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Thanks for making us part of your day. 16 00:00:53,440 --> 00:00:57,880 Speaker 1: Greg Calsell one hour from now. You know you learn 17 00:00:57,960 --> 00:01:01,280 Speaker 1: something as a dad when you have kids. You know 18 00:01:01,320 --> 00:01:05,120 Speaker 1: you can only threaten them and their video games so 19 00:01:05,240 --> 00:01:08,280 Speaker 1: many times you have to find different things to use. 20 00:01:08,319 --> 00:01:08,959 Speaker 3: His levers. 21 00:01:09,360 --> 00:01:11,720 Speaker 1: So the Lakers get house last night, they get crushed 22 00:01:11,760 --> 00:01:15,839 Speaker 1: by Detroit and JJ Reddick's banging on the officials. Well 23 00:01:16,560 --> 00:01:19,080 Speaker 1: it's not the officials. The Lakers actually shot more free 24 00:01:19,120 --> 00:01:23,319 Speaker 1: throws than Detroit. Detroit shot sixty three percent from the field. 25 00:01:23,800 --> 00:01:27,039 Speaker 1: It was the second worst defensive performance by any NBA 26 00:01:27,120 --> 00:01:30,800 Speaker 1: team all year. Players guarded by Luca and Lebron shot 27 00:01:30,840 --> 00:01:36,080 Speaker 1: sixty eight percent. But JJ Reddick is discovering what dads know. 28 00:01:37,040 --> 00:01:39,399 Speaker 1: You can't keep ripping the kids, and you can't keep 29 00:01:39,480 --> 00:01:43,480 Speaker 1: ripping the team or they'll tune you out. And so 30 00:01:43,840 --> 00:01:46,680 Speaker 1: after the game, of course, JJ, well, I've already used 31 00:01:47,000 --> 00:01:50,520 Speaker 1: ripped the team. Lever what JJ Reddick is finding out. 32 00:01:50,560 --> 00:01:53,200 Speaker 1: He's the seventh coach the Lakers have had since Phil, 33 00:01:54,560 --> 00:01:57,960 Speaker 1: none of them lasts more than three seasons, and JJ 34 00:01:58,160 --> 00:02:04,200 Speaker 1: Reddick is now thirty one games in, trapped with a 35 00:02:04,280 --> 00:02:08,920 Speaker 1: completely utterly flawed roster built by Rob Polinka. You don't 36 00:02:08,919 --> 00:02:11,840 Speaker 1: have a multitude of three point shooters, no rim protection, 37 00:02:12,280 --> 00:02:15,720 Speaker 1: you're not athletic on the wing the last seven NBA champs. 38 00:02:15,760 --> 00:02:20,280 Speaker 1: There are things that you have to have. You have 39 00:02:20,320 --> 00:02:23,000 Speaker 1: to be at least solid defensively. That's what Denver was 40 00:02:23,040 --> 00:02:27,639 Speaker 1: with Jokic. Multiple three point shooters, athletic wings. They don't 41 00:02:27,680 --> 00:02:30,280 Speaker 1: check any of the boxes, and he's trying to pull 42 00:02:30,320 --> 00:02:30,840 Speaker 1: every lever. 43 00:02:31,840 --> 00:02:34,120 Speaker 3: But this is what Laker coach is. 44 00:02:34,800 --> 00:02:37,160 Speaker 1: They're not a viable team in the West, and he's 45 00:02:37,200 --> 00:02:40,720 Speaker 1: already ripped the team and threatened them with hard practices. 46 00:02:41,320 --> 00:02:43,040 Speaker 3: So you know, I look at. 47 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:44,400 Speaker 4: This and. 48 00:02:45,880 --> 00:02:47,959 Speaker 3: Time and time again. When Phil was here. 49 00:02:48,240 --> 00:02:51,800 Speaker 1: The Lakers' biggest issue was you had the late Jerry West, 50 00:02:51,880 --> 00:02:54,960 Speaker 1: you had Phil over the course of twenty and thirty years. 51 00:02:55,040 --> 00:02:57,280 Speaker 1: It's the buses, it's pat Riley. You had all these 52 00:02:57,320 --> 00:02:59,399 Speaker 1: smart people, and could you keep them in the same 53 00:02:59,400 --> 00:03:01,720 Speaker 1: building to get the long and the answer. You know, 54 00:03:02,520 --> 00:03:06,040 Speaker 1: Riley goes to Miami. Now you have coaches. I think 55 00:03:06,080 --> 00:03:09,959 Speaker 1: Frank Vogel's pretty smart. Coach Mike Brown, he's now doing 56 00:03:09,960 --> 00:03:12,720 Speaker 1: a good job with the Knicks. And JJ Reddick's schemes 57 00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:14,359 Speaker 1: are great. You know, the Lakers are ten and oh 58 00:03:14,360 --> 00:03:18,160 Speaker 1: and clutch games this year ten and oh. But JJ 59 00:03:18,280 --> 00:03:21,120 Speaker 1: Reddick can't get him into clutch games because they get 60 00:03:21,120 --> 00:03:24,639 Speaker 1: blown out because they can't guard anybody. They also need 61 00:03:24,680 --> 00:03:28,440 Speaker 1: to be younger, and it's the second third oldest roster. 62 00:03:28,919 --> 00:03:32,520 Speaker 1: The West is all about youth and multiple three point 63 00:03:32,520 --> 00:03:37,080 Speaker 1: shooters and athletic wings and rim protection, and the Lakers 64 00:03:37,080 --> 00:03:40,440 Speaker 1: don't check any of the boxes. So here is JJ Reddick. 65 00:03:41,120 --> 00:03:44,120 Speaker 1: He's like, yeah, he's officials. It's like, I mean, the 66 00:03:44,160 --> 00:03:47,960 Speaker 1: Pistons are not a good three point shooting team. Last night, 67 00:03:48,200 --> 00:03:50,840 Speaker 1: I'm looking at their three point shots forty six percent. 68 00:03:52,800 --> 00:03:55,560 Speaker 1: I mean it was layup line, it was it was 69 00:03:55,600 --> 00:03:59,400 Speaker 1: practice shots. So I just feel like it's groundhog Day. 70 00:03:59,400 --> 00:04:03,160 Speaker 1: I've seen this before. It's always blamed the coach in LA. Well, 71 00:04:03,320 --> 00:04:06,160 Speaker 1: JJ Reddick's a scheme guy. If you ask coaches in 72 00:04:06,200 --> 00:04:09,240 Speaker 1: the NBA, he's very good with schemes. So he's ten 73 00:04:09,280 --> 00:04:13,320 Speaker 1: and zero clutch games with an old Lebron and a 74 00:04:13,360 --> 00:04:17,599 Speaker 1: star in Luca that can't guard me. But the reality 75 00:04:17,720 --> 00:04:20,640 Speaker 1: is they can't get into those close games. Good teams 76 00:04:20,680 --> 00:04:23,960 Speaker 1: like Detroit blow their doors off. Do you know how 77 00:04:24,400 --> 00:04:27,800 Speaker 1: ridiculous it is to shoot sixty three percent in an 78 00:04:27,960 --> 00:04:33,400 Speaker 1: NBA game? So last night he rips the officials. Well 79 00:04:33,480 --> 00:04:36,360 Speaker 1: that I've used every other lever. I've seen other Laker 80 00:04:36,440 --> 00:04:39,320 Speaker 1: coaches do this. They blame the roster, they blame they 81 00:04:39,320 --> 00:04:42,240 Speaker 1: never go you know, could somebody just say this out loud, 82 00:04:42,960 --> 00:04:45,760 Speaker 1: this roster's not a viable championship roster over the last 83 00:04:45,760 --> 00:04:48,080 Speaker 1: seven to eight years. You start looking at it, it's 84 00:04:48,120 --> 00:04:50,479 Speaker 1: not when they had Lebron closer to his prime, Anthony 85 00:04:50,560 --> 00:04:52,640 Speaker 1: Davis rim protection KCP. 86 00:04:53,680 --> 00:04:57,640 Speaker 3: That was that was even though even though. 87 00:04:57,520 --> 00:05:01,760 Speaker 1: Lebron was getting older, like oh rim protect dual scores 88 00:05:02,200 --> 00:05:05,840 Speaker 1: little more athletic on the wing. Three point shooter KCP 89 00:05:06,040 --> 00:05:09,200 Speaker 1: from the corner. That's what a championship roster looks like. 90 00:05:09,839 --> 00:05:14,200 Speaker 1: This isn't close. Here's Reddick after frustrated with the refs. 91 00:05:15,520 --> 00:05:18,680 Speaker 4: I think there's probably a level of frustration when you're 92 00:05:18,720 --> 00:05:21,800 Speaker 4: turning the ball over and you're feeling like you're getting fouled. 