> 00:37:55,480 Speaker 10: best runner. He led to the team in rushing, ran 772 00:37:55,560 --> 00:37:58,160 Speaker 10: foremost nine hundred yards six yards of carry. And I 773 00:37:58,239 --> 00:38:01,040 Speaker 10: went back to week one just for I had free time. 774 00:38:01,120 --> 00:38:04,200 Speaker 10: I just went back Week one Commanders Bucks, and I 775 00:38:04,360 --> 00:38:09,520 Speaker 10: was just amazed at how frequently Todd Bowles blitzed Jane Dams. 776 00:38:09,560 --> 00:38:11,839 Speaker 10: Now you expect it, rookie, let's test him to see 777 00:38:11,880 --> 00:38:14,480 Speaker 10: what we can do. But you know, he stung him 778 00:38:14,480 --> 00:38:17,040 Speaker 10: a couple of times, like he read the blitzes. He 779 00:38:17,200 --> 00:38:19,200 Speaker 10: ran a couple of times when they were a man coverage, 780 00:38:19,280 --> 00:38:21,359 Speaker 10: when they had their backs turned to him, and he 781 00:38:21,440 --> 00:38:25,239 Speaker 10: picked up some positive yards. I'm curious to see just 782 00:38:25,320 --> 00:38:28,239 Speaker 10: how frequently they will come because when it was when 783 00:38:28,280 --> 00:38:31,400 Speaker 10: I first week's game was thirty seven to fourteen with 784 00:38:31,520 --> 00:38:34,080 Speaker 10: two minutes to go in the game and the Bucks 785 00:38:34,080 --> 00:38:36,640 Speaker 10: had the game wrapped, up. They were still blitzing Jayden 786 00:38:36,719 --> 00:38:39,400 Speaker 10: Daniels to the very end. And so that's just something 787 00:38:39,440 --> 00:38:42,680 Speaker 10: to watch as a fan as an analyst here, like 788 00:38:42,800 --> 00:38:45,799 Speaker 10: how is he going to handle the pressures that Todd 789 00:38:45,840 --> 00:38:48,840 Speaker 10: Bowles has Because the book of pressures that Todd Bowles 790 00:38:48,840 --> 00:38:53,000 Speaker 10: has is it goes on infinity, it never ends, and 791 00:38:53,040 --> 00:38:55,600 Speaker 10: so I'm curious how he's going to handle that right now. 792 00:38:56,280 --> 00:38:58,280 Speaker 7: Yeah, to put a bow on that Week one performance, 793 00:38:58,360 --> 00:39:01,080 Speaker 7: Daniels led all rushers in that game eighty eight yards. 794 00:39:01,080 --> 00:39:03,640 Speaker 7: He had two rushing touchdowns against the Buccaneers. It was 795 00:39:03,680 --> 00:39:06,280 Speaker 7: a convincing Buccaneers win. And obviously this is a Washington 796 00:39:06,280 --> 00:39:09,080 Speaker 7: team that's gotten a lot better. If there is a concern, though, 797 00:39:09,160 --> 00:39:11,799 Speaker 7: Baldi for this Todd Bowles defense, we know what bv 798 00:39:11,840 --> 00:39:13,560 Speaker 7: to b I can do. We know what Elijah Chanty 799 00:39:13,600 --> 00:39:16,080 Speaker 7: can do. They pressure quarterbacks, they go after him, they 800 00:39:16,080 --> 00:39:19,680 Speaker 7: stack them, They're disruptive. However, this is a very very 801 00:39:19,719 --> 00:39:25,160 Speaker 7: depleted Bucks secondary. Saying their thin safety is a massive understatement. 802 00:39:25,200 --> 00:39:27,879 Speaker 7: They hope to have Antline Winfield, junior back. He's missed 803 00:39:27,920 --> 00:39:33,000 Speaker 7: four straight games, he's missed nine overall. They need him desperately. 804 00:39:33,040 --> 00:39:36,360 Speaker 7: Their other starting safety Jordan Whitehead lost the remainder of 805 00:39:36,360 --> 00:39:38,440 Speaker 7: this season after he got in a car accident on 806 00:39:38,560 --> 00:39:40,839 Speaker 7: Saturday going to the team facility. The other guy who 807 00:39:40,840 --> 00:39:43,960 Speaker 7: would start at safety, Christian Izzian, he was lost three 808 00:39:44,000 --> 00:39:46,759 Speaker 7: weeks ago for the remainder of the season. So this 809 00:39:46,800 --> 00:39:50,120 Speaker 7: has really been a patchwork Bucks defense, at least in 810 00:39:50,160 --> 00:39:53,320 Speaker 7: the secondary. They are very thin on defensive backs. Quarterback 811 00:39:53,360 --> 00:39:56,040 Speaker 7: Jamel Dean didn't start last week. They really need him 812 00:39:56,080 --> 00:39:59,120 Speaker 7: to go again this week if possible. So if you 813 00:39:59,200 --> 00:40:02,240 Speaker 7: look at Washington and then how might they exploit them? 814 00:40:02,440 --> 00:40:05,360 Speaker 7: They might be taking some shots if you're Jane Daniels 815 00:40:05,360 --> 00:40:06,520 Speaker 7: and Dan Quinna and that group. 