93 00:05:22,040 --> 00:05:25,640 Speaker 4: There's frustration there for sure. But I mean again, I 94 00:05:25,680 --> 00:05:27,680 Speaker 4: said it in here, we said it this morning. They're 95 00:05:27,680 --> 00:05:29,680 Speaker 4: going to foul every possession. It's just you get to 96 00:05:29,680 --> 00:05:30,120 Speaker 4: play through it. 97 00:05:31,440 --> 00:05:34,120 Speaker 1: Okay, So tonight there you look at it. And for 98 00:05:34,160 --> 00:05:36,400 Speaker 1: the record Lakers in December, I'm putting this up for 99 00:05:36,440 --> 00:05:40,200 Speaker 1: the TV audience. It's getting worse, so the question, and 100 00:05:40,240 --> 00:05:42,799 Speaker 1: I think JJ Reddick can feel this is the team 101 00:05:43,960 --> 00:05:47,839 Speaker 1: tuning him out. It was bad, now it's getting worse. 102 00:05:48,160 --> 00:05:50,520 Speaker 1: I mean, the longer a good coach has a team, 103 00:05:50,600 --> 00:05:54,800 Speaker 1: the better you get. The Lakers are getting worse. They're 104 00:05:54,920 --> 00:05:58,840 Speaker 1: old and they're tired of getting ripped. And I think 105 00:05:58,920 --> 00:06:01,880 Speaker 1: JJ Reddick, no, that okay, we got to pull another lever. 106 00:06:02,279 --> 00:06:05,360 Speaker 1: The Zebras were terrible last night. Now Lakers shot more 107 00:06:05,360 --> 00:06:09,800 Speaker 1: free throws. That wasn't it Okay? So tonight Miami. I 108 00:06:09,920 --> 00:06:13,760 Speaker 1: like the points close game twenty seven to twenty. Ohio 109 00:06:13,760 --> 00:06:20,279 Speaker 1: State Miami maybe lower scoring. And Wall Street Journal did 110 00:06:20,320 --> 00:06:23,520 Speaker 1: a story recently. More people watched at least, you know, 111 00:06:23,600 --> 00:06:26,039 Speaker 1: ten minutes of college football this year than any other time. 112 00:06:26,120 --> 00:06:29,240 Speaker 1: People are watching college football, and I'm one of those 113 00:06:29,240 --> 00:06:34,359 Speaker 1: people that I don't care how we get there in life, 114 00:06:34,920 --> 00:06:37,560 Speaker 1: as long as we get there. And for the first 115 00:06:37,600 --> 00:06:43,520 Speaker 1: time in my life, the best eight teams are left, 116 00:06:44,120 --> 00:06:47,880 Speaker 1: without question. That's what I care about. You guys keep 117 00:06:47,920 --> 00:06:51,880 Speaker 1: telling me March Madness is great. Twenty teams are unwatchable. 118 00:06:52,360 --> 00:06:56,400 Speaker 1: The first round average margin of victory in March Madness 119 00:06:56,800 --> 00:07:00,800 Speaker 1: is seventeen points. But you get one or two upsets 120 00:07:00,839 --> 00:07:04,840 Speaker 1: and you're like, oh, it's Magico. It's awful blowouts in 121 00:07:04,920 --> 00:07:09,479 Speaker 1: a lot of empty afternoon arenas. I get West Coast Oregon, 122 00:07:09,600 --> 00:07:13,960 Speaker 1: flashy Miami, the blue bloods like Bama, Georgia, Ohio State. 123 00:07:14,440 --> 00:07:19,520 Speaker 1: I get newcomers like Indiana and Texas Tech. I get everything. 124 00:07:20,040 --> 00:07:23,920 Speaker 1: I get Mendoza, the consensus number one quarterback, Ty Simpson, 125 00:07:24,240 --> 00:07:29,280 Speaker 1: the underrated Southern quarterback Julian saying Dante Moore could be 126 00:07:29,360 --> 00:07:33,280 Speaker 1: one in two and next year's draft at quarterback. I 127 00:07:33,280 --> 00:07:35,600 Speaker 1: don't want to hear about the labor. Show me the baby. 128 00:07:36,560 --> 00:07:39,880 Speaker 1: I don't care how you got there. When I'm going 129 00:07:39,920 --> 00:07:43,280 Speaker 1: on a nine day vacation, I may get a middle seat. 130 00:07:43,480 --> 00:07:47,360 Speaker 1: The flight's delayed. They run into pretzels. When my feet 131 00:07:47,960 --> 00:07:52,920 Speaker 1: hit the water in Turks and Caicos, I'm good. Show 132 00:07:52,960 --> 00:07:56,560 Speaker 1: me the baby. I don't care about the labor. Everybody 133 00:07:56,680 --> 00:08:03,680 Speaker 1: spends so much time catastrophizing the how and why AI robots, 134 00:08:03,720 --> 00:08:08,800 Speaker 1: we're all doomed. Or maybe, like the Internet, the economy 135 00:08:08,800 --> 00:08:13,720 Speaker 1: expands and the smart people figure it out. I look 136 00:08:13,760 --> 00:08:16,840 Speaker 1: at college football. I get everything. I get my West 137 00:08:16,840 --> 00:08:19,520 Speaker 1: Coast power, I get my blue bloods. I get the 138 00:08:19,560 --> 00:08:23,000 Speaker 1: new guys, I get the best quarterbacks. Tonight, I get 139 00:08:23,120 --> 00:08:26,520 Speaker 1: the former national champion. Doesn't feel like the Margins are 140 00:08:26,600 --> 00:08:28,960 Speaker 1: quite as big this year. Miami could upset them. Don't 141 00:08:29,000 --> 00:08:32,079 Speaker 1: think they will, but they could. We have all this 142 00:08:32,200 --> 00:08:36,000 Speaker 1: mythology about how great the basketball tournament is and there 143 00:08:36,040 --> 00:08:41,720 Speaker 1: are blowouts everywhere. Seventeen points first round. Who cares about 144 00:08:42,040 --> 00:08:47,400 Speaker 1: James Madison and Tulane. These playoffs in college feel more 145 00:08:47,440 --> 00:08:49,880 Speaker 1: like the NFL playoffs. And you know why that's good 146 00:08:51,200 --> 00:08:55,720 Speaker 1: because nobody ever complains about the NFL playoffs. The numbers 147 00:08:55,720 --> 00:08:58,280 Speaker 1: show it. The audience, the consumer likes it. They like 148 00:08:58,360 --> 00:09:01,400 Speaker 1: the structure, the dependability, and the quality. And that's what 149 00:09:01,440 --> 00:09:05,200 Speaker 1: I like tonight. I'm getting West Coast blue blood new guys, 150 00:09:05,320 --> 00:09:08,360 Speaker 1: old guys, best quarterbacks, some young, Some'm ready to play 151 00:09:08,360 --> 00:09:14,000 Speaker 1: in the pros. I think tonight is close. But regardless, 152 00:09:14,920 --> 00:09:17,240 Speaker 1: Notre Dame was not one of the eight best teams. 153 00:09:17,600 --> 00:09:21,240 Speaker 1: They're not here. Texas was not one of the eight 154 00:09:21,320 --> 00:09:25,679 Speaker 1: best teams. They're not here, and I'm comfortable with both. 155 00:09:26,240 --> 00:09:28,280 Speaker 1: Here's Joel Klatt on what he expects tonight. 156 00:09:29,559 --> 00:09:32,840 Speaker 5: I think that Miami had the benefit of playing against 157 00:09:32,880 --> 00:09:36,840 Speaker 5: a team that was overmatched, had an incredibly easy SEC 158 00:09:36,880 --> 00:09:39,880 Speaker 5: schedule in Texas, A and m and a quarterback that 159 00:09:40,480 --> 00:09:43,640 Speaker 5: really played poorly and they and they won barely. This 160 00:09:43,679 --> 00:09:46,600 Speaker 5: Ohio State team is different. You know, They've got absolute 161 00:09:46,720 --> 00:09:48,920 Speaker 5: dudes on the outside. On the offensive side, They're going 162 00:09:49,000 --> 00:09:50,840 Speaker 5: to have a whole month to prepare. We saw what 163 00:09:50,880 --> 00:09:52,679 Speaker 5: they did in the playoffs a year ago. They've got 164 00:09:52,679 --> 00:09:55,520 Speaker 5: a quarterback that throws it accurately in a defense that's 165 00:09:55,559 --> 00:09:58,240 Speaker 5: the best defense since the twenty eleven Alabama team. 166 00:09:58,880 --> 00:10:03,840 Speaker 1: What I'm really fascinated about, what if you look at 167 00:10:03,840 --> 00:10:05,280 Speaker 1: the bracket, you can put it up again. 168 00:10:06,440 --> 00:10:09,960 Speaker 3: We had Michigan win a Nanty. We had a Ohio 169 00:10:10,040 --> 00:10:11,280 Speaker 3: State win a Natty. 170 00:10:13,160 --> 00:10:15,360 Speaker 1: I've got a feeling we're gonna end up with Ohio 171 00:10:15,360 --> 00:10:19,960 Speaker 1: State in Indiana playing again for the Natty. Big Ten, 172 00:10:20,480 --> 00:10:26,920 Speaker 1: Big ten, Big ten versus Big Ten. Now I don't 173 00:10:26,920 --> 00:10:31,120 Speaker 1: watch bowl games anymore, not even the USC's, but it 174 00:10:31,160 --> 00:10:33,240 Speaker 1: does feel like if you're one of the people that does, 175 00:10:33,280 --> 00:10:36,920 Speaker 1: I've seen highlights. We've got a little changing of the 176 00:10:36,960 --> 00:10:40,679 Speaker 1: guard in college football. Jmac, Jmack, you came in this 177 00:10:40,720 --> 00:10:42,800 Speaker 1: morning with a little chip on your shoulder with the trojans. 178 00:10:42,840 --> 00:10:45,480 Speaker 1: I decided, after looking at the two deeps an hour 179 00:10:45,480 --> 00:10:47,439 Speaker 1: and a half before the game and I couldn't recognize 180 00:10:47,440 --> 00:10:50,120 Speaker 1: half the offensive players that I was going to watch 181 00:10:50,120 --> 00:10:52,320 Speaker 1: a documentary on some streaming service. 182 00:10:52,760 --> 00:10:53,679 Speaker 3: How the game turn out. 183 00:10:54,400 --> 00:10:56,319 Speaker 6: I only watch the ending because, you know, just an 184 00:10:56,320 --> 00:10:57,400 Speaker 6: action play for fun. 185 00:10:57,880 --> 00:10:59,200 Speaker 7: It's what was last night Tuesday. 186 00:10:59,240 --> 00:11:02,840 Speaker 6: Let me take usc TCU's quarterback was ruled out you know, 187 00:11:03,000 --> 00:11:06,360 Speaker 6: transfer portals action and USC like up ten in the 188 00:11:06,400 --> 00:11:08,480 Speaker 6: fourth and then not tackling in overtime. 189 00:11:08,760 --> 00:11:10,360 Speaker 7: Colin it was third and twenty. 190 00:11:10,240 --> 00:11:10,920 Speaker 3: Just wrap up. 191 00:11:11,320 --> 00:11:12,719 Speaker 7: TCU ties it on a field goal. 192 00:11:12,720 --> 00:11:15,840 Speaker 6: We go to double overtime, and three guys totally with 193 00:11:16,160 --> 00:11:18,720 Speaker 6: I mean, the announcers, I forget who they were, were 194 00:11:19,040 --> 00:11:19,760 Speaker 6: just stunned. 195 00:11:20,040 --> 00:11:21,199 Speaker 7: I mean, I think everybody was. 196 00:11:21,240 --> 00:11:24,520 Speaker 6: The referee kept saying it's not over, the game's not 197 00:11:24,679 --> 00:11:25,400 Speaker 6: over because they. 198 00:11:25,559 --> 00:11:27,920 Speaker 7: Thought, oh, he had to go out of bounds. He didn't. 199 00:11:28,200 --> 00:11:29,040 Speaker 7: TCU with the win. 200 00:11:29,200 --> 00:11:31,520 Speaker 6: Well and Lincoln Riley, hey, he was taking some heat 201 00:11:31,520 --> 00:11:35,720 Speaker 6: from some prominent media folks last night online. Your boy 202 00:11:35,800 --> 00:11:38,760 Speaker 6: going into next year a big season at USC. 203 00:11:40,640 --> 00:11:43,440 Speaker 3: It's hard for me to take these ball games seriously. 204 00:11:43,040 --> 00:11:45,640 Speaker 1: Like I I mean, Notre Dame got invited to one. 205 00:11:45,640 --> 00:11:48,800 Speaker 1: They're like, no thanks, Yeah, I was told USC A 206 00:11:48,800 --> 00:11:50,960 Speaker 1: lot of these coaches, from what I'm being told, their 207 00:11:51,000 --> 00:11:52,400 Speaker 1: only reason they want to go to the bowl games 208 00:11:52,440 --> 00:11:55,160 Speaker 1: is the extra practices for their young players that don't play. 209 00:11:55,480 --> 00:12:00,360 Speaker 1: So all right, we got good stuff, very interest. A 210 00:12:00,480 --> 00:12:05,520 Speaker 1: prominent NFL media member suggests a landing spot for Lamar 211 00:12:05,720 --> 00:12:10,640 Speaker 1: Jackson of the Ravens that would be really, really interesting. 212 00:12:10,920 --> 00:12:13,520 Speaker 2: Be sure to catch live editions of The Herd weekdays 213 00:12:13,520 --> 00:12:17,679 Speaker 2: and noon Eastern am Pacific on Fox Sports Radio FS 214 00:12:17,760 --> 00:12:19,600 Speaker 2: one and the iHeartRadio app. 215 00:12:21,120 --> 00:12:22,679 Speaker 7: Hey, this is Jason McIntyre. 216 00:12:22,840 --> 00:12:26,439 Speaker 6: Join me every weekday morning on my podcast, Straight Fire 217 00:12:26,559 --> 00:12:30,320 Speaker 6: with Jason McIntyre. This isn't your typical sports pod pushing 218 00:12:30,360 --> 00:12:32,320 Speaker 6: the same tired narratives down your. 219 00:12:32,160 --> 00:12:34,559 Speaker 7: Throat every day. 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Last year, I 230 00:13:09,040 --> 00:13:14,800 Speaker 1: pulled way back on conniments, way back, really pulled back. 231 00:13:15,240 --> 00:13:15,760 Speaker 3: This year. 232 00:13:16,120 --> 00:13:18,960 Speaker 1: You know, I was thinking maybe I'm just too cold, 233 00:13:19,480 --> 00:13:24,200 Speaker 1: too transactional. I should fall in love more. And I 234 00:13:24,240 --> 00:13:27,520 Speaker 1: was thinking about these rumors about Lamar Jackson. A prominent 235 00:13:27,640 --> 00:13:31,000 Speaker 1: NFL agent said, keep your eye on the Minnesota Vikings. 236 00:13:31,760 --> 00:13:35,360 Speaker 1: The Baltimore Sun had reported that he wanted to play 237 00:13:35,600 --> 00:13:39,960 Speaker 1: Lamar Miami Dolphins because he went to high school down there, 238 00:13:40,840 --> 00:13:44,120 Speaker 1: and so I'd be okay with it. Like not every 239 00:13:44,120 --> 00:13:47,640 Speaker 1: divorce has to be Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie. Since 240 00:13:47,679 --> 00:13:52,280 Speaker 1: he joined the Ravens, third best winning percentage in the league, 241 00:13:53,080 --> 00:13:57,680 Speaker 1: number one point differential in the league, number two in 242 00:13:58,000 --> 00:14:04,000 Speaker 1: total points in the league, eight years, potentially seven playoff appearances, 243 00:14:04,040 --> 00:14:08,360 Speaker 1: four division titles, two MVPs. Manny Ramirez didn't need to 244 00:14:08,440 --> 00:14:11,400 Speaker 1: end his career in Boston for it to be an 245 00:14:11,440 --> 00:14:16,679 Speaker 1: amazing career in Boston. Lamar Jackson can't beat Josh Allen 246 00:14:16,679 --> 00:14:19,960 Speaker 1: and Patrick Mahomes. Not a lot of people can the 247 00:14:20,040 --> 00:14:23,920 Speaker 1: last decade of the NFL, is it not? Basically the 248 00:14:23,960 --> 00:14:28,760 Speaker 1: headline could be Josh Allen can't beat Mahomes and Lamar 249 00:14:28,880 --> 00:14:33,000 Speaker 1: can't beat Josh Allen or Mahomes. A lot of people 250 00:14:33,000 --> 00:14:35,440 Speaker 1: could not get through Tiger Woods and Phil Mickelson. I 251 00:14:35,440 --> 00:14:37,160 Speaker 1: got news for you. It's hard to win a lot 252 00:14:37,160 --> 00:14:41,240 Speaker 1: of majors. Even Rory just finally won his first Master 253 00:14:41,400 --> 00:14:45,560 Speaker 1: seventeenth eighteenth try. So maybe I'm just too cold and 254 00:14:45,600 --> 00:14:50,000 Speaker 1: transactional but if somebody gives me eight amazing years in 255 00:14:50,080 --> 00:14:54,760 Speaker 1: life in any industry, it could be a personal relationship. 