816 00:40:06,600 --> 00:40:10,799 Speaker 4: Judy can't wait to settle in and watch this one 817 00:40:10,880 --> 00:40:14,719 Speaker 4: Sunday night. Sarah Baldi, thank you for joining the Insiders, 818 00:40:14,760 --> 00:40:17,640 Speaker 4: and everybody can join the Insiders. We are now on 819 00:40:17,760 --> 00:40:21,560 Speaker 4: Monday through Friday, seven pm Eastern on NFL Network and 820 00:40:21,760 --> 00:40:25,560 Speaker 4: NFL Plus. Join us all the time and we'll be back. 821 00:40:33,080 --> 00:40:36,719 Speaker 1: Welcome back to the Insiders, presented by Progressive Insurance. It's 822 00:40:36,719 --> 00:40:41,160 Speaker 1: Tom Pellicero, Ian rap Or, Mike Garriffolo and Judy Battiste. 823 00:40:41,200 --> 00:40:44,520 Speaker 1: That Brian Baldinger thought he was here to talk X factors, 824 00:40:44,560 --> 00:40:48,759 Speaker 1: but he is our expector. Happy birthday, Brian Baldinger. How 825 00:40:48,760 --> 00:40:51,960 Speaker 1: does it feel to be thank you? Sixty six years old. 826 00:40:53,560 --> 00:40:55,920 Speaker 10: I'm trying to live like a wizard time, trying to 827 00:40:55,920 --> 00:40:58,480 Speaker 10: go backwards in time. So I'm not giving out the 828 00:40:58,840 --> 00:41:00,920 Speaker 10: real year right now, just trying. 829 00:41:00,680 --> 00:41:02,440 Speaker 2: To keep up with Oh there we go. 830 00:41:02,600 --> 00:41:04,080 Speaker 10: Yeah, let me still. 831 00:41:03,920 --> 00:41:04,600 Speaker 1: Get done that. 832 00:41:04,880 --> 00:41:07,720 Speaker 10: Yeah, I can still do a lot of stupid petricks. 833 00:41:07,760 --> 00:41:08,600 Speaker 1: So as we got here. 834 00:41:10,120 --> 00:41:15,480 Speaker 10: That was Kelsey Free Dives today, Baldy, Judy, if I 835 00:41:15,560 --> 00:41:17,680 Speaker 10: was in South Florida, I promise you I would have 836 00:41:17,719 --> 00:41:20,400 Speaker 10: been in the water. I was shoveling snow this morning 837 00:41:20,680 --> 00:41:21,759 Speaker 10: in New Jersey. 838 00:41:21,440 --> 00:41:27,440 Speaker 1: Judy, So this was the antithesis of this. Yeah, showed 839 00:41:27,440 --> 00:41:30,440 Speaker 1: a lot of skin there, Baldy. H were Yeah, we 840 00:41:30,520 --> 00:41:33,120 Speaker 1: might be setting off the censors here, but that's only 841 00:41:33,160 --> 00:41:35,759 Speaker 1: you can do scuba diving analysis. That's one of your 842 00:41:35,800 --> 00:41:36,680 Speaker 1: many skills. 843 00:41:37,520 --> 00:41:39,399 Speaker 10: Well, that's the thing, is Tom. That's when I get 844 00:41:39,440 --> 00:41:43,040 Speaker 10: the deepest thoughts about what's happening in the upcoming games, 845 00:41:43,080 --> 00:41:46,759 Speaker 10: these wild card weekend. It all kind of crystallizes when 846 00:41:46,800 --> 00:41:49,600 Speaker 10: I'm forty feet below the water surface looking at big 847 00:41:49,640 --> 00:41:50,640 Speaker 10: things swimming around. 848 00:41:52,239 --> 00:41:55,439 Speaker 1: Baldi been born on January seventh, nineteen fifty nine. You're smart. 849 00:41:55,440 --> 00:41:58,360 Speaker 1: Things happened in nineteen fifty nine. Baltimore Colts won the 850 00:41:58,480 --> 00:42:01,960 Speaker 1: NFL championship because there was no Super Bowl yet. Johnny 851 00:42:02,040 --> 00:42:05,560 Speaker 1: Unitis was the nineteen fifty nine ap NFL MVP. Lamar 852 00:42:05,640 --> 00:42:09,480 Speaker 1: Hunt formed the American Football League and it's gone fairly 853 00:42:09,520 --> 00:42:13,200 Speaker 1: well for that franchise ever since. Baldi, I give you 854 00:42:13,239 --> 00:42:16,520 Speaker 1: the floor. We've got about twenty seconds left in the show. Here, 855 00:42:16,600 --> 00:42:19,840 Speaker 1: any other final words of wisdom for a viewing audience. 856 00:42:21,440 --> 00:42:24,040 Speaker 10: Well, Tom, I mean Johnny Uniteds was my favorite player 857 00:42:24,080 --> 00:42:26,480 Speaker 10: growing up. I had the black high Tops as a 858 00:42:26,560 --> 00:42:31,160 Speaker 10: kid in honor of Johnny Yu. So maybe you and 859 00:42:31,360 --> 00:42:33,919 Speaker 10: I've watched that championship game a couple of times now. 860 00:42:34,200 --> 00:42:35,959 Speaker 10: It's still formalized in my brain.