256 00:14:55,200 --> 00:14:56,760 Speaker 3: Why does the divorce have to be ugly? 257 00:14:57,640 --> 00:15:04,160 Speaker 1: Baltimore and Lamar have been excited and dynamic, second third 258 00:15:04,200 --> 00:15:09,160 Speaker 1: best winning percentage, more blowout wins than anybody else. If 259 00:15:09,240 --> 00:15:13,200 Speaker 1: I could get out from under Lamar's seventy four million 260 00:15:13,280 --> 00:15:18,680 Speaker 1: dollar potential cap hit next year, I would strongly consider it. 261 00:15:19,280 --> 00:15:22,760 Speaker 1: Why would it have to be ugly? Who's beaten Mahomes 262 00:15:22,760 --> 00:15:27,720 Speaker 1: the last eight years? Josh Allen in the regular season, 263 00:15:27,760 --> 00:15:30,800 Speaker 1: not in January. So and I like Lamar. I've I'm 264 00:15:30,840 --> 00:15:32,760 Speaker 1: a Lamar finn. When he came out of college, I'm like, 265 00:15:32,800 --> 00:15:34,720 Speaker 1: I'm not sure if that's going to work. I didn't 266 00:15:34,760 --> 00:15:36,160 Speaker 1: think he was going to be a wide receiver, but 267 00:15:36,200 --> 00:15:38,640 Speaker 1: he ran a lot and I thought may work against Clemson. 268 00:15:38,680 --> 00:15:40,240 Speaker 1: I'm not sure that's going to work in the NFL. 269 00:15:40,520 --> 00:15:42,360 Speaker 1: And then after about his fifth start, I'm like, Yeah, 270 00:15:42,480 --> 00:15:43,920 Speaker 1: that's going to work big time in the NFL, and 271 00:15:43,960 --> 00:15:44,400 Speaker 1: I'd love. 272 00:15:44,320 --> 00:15:45,080 Speaker 3: Watching him play. 273 00:15:45,840 --> 00:15:48,440 Speaker 1: But in the last year, let's be honest, he and 274 00:15:48,480 --> 00:15:52,680 Speaker 1: Harbaugh felt a little weird. The report from the Baltimore Sun, 275 00:15:52,720 --> 00:15:57,280 Speaker 1: longtime beat writer, a little weird. I always use this line. 276 00:15:57,480 --> 00:16:00,480 Speaker 1: I've talked to a management about this throughout my career. 277 00:16:00,960 --> 00:16:05,880 Speaker 1: Weird doesn't age well. And when you have a relationship 278 00:16:05,920 --> 00:16:09,240 Speaker 1: that's quirky and kind of odd and and it's always 279 00:16:09,280 --> 00:16:13,120 Speaker 1: felt a little you know, it's not quite mahomes Reid right, 280 00:16:13,240 --> 00:16:15,800 Speaker 1: Like it's it's you know, well the stories. 281 00:16:15,840 --> 00:16:17,040 Speaker 3: Why is he not practicing? 282 00:16:17,800 --> 00:16:26,760 Speaker 1: Maybe it's time. But Ravens Harbaugh Lamar potentially they win 283 00:16:26,800 --> 00:16:29,880 Speaker 1: this weekend. You got you got eight years and seven 284 00:16:29,880 --> 00:16:34,240 Speaker 1: playoff appearances. I mean, Joe Burrow back to back years. 285 00:16:34,280 --> 00:16:38,040 Speaker 1: Can't get into the can't get into the dams. Here's 286 00:16:38,080 --> 00:16:40,920 Speaker 1: Matt hassel Back on how he views the Baltimore situation. 287 00:16:42,120 --> 00:16:44,440 Speaker 8: For whatever reason, Lamar Jackson just doesn't look like Lamar 288 00:16:44,520 --> 00:16:45,960 Speaker 8: Jackson this year. You know, I don't know if it's 289 00:16:45,960 --> 00:16:47,520 Speaker 8: on the field, off the field, it's not the same 290 00:16:47,800 --> 00:16:51,480 Speaker 8: Tyler Huntley, you know, for for whatever reason, when he's 291 00:16:51,520 --> 00:16:53,960 Speaker 8: in the game, they lean more on Derrick Henry. They 292 00:16:54,120 --> 00:16:56,120 Speaker 8: use the flowers in the run game, like they get 293 00:16:56,120 --> 00:16:58,880 Speaker 8: a little bit more of what I think about Baltimore 294 00:16:59,080 --> 00:17:00,800 Speaker 8: ven football, Like we're going to be the hammer, not 295 00:17:00,920 --> 00:17:01,280 Speaker 8: to nail. 296 00:17:01,480 --> 00:17:02,680 Speaker 7: We're not going to get too cute. 297 00:17:03,760 --> 00:17:06,240 Speaker 1: You know, I use this a lot of times in 298 00:17:06,280 --> 00:17:09,199 Speaker 1: my personal life. If you think you have trauma or 299 00:17:09,200 --> 00:17:13,120 Speaker 1: a bad situation with one of your kids or your business, 300 00:17:13,920 --> 00:17:16,760 Speaker 1: and you go, okay, let's look back the last ten years. 301 00:17:16,840 --> 00:17:19,440 Speaker 1: Would you have signed up for the current situation? If 302 00:17:19,480 --> 00:17:23,080 Speaker 1: I would have told you with Lamar Jackson eight years, 303 00:17:23,640 --> 00:17:28,080 Speaker 1: seven playoffs, two MVPs, two hundred and nineteen total touchdowns, 304 00:17:28,119 --> 00:17:31,359 Speaker 1: several top ten offenses, would you sign up for it? 305 00:17:32,920 --> 00:17:34,480 Speaker 3: There were people that weren't sure he was going to 306 00:17:34,480 --> 00:17:36,679 Speaker 3: be a quarterback. Signed up for it? 307 00:17:37,200 --> 00:17:39,880 Speaker 1: You'd have signed up on the spot for massive eight 308 00:17:39,960 --> 00:17:43,560 Speaker 1: year cap hits. So if it breaks up, it was 309 00:17:43,560 --> 00:17:46,240 Speaker 1: a great run. Not every divorce has to be ugly. 310 00:17:46,960 --> 00:17:49,600 Speaker 2: Be sure to catch live editions of The Herd weekdays 311 00:17:49,600 --> 00:17:53,159 Speaker 2: and noon Eastern not am Pacific on Fox Sports Radio 312 00:17:53,440 --> 00:17:55,639 Speaker 2: FS one and the iHeartRadio app. 313 00:17:55,880 --> 00:18:00,159 Speaker 1: Greg Cosel forty six years NFL film stops by. You know, 314 00:18:00,160 --> 00:18:04,159 Speaker 1: I had Mike Vrabel on yesterday and I said, you know, 315 00:18:05,119 --> 00:18:08,280 Speaker 1: obviously we thought he was good. I didn't think it 316 00:18:08,280 --> 00:18:14,240 Speaker 1: would be this good, this quick. How how do the Patriots? 317 00:18:14,240 --> 00:18:17,080 Speaker 1: But you saw him at Carolina, You saw him last year. Greg, 318 00:18:17,080 --> 00:18:20,040 Speaker 1: when you look at film, how do the Patriots play 319 00:18:21,080 --> 00:18:22,400 Speaker 1: to his straints? 320 00:18:24,440 --> 00:18:27,840 Speaker 9: Well, I think you always look at what your quarterback is. 321 00:18:27,880 --> 00:18:29,240 Speaker 10: You play to your quarterback. 322 00:18:29,520 --> 00:18:31,440 Speaker 9: And I think one of the things that has really 323 00:18:31,480 --> 00:18:34,920 Speaker 9: stood out to me about Drake May has just been 324 00:18:35,000 --> 00:18:37,600 Speaker 9: his toughness in the pocket. I mean, we know he 325 00:18:37,600 --> 00:18:40,040 Speaker 9: can move, we know he's athletic, we know we can 326 00:18:40,040 --> 00:18:42,480 Speaker 9: throw on the run, but he is not a guy 327 00:18:42,840 --> 00:18:46,600 Speaker 9: that is affected by bodies around him. He is really 328 00:18:46,760 --> 00:18:49,760 Speaker 9: firm and tough in the pocket and he stays there 329 00:18:49,960 --> 00:18:53,119 Speaker 9: and that allows plays to play out and develop. Colin 330 00:18:53,400 --> 00:18:56,399 Speaker 9: and you know, there's so many quarterbacks now that are 331 00:18:56,400 --> 00:18:59,240 Speaker 9: great athletes, and I'm sure as a coach you don't 332 00:18:59,240 --> 00:19:01,360 Speaker 9: want to tell a quarter who's a great athlete never 333 00:19:01,400 --> 00:19:05,480 Speaker 9: to move. But the result often of quarterbacks that move 334 00:19:05,920 --> 00:19:09,440 Speaker 9: is that they move too soon. They break down the 335 00:19:09,600 --> 00:19:12,679 Speaker 9: timing and structure of the play, and they leave plays 336 00:19:12,720 --> 00:19:15,280 Speaker 9: on the field. Now, they may run for twenty yards 337 00:19:15,280 --> 00:19:18,040 Speaker 9: of times, and you're obviously good to say, hey, good play, 338 00:19:18,280 --> 00:19:20,520 Speaker 9: but at the end of the day, you really want 339 00:19:20,560 --> 00:19:24,719 Speaker 9: the plays to be run the way they're practiced. This 340 00:19:24,760 --> 00:19:26,800 Speaker 9: is what coaches do during the week and it's not 341 00:19:26,880 --> 00:19:29,720 Speaker 9: just the quarterback. It's the O line, it's the receivers, 342 00:19:29,840 --> 00:19:33,320 Speaker 9: it's the running backs, it's everybody works together in a structure, 343 00:19:33,720 --> 00:19:37,920 Speaker 9: and may allows that structure to play out to its fullest. 344 00:19:38,359 --> 00:19:41,840 Speaker 1: So we watched the Rams get beat by Atlanta and 345 00:19:41,880 --> 00:19:44,320 Speaker 1: we went back and looked at a number that they're 346 00:19:44,440 --> 00:19:49,280 Speaker 1: strangely like. We've seen Seattle win when Sam didn't play well. 347 00:19:49,440 --> 00:19:52,400 Speaker 1: We've seen the Niners win with Mac Jones. We've seen 348 00:19:52,400 --> 00:19:54,720 Speaker 1: the Bears win do their run game. But if you 349 00:19:54,720 --> 00:19:58,760 Speaker 1: look at the Rams, if Stafford struggles, they lose. And 350 00:19:58,960 --> 00:20:01,560 Speaker 1: he had a lot of time to and it was 351 00:20:01,640 --> 00:20:04,600 Speaker 1: almost as if, I mean he airmailed a couple throws 352 00:20:04,640 --> 00:20:07,040 Speaker 1: and you're like, Matt, you are as good to arm 353 00:20:07,119 --> 00:20:10,919 Speaker 1: talent as the league shows. When you watch Stafford and 354 00:20:10,960 --> 00:20:15,000 Speaker 1: he gets a little unhinged and unravels, is it tempo 355 00:20:15,280 --> 00:20:16,040 Speaker 1: is at his feet? 356 00:20:16,080 --> 00:20:17,600 Speaker 3: Because I thought Monday. 357 00:20:17,280 --> 00:20:21,199 Speaker 1: Early it just there were open receivers, or maybe it 358 00:20:21,240 --> 00:20:23,760 Speaker 1: was just the there weren't. Maybe the film said they 359 00:20:23,800 --> 00:20:25,560 Speaker 1: had him schemed, right, What did you see? 360 00:20:27,000 --> 00:20:29,119 Speaker 9: I mean, look, I think that he just had a 361 00:20:29,160 --> 00:20:32,879 Speaker 9: game where he was inaccurate on certain throws. I remember 362 00:20:32,920 --> 00:20:35,920 Speaker 9: working with Ron Jaworski for one hundred years, and Joe's 363 00:20:35,960 --> 00:20:38,359 Speaker 9: would tell me there's two games a year where you 364 00:20:38,520 --> 00:20:40,760 Speaker 9: just didn't throw it great, and you know, you never 365 00:20:40,840 --> 00:20:42,920 Speaker 9: know what those two games are going to be, and 366 00:20:42,960 --> 00:20:44,840 Speaker 9: when those games happen, you hope that the rest of 367 00:20:44,880 --> 00:20:45,920 Speaker 9: the team picks you up. 368 00:20:46,240 --> 00:20:48,480 Speaker 10: And I think Stafford just did not have a good game. 369 00:20:48,720 --> 00:20:51,280 Speaker 9: But I would not use this game as a statement 370 00:20:51,320 --> 00:20:54,360 Speaker 9: as to what Matthew Stafford is. And by the way, 371 00:20:54,400 --> 00:20:57,000 Speaker 9: their run game has been very good for the most part. 372 00:20:57,240 --> 00:20:59,760 Speaker 9: It's just they don't have an explosive back, so you 373 00:20:59,800 --> 00:21:02,000 Speaker 9: don't think of it the way you think of And 374 00:21:02,040 --> 00:21:04,199 Speaker 9: by the way, b Jon Robinson to me is the 375 00:21:04,200 --> 00:21:08,080 Speaker 9: best back in the league. But their run game is 376 00:21:08,160 --> 00:21:11,440 Speaker 9: just not explosive. It's much more of a sustaining, grinding 377 00:21:11,560 --> 00:21:12,080 Speaker 9: run game. 378 00:21:12,240 --> 00:21:13,440 Speaker 10: But it's been very good. 379 00:21:13,640 --> 00:21:15,560 Speaker 9: I mean, you have one back that's got about eleven 380 00:21:15,640 --> 00:21:18,000 Speaker 9: hundred yards and another back that's probably close to eight 381 00:21:18,119 --> 00:21:21,800 Speaker 9: hundred yards. It's been a very strong run game. And 382 00:21:22,400 --> 00:21:25,160 Speaker 9: so I don't look at this game and say there's 383 00:21:25,160 --> 00:21:28,360 Speaker 9: something wrong with Matthew Stafford. Now there's no question, even 384 00:21:28,400 --> 00:21:31,560 Speaker 9: though he's not a true statue, that he's a pocket quarterback, 385 00:21:31,760 --> 00:21:34,479 Speaker 9: and if you can get consistent pressure on him, you 386 00:21:34,560 --> 00:21:37,200 Speaker 9: will speed him up a little. There's no question about that. 387 00:21:37,200 --> 00:21:38,480 Speaker 9: That's true of any quarterback. 388 00:21:39,320 --> 00:21:44,240 Speaker 1: So Buffalo is fascinating. They're twenty third. They do a 389 00:21:44,240 --> 00:21:47,000 Speaker 1: lot of their scoring in the second half and in 390 00:21:47,040 --> 00:21:49,359 Speaker 1: the first half. They have been trailing in seven of 391 00:21:49,359 --> 00:21:52,119 Speaker 1: the last eight games in the second half, which is remarkable. 392 00:21:52,200 --> 00:21:54,040 Speaker 1: And I said this week, it's remarkable they have the 393 00:21:54,119 --> 00:21:56,320 Speaker 1: number one run game because they trail in the second 394 00:21:56,400 --> 00:22:00,000 Speaker 1: half in all these games. Why are they the first 395 00:22:00,080 --> 00:22:02,480 Speaker 1: to have is more of the scripted half usually? Why 396 00:22:02,520 --> 00:22:05,800 Speaker 1: are they so bad and inconsistent in the first half 397 00:22:05,800 --> 00:22:06,360 Speaker 1: in Buffalo? 398 00:22:07,600 --> 00:22:10,359 Speaker 9: Well, I think, first of all, they are a running 399 00:22:10,400 --> 00:22:14,879 Speaker 9: football team, and I think that that's evident, and I 400 00:22:14,920 --> 00:22:15,760 Speaker 9: think that that's. 401 00:22:15,640 --> 00:22:17,680 Speaker 10: The way they stabilize their offense. 402 00:22:17,760 --> 00:22:21,040 Speaker 9: That's the way they create create sustainability with their offense 403 00:22:21,280 --> 00:22:24,600 Speaker 9: by running the football. They're very limited to some degree 404 00:22:24,600 --> 00:22:27,280 Speaker 9: in the past game Colin, because the one thing that 405 00:22:27,320 --> 00:22:30,359 Speaker 9: they don't have And if you listen to any really 406 00:22:30,480 --> 00:22:32,760 Speaker 9: smart you know the Tom Brady so I know you 407 00:22:32,800 --> 00:22:34,240 Speaker 9: talk to the Troy Aikman's. 408 00:22:34,280 --> 00:22:36,560 Speaker 10: If you listen to those guys at some point. 409 00:22:36,600 --> 00:22:39,440 Speaker 9: In this league, you need receivers on the outside who 410 00:22:39,480 --> 00:22:41,800 Speaker 9: can win one on one. They do not have that, 411 00:22:42,280 --> 00:22:44,439 Speaker 9: so there's a limitation to what they can do in 412 00:22:44,480 --> 00:22:47,000 Speaker 9: the past game. So the past game therefore has to 413 00:22:47,040 --> 00:22:51,560 Speaker 9: be highly schemed, and you know, sometimes that works and 414 00:22:51,600 --> 00:22:54,520 Speaker 9: sometimes it doesn't. You know, I saw a play last 415 00:22:54,520 --> 00:22:57,520 Speaker 9: week where they ran one of their staple plays, really 416 00:22:57,560 --> 00:23:00,480 Speaker 9: beautiful play that's worked many times for them, where they 417 00:23:00,520 --> 00:23:03,000 Speaker 9: send James Cook on a rail route through the line 418 00:23:03,040 --> 00:23:06,160 Speaker 9: of scrimmage. They've hit big plays on that many many 419 00:23:06,200 --> 00:23:08,720 Speaker 9: times over the last couple of years. And Zach Bond 420 00:23:08,920 --> 00:23:11,680 Speaker 9: saw it immediately and he just ran right with Cook 421 00:23:11,800 --> 00:23:15,280 Speaker 9: and it was incomplete. So it's a highly schemed pass 422 00:23:15,320 --> 00:23:18,520 Speaker 9: game by necessity because they just can't win one on 423 00:23:18,520 --> 00:23:22,000 Speaker 9: one on the outside. So that puts a tremendous limitation 424 00:23:22,400 --> 00:23:25,080 Speaker 9: on their pass game. And the reality is, we know 425 00:23:25,240 --> 00:23:27,679 Speaker 9: Josh Allen is a great player, that's not the point, 426 00:23:28,000 --> 00:23:31,520 Speaker 9: but you know, those kinds of superman plays that can't 427 00:23:31,560 --> 00:23:34,240 Speaker 9: be the foundation of how you go about winning every week. 428 00:23:34,880 --> 00:23:36,240 Speaker 3: So let's talk Philadelphia. 429 00:23:37,000 --> 00:23:39,879 Speaker 1: It's so interesting you were critical of them about a 430 00:23:39,920 --> 00:23:42,480 Speaker 1: month ago on this show. You said, you know, their 431 00:23:42,560 --> 00:23:45,919 Speaker 1: offense is kind of you know, it's kind of simple, 432 00:23:46,320 --> 00:23:49,679 Speaker 1: and then suddenly suddenly the next three weeks you're like, 433 00:23:49,880 --> 00:23:55,040 Speaker 1: well maybe it's not so simple. So if you were 434 00:23:55,040 --> 00:23:56,919 Speaker 1: an Eagles fan, they're going to rest some starters here 435 00:23:56,960 --> 00:24:00,960 Speaker 1: week eighteen. Do you do you like their momentum going 436 00:24:01,040 --> 00:24:02,040 Speaker 1: into the playoffs? 437 00:24:03,400 --> 00:24:05,200 Speaker 9: Well, I didn't think they did a very good job 438 00:24:05,240 --> 00:24:06,440 Speaker 9: on tape in the past game. 439 00:24:06,440 --> 00:24:08,359 Speaker 10: This week, I thought, although I thought Jalen. 440 00:24:08,160 --> 00:24:10,600 Speaker 9: Hurts played very well in the first half, yes, and 441 00:24:10,640 --> 00:24:14,000 Speaker 9: in the second. In the second half, you know, they 442 00:24:14,000 --> 00:24:17,439 Speaker 9: had those five drives and they had seventeen plays for 443 00:24:17,480 --> 00:24:20,960 Speaker 9: seventeen yards, and he didn't complete a pass. So it's 444 00:24:21,040 --> 00:24:23,440 Speaker 9: very odd and it's not his I'm not blaming him. 445 00:24:23,480 --> 00:24:26,520 Speaker 9: I'm just saying it's very odd. But you know, their 446 00:24:26,640 --> 00:24:29,439 Speaker 9: run game has just not been what we've expected it 447 00:24:29,480 --> 00:24:31,679 Speaker 9: to be all the year, with the exception of a 448 00:24:31,720 --> 00:24:35,640 Speaker 9: few moments, you know, they're all line quite frankly, if 449 00:24:35,640 --> 00:24:38,000 Speaker 9: you'll look at tape, has not been very good. I 450 00:24:38,040 --> 00:24:41,080 Speaker 9: think Cam Jurgens has had a really difficult season at center. 451 00:24:42,200 --> 00:24:45,760 Speaker 9: I think the the sort of chemistry between Jurgens and 452 00:24:45,800 --> 00:24:48,040 Speaker 9: the left guard Dickerson, hasn't been what it was a 453 00:24:48,119 --> 00:24:53,360 Speaker 9: year ago. So I think at their core, Colin, they're 454 00:24:53,400 --> 00:24:56,840 Speaker 9: a running football team. They are a great defensive team, 455 00:24:56,840 --> 00:24:59,240 Speaker 9: which they are now. Their defense has led the league 456 00:24:59,240 --> 00:25:01,960 Speaker 9: in points allowed over the last eight weeks, and they 457 00:25:01,960 --> 00:25:04,439 Speaker 9: have a quarterback who, when he's at his best, is 458 00:25:04,560 --> 00:25:08,560 Speaker 9: really good at understanding his role within the structure of 459 00:25:08,600 --> 00:25:12,639 Speaker 9: their entire team, doesn't turn the ball over, executes in 460 00:25:12,680 --> 00:25:16,080 Speaker 9: big moments. But they're not a true passing team, So 461 00:25:16,800 --> 00:25:18,600 Speaker 9: you know, I'd like to see them do more in 462 00:25:18,640 --> 00:25:21,679 Speaker 9: the pass game. I think they're capable of it, but 463 00:25:21,720 --> 00:25:22,480 Speaker 9: they just don't. 464 00:25:23,760 --> 00:25:26,760 Speaker 3: So we know this to be true. 465 00:25:26,840 --> 00:25:29,720 Speaker 1: There are offensive coaches in this sport that are just 466 00:25:29,840 --> 00:25:34,160 Speaker 1: really good with young quarterbacks, Sean Pam bow Nicks, Ben 467 00:25:34,240 --> 00:25:37,920 Speaker 1: Johnson with kle I thought Caleb played now. The Niners 468 00:25:37,920 --> 00:25:40,280 Speaker 1: don't generate much of a pass rush unless Sala has 469 00:25:40,280 --> 00:25:43,280 Speaker 1: blitz packages. But in the last few weeks he's not 470 00:25:43,320 --> 00:25:46,560 Speaker 1: taken sacks. Caleb's never thrown a bunch of interceptions. He's 471 00:25:46,600 --> 00:25:49,320 Speaker 1: not a big interception guy, wasn't it usc But when 472 00:25:49,359 --> 00:25:51,960 Speaker 1: you look at Caleb today, if I gave you last 473 00:25:51,960 --> 00:25:55,680 Speaker 1: week's tape and eight weeks ago, it must look different. 474 00:25:55,720 --> 00:25:57,480 Speaker 1: Because the results feel different to me. 475 00:25:58,680 --> 00:26:00,560 Speaker 10: Well, I gotta tell you, Colin, that's safe. 476 00:26:00,560 --> 00:26:02,520 Speaker 9: I watched both sides of the ball in that game 477 00:26:02,560 --> 00:26:05,199 Speaker 9: really carefully because it was a really fun watch. And 478 00:26:05,240 --> 00:26:07,960 Speaker 9: I said to the guys in my matchup room after 479 00:26:08,000 --> 00:26:09,920 Speaker 9: I watched Caleb, or as I was watching him, I said, 480 00:26:09,920 --> 00:26:11,600 Speaker 9: you know what, this guy's going to be a great quarterback. 481 00:26:11,920 --> 00:26:15,520 Speaker 9: I just felt like I was watching a really good player. Now, granted, 482 00:26:15,640 --> 00:26:17,520 Speaker 9: he wasn't under a lot of pressure, and I know 483 00:26:17,560 --> 00:26:21,240 Speaker 9: the forty nine ers defense doesn't necessarily present a lot 484 00:26:21,280 --> 00:26:24,840 Speaker 9: of pressure, but still, I'm just isolating the play of 485 00:26:24,840 --> 00:26:28,479 Speaker 9: the quarterback. We just saw him throw that touchdown to Burden. 486 00:26:28,800 --> 00:26:31,199 Speaker 9: I don't think people realize how difficult a throw that 487 00:26:31,359 --> 00:26:34,040 Speaker 9: was and how easy he made it look. You know, 488 00:26:34,119 --> 00:26:36,840 Speaker 9: I think he'll get better at some of the scattershot throws. 489 00:26:37,440 --> 00:26:40,000 Speaker 9: I would assume he would. I don't think he's a 490 00:26:40,119 --> 00:26:43,920 Speaker 9: naturally inaccurate pass or by any means. You know, he's 491 00:26:43,960 --> 00:26:45,439 Speaker 9: just going to have to get a little better with 492 00:26:45,520 --> 00:26:48,840 Speaker 9: his accuracy on some throws that are you know, layups 493 00:26:49,200 --> 00:26:53,480 Speaker 9: by NFL standards. But I mean he's just so physically gifted, 494 00:26:53,800 --> 00:26:56,840 Speaker 9: and I mean he's such an easy natural thrower to 495 00:26:56,880 --> 00:26:57,440 Speaker 9: the football. 496 00:26:58,440 --> 00:27:02,040 Speaker 1: Okay, now let's talk about two offenses that are the 497 00:27:02,080 --> 00:27:06,119 Speaker 1: opposite of that, Baltimore and Pittsburgh. The w's gonna go 498 00:27:06,119 --> 00:27:10,320 Speaker 1: to the playoffs. I have defended Aaron Rodgers all year 499 00:27:10,359 --> 00:27:13,960 Speaker 1: on this show. I've said, guys, DK Metcalf's not exactly 500 00:27:14,080 --> 00:27:18,000 Speaker 1: running every route in the tree. He's now out. They're 501 00:27:18,119 --> 00:27:21,160 Speaker 1: very tight end centric. I don't know how they move 502 00:27:21,240 --> 00:27:25,959 Speaker 1: the ball against Baltimore. I again, it's a Pittsburgh. Tomlin 503 00:27:26,040 --> 00:27:29,600 Speaker 1: is an underdog, has always been effective. Yeah, I look 504 00:27:29,600 --> 00:27:33,439 Speaker 1: at Aaron this year and my take is the reason 505 00:27:33,440 --> 00:27:36,240 Speaker 1: he's struggling is once again, they can't run the ball. 506 00:27:36,560 --> 00:27:38,840 Speaker 1: He doesn't really have a number two receiver. I don't 507 00:27:38,840 --> 00:27:43,879 Speaker 1: blame Aaron or Tomlin. I don't is there offensive personality good. 508 00:27:44,280 --> 00:27:44,920 Speaker 10: That's not great. 509 00:27:45,000 --> 00:27:47,159 Speaker 9: And Rogers is a guy that likes to work one 510 00:27:47,200 --> 00:27:49,520 Speaker 9: on ones on the outside, and they don't have those guys. 511 00:27:49,840 --> 00:27:50,880 Speaker 10: So a lot of times. 512 00:27:50,720 --> 00:27:53,399 Speaker 9: There's routes that look like they're available. And again we 513 00:27:53,400 --> 00:27:55,640 Speaker 9: don't know how he's taught or what the reds are. 514 00:27:55,800 --> 00:27:57,960 Speaker 9: So it's always easy to criticize if you see a 515 00:27:58,000 --> 00:28:01,119 Speaker 9: three by one set and the trip side looks like 516 00:28:01,200 --> 00:28:03,520 Speaker 9: the routes there, and he works to the one on ones. 517 00:28:03,640 --> 00:28:05,520 Speaker 9: He's always worked to the one on ones. And when 518 00:28:05,560 --> 00:28:08,119 Speaker 9: you have good receivers, I mean, I remember speaking to 519 00:28:08,200 --> 00:28:11,520 Speaker 9: coaches so many times over the years, Colin, and if 520 00:28:11,560 --> 00:28:13,800 Speaker 9: it's a three by one set, meaning three receivers to 521 00:28:13,880 --> 00:28:16,800 Speaker 9: one side and a single receiver usually to the boundary 522 00:28:16,840 --> 00:28:19,240 Speaker 9: side the short side, and if that guy's one on one, 523 00:28:19,440 --> 00:28:21,640 Speaker 9: pretty much every coach will tell you, hey, you throw 524 00:28:21,720 --> 00:28:22,440 Speaker 9: to the one on one. 525 00:28:22,560 --> 00:28:25,000 Speaker 10: It's matchup football. It's the NFL. Now. 526 00:28:25,040 --> 00:28:27,919 Speaker 9: The issue is they don't necessarily have those guys, so 527 00:28:29,080 --> 00:28:32,600 Speaker 9: you know, it's it comes across as Rogers not quote 528 00:28:32,640 --> 00:28:35,560 Speaker 9: unquote running the offense, but we don't know, you know, 529 00:28:36,080 --> 00:28:37,880 Speaker 9: how they teach it and what they want him to do, 530 00:28:38,160 --> 00:28:40,800 Speaker 9: but they just don't have those guys. So it's been 531 00:28:40,920 --> 00:28:44,120 Speaker 9: very very difficult. In fact, the last time they played 532 00:28:44,160 --> 00:28:47,800 Speaker 9: Baltimore and Metcalf played, and he's not playing in this game. 533 00:28:47,920 --> 00:28:50,560 Speaker 9: They've worked the one on ones beautifully, but it was Metcalf. 534 00:28:50,880 --> 00:28:52,440 Speaker 10: So we'll see what they do this week. 535 00:28:52,560 --> 00:28:55,400 Speaker 9: On the flip side, it's going to be Derrick Henry, 536 00:28:55,440 --> 00:28:58,960 Speaker 9: I mean, And the most amazing thing about this is 537 00:28:59,000 --> 00:29:02,560 Speaker 9: the use of record the fallback. Derrick Henry a very 538 00:29:02,680 --> 00:29:05,480 Speaker 9: high percentage of his runs this year have been with 539 00:29:05,640 --> 00:29:08,320 Speaker 9: Recard on the field, and last week in the game 540 00:29:08,360 --> 00:29:11,960 Speaker 9: against Green Bay eighteen for one p forty with Recard 541 00:29:12,000 --> 00:29:14,360 Speaker 9: on the field as an I formation fallback. 542 00:29:14,640 --> 00:29:16,240 Speaker 10: So that's the way they're going to go, no matter 543 00:29:16,240 --> 00:29:17,200 Speaker 10: who plays quarterback. 544 00:29:18,240 --> 00:29:21,240 Speaker 1: Okay, so before we get to the Niners and I 545 00:29:21,280 --> 00:29:23,160 Speaker 1: have to eat some cow on purty before we get 546 00:29:23,200 --> 00:29:26,720 Speaker 1: to that. The staff is almost rooting against me because 547 00:29:26,720 --> 00:29:29,520 Speaker 1: they know my affection for Sam Darnold. I do think 548 00:29:29,560 --> 00:29:33,480 Speaker 1: Seattle is more of a defensive story than an offensive story. 549 00:29:33,520 --> 00:29:37,080 Speaker 1: But I will say Sam worked very well last year 550 00:29:37,120 --> 00:29:41,160 Speaker 1: with Justin Jefferson. I think he and JSN have exceptional 551 00:29:41,240 --> 00:29:45,040 Speaker 1: timing this year. Two different coaches, two different offenses, two 552 00:29:45,040 --> 00:29:47,440 Speaker 1: different styles. I think that's hard to do and be 553 00:29:47,480 --> 00:29:50,680 Speaker 1: a pro bowler in both. But I will say, when 554 00:29:50,720 --> 00:29:54,959 Speaker 1: I watch them, if you can bracket JSN, I'm not 555 00:29:55,200 --> 00:29:58,800 Speaker 1: necessarily sure what I trust. Offensively, I think they're at 556 00:29:58,920 --> 00:30:04,000 Speaker 1: deef defensive story to me, what's the film say they are? 557 00:30:04,760 --> 00:30:06,840 Speaker 9: And I think you would agree that their past game 558 00:30:06,880 --> 00:30:09,480 Speaker 9: over the last month has been uneven that's true, you know. 559 00:30:10,320 --> 00:30:12,520 Speaker 9: I mean the first part of the season they really 560 00:30:12,560 --> 00:30:14,800 Speaker 9: pushed the ball down the field and had great success. 561 00:30:15,320 --> 00:30:18,280 Speaker 9: The last month it's been uneven. Look, their run game worked. 562 00:30:18,360 --> 00:30:20,840 Speaker 9: Last week we saw Charbonneau get one to ten. I 563 00:30:20,960 --> 00:30:24,240 Speaker 9: doubt that happens every week, you know. I don't think 564 00:30:24,240 --> 00:30:26,520 Speaker 9: that would happen against the Niners, but who knows. But 565 00:30:26,600 --> 00:30:28,840 Speaker 9: their run game, they have not had a run game 566 00:30:28,880 --> 00:30:31,480 Speaker 9: this year, Colin to really fall back on when the 567 00:30:31,520 --> 00:30:34,280 Speaker 9: pass game has been somewhat uneven, which it has been, 568 00:30:34,600 --> 00:30:38,600 Speaker 9: so you're right, it's really been JSN and not much 569 00:30:38,600 --> 00:30:40,840 Speaker 9: else in the past game, and that's been a little 570 00:30:40,840 --> 00:30:44,800 Speaker 9: bit of a concern. So you know, I almost look 571 00:30:44,840 --> 00:30:47,120 Speaker 9: at this game the other side of the ball because 572 00:30:47,360 --> 00:30:49,920 Speaker 9: if the Niners can score a lot, and I don't 573 00:30:49,960 --> 00:30:52,240 Speaker 9: know that they will, this is a really good defense 574 00:30:52,600 --> 00:30:55,000 Speaker 9: and they're at the forefront of the big nickel in 575 00:30:55,040 --> 00:30:57,680 Speaker 9: the NFL, which has become a trend with three safeties 576 00:30:57,720 --> 00:31:00,440 Speaker 9: instead of three linebackers. Nickim Min Warrior is such a 577 00:31:00,520 --> 00:31:03,320 Speaker 9: key to what Seattle does on defense, and their d 578 00:31:03,520 --> 00:31:07,280 Speaker 9: line has been absolutely phenomenal. I mean, I'm not sure 579 00:31:07,320 --> 00:31:09,880 Speaker 9: a lot of people are talking about Byron Murphy, but 580 00:31:10,000 --> 00:31:12,840 Speaker 9: he's you know, there's two defensive tackles this year that 581 00:31:12,880 --> 00:31:16,040 Speaker 9: have played so well, and one's on a really bad team, 582 00:31:16,120 --> 00:31:18,080 Speaker 9: Jeffrey Simmons, who I think has been the best de 583 00:31:18,240 --> 00:31:19,080 Speaker 9: tackle in the league. 584 00:31:19,240 --> 00:31:21,440 Speaker 10: But Byron Murphy has played really, really. 585 00:31:21,240 --> 00:31:23,880 Speaker 9: Well, and in the context of that Seattle defense, no 586 00:31:23,920 --> 00:31:25,640 Speaker 9: one's talking about him. 587 00:31:26,000 --> 00:31:30,200 Speaker 1: Okay, listen, I've said I like rockfordy, but the last 588 00:31:30,360 --> 00:31:35,840 Speaker 1: month he has been sensational. And in fact, before this 589 00:31:36,000 --> 00:31:38,840 Speaker 1: past week, he'd never won a game when Kittle didn't play. 590 00:31:38,880 --> 00:31:41,080 Speaker 1: I think it was if you go back to his career, 591 00:31:41,120 --> 00:31:43,680 Speaker 1: he struggles without Kittle. So I thought this week and 592 00:31:43,720 --> 00:31:48,000 Speaker 1: it would be choppy. No, he was sensational. You tell 593 00:31:48,040 --> 00:31:51,800 Speaker 1: me what makes him? Yeah, And I mean Garoppolo and 594 00:31:51,840 --> 00:31:55,920 Speaker 1: Mac Jones, Matt Schaub, everybody feels I mean, they worked 595 00:31:55,960 --> 00:31:58,880 Speaker 1: to some degree with Shanahan, but it feels like of 596 00:31:58,960 --> 00:32:04,080 Speaker 1: all the quarterbacks he's had, this kid, shann just loves 597 00:32:04,160 --> 00:32:07,040 Speaker 1: him for a lot of reasons. What's the film say? Why? 598 00:32:07,840 --> 00:32:08,240 Speaker 10: Yeah? 599 00:32:08,600 --> 00:32:10,600 Speaker 9: I mean, I know you talk to Brady pretty much 600 00:32:10,600 --> 00:32:12,360 Speaker 9: every week, and I'd love to get his take on 601 00:32:12,400 --> 00:32:16,240 Speaker 9: this whole concept of pure progression, because pure progression is 602 00:32:16,280 --> 00:32:18,280 Speaker 9: what the forty nine ers are based on. And I 603 00:32:18,320 --> 00:32:22,000 Speaker 9: think the pure progression, in his purest form is that 604 00:32:22,000 --> 00:32:24,680 Speaker 9: the quarterback doesn't really need to know much about defense. 605 00:32:25,080 --> 00:32:28,200 Speaker 9: But I think in the NFL that's it can't quite 606 00:32:28,280 --> 00:32:28,880 Speaker 9: be like that. 607 00:32:29,240 --> 00:32:29,520 Speaker 10: Now. 608 00:32:29,680 --> 00:32:32,600 Speaker 9: It's not the same as old school offensive football, where 609 00:32:32,720 --> 00:32:34,440 Speaker 9: you know, you pick a side, a man's side, his 610 00:32:34,440 --> 00:32:37,040 Speaker 9: own side. It's not like that, but it's but I 611 00:32:37,040 --> 00:32:39,520 Speaker 9: think you have to have some sense of defense to 612 00:32:39,600 --> 00:32:42,720 Speaker 9: some degree. But I think Purdy, and particularly in this 613 00:32:42,800 --> 00:32:47,280 Speaker 9: year of NFL football Colin, where defenses change, they change 614 00:32:47,280 --> 00:32:49,920 Speaker 9: the picture pre snap to post snap, you can't be 615 00:32:50,040 --> 00:32:53,440 Speaker 9: oblivious to the defense. And I think Purdy just has 616 00:32:53,480 --> 00:32:57,200 Speaker 9: such an innate feel of seeing it right away. Whatever 617 00:32:57,240 --> 00:33:00,480 Speaker 9: it is, he sees it right away. It was hard 618 00:33:00,520 --> 00:33:03,000 Speaker 9: to know coming out of college because the college game 619 00:33:03,080 --> 00:33:06,560 Speaker 9: is so different, you know, with the hashmark spread further apart, 620 00:33:06,800 --> 00:33:10,920 Speaker 9: there's more open space. And I just think that you know, 621 00:33:11,000 --> 00:33:14,000 Speaker 9: two things that he does so well that we're tough 622 00:33:14,040 --> 00:33:17,920 Speaker 9: to know in college, timing and anticipation and just innately 623 00:33:18,040 --> 00:33:20,680 Speaker 9: seeing it right away. And I think the play we're 624 00:33:20,680 --> 00:33:23,480 Speaker 9: going to show is a great example. I mean, I'm 625 00:33:23,520 --> 00:33:26,160 Speaker 9: sure it was pure progression, and I'm sure the Jennings 626 00:33:26,200 --> 00:33:28,959 Speaker 9: touchdown was the read and we can go to that 627 00:33:29,000 --> 00:33:31,680 Speaker 9: play right now. I'm sure the Jennings touchdown was the 628 00:33:31,720 --> 00:33:34,600 Speaker 9: primary read because they throw those inbreakers all the. 629 00:33:34,560 --> 00:33:36,920 Speaker 10: Time and they got the right coverage for it. 630 00:33:37,320 --> 00:33:40,400 Speaker 9: So I mean, ultimately, you know that's what happened here, 631 00:33:40,520 --> 00:33:42,320 Speaker 9: and we'll break it down because I thought this was 632 00:33:42,360 --> 00:33:47,320 Speaker 9: absolutely beautiful, but it just, you know, it's fascinating to me. 633 00:33:47,400 --> 00:33:51,200 Speaker 9: It's a real wonderful philosophical discussion. So perty's in the 634 00:33:51,200 --> 00:33:53,680 Speaker 9: gun here and they're in a two by two set, 635 00:33:54,880 --> 00:33:56,760 Speaker 9: and the two key players here are going to be 636 00:33:56,840 --> 00:33:58,240 Speaker 9: used Check and Jennings. 637 00:33:58,240 --> 00:33:59,840 Speaker 10: They're on the left side of the formation. 638 00:34:00,680 --> 00:34:03,320 Speaker 9: Now you're going to use Check go in shortened motion here, 639 00:34:03,520 --> 00:34:06,080 Speaker 9: and that's important because what that is going to do 640 00:34:06,360 --> 00:34:09,520 Speaker 9: is it's going to expand the corner and it's going 641 00:34:09,560 --> 00:34:12,719 Speaker 9: to give Jennings free access into his route because you 642 00:34:12,800 --> 00:34:16,239 Speaker 9: don't want his timing disrupted. That's so critical in these 643 00:34:16,239 --> 00:34:19,120 Speaker 9: pure progression schemes. Now, look what you get from a 644 00:34:19,120 --> 00:34:22,040 Speaker 9: coverage standpoint. You're going to get cover two here, and 645 00:34:22,080 --> 00:34:25,360 Speaker 9: then the mic linebacker Edwards, he's going to open to 646 00:34:25,440 --> 00:34:27,160 Speaker 9: the wide side of the field. 647 00:34:27,360 --> 00:34:29,439 Speaker 10: That's what you normally do in cover two. 648 00:34:29,960 --> 00:34:31,960 Speaker 9: So now what we get back to is we get 649 00:34:32,040 --> 00:34:35,200 Speaker 9: Jennings dig route and like I said, that's the primary read. 650 00:34:35,520 --> 00:34:38,879 Speaker 9: That's the sequencing, the number one in the sequence. Now 651 00:34:39,080 --> 00:34:41,919 Speaker 9: tongue is the tight end. He's going to run right 652 00:34:42,000 --> 00:34:45,000 Speaker 9: at Edwards and he holds him down and it works 653 00:34:45,040 --> 00:34:47,880 Speaker 9: perfectly on this play because what you get here is 654 00:34:47,920 --> 00:34:51,120 Speaker 9: a big void. And so now, as I said, I'm 655 00:34:51,239 --> 00:34:54,000 Speaker 9: almost positive this is the primary read. But now he's 656 00:34:54,000 --> 00:34:56,560 Speaker 9: going to make this throw into the void and he 657 00:34:56,640 --> 00:35:00,719 Speaker 9: hits Jennings in stride with run after attached, and it 658 00:35:00,800 --> 00:35:03,360 Speaker 9: becomes a touchdown. And we're going to show this play 659 00:35:03,560 --> 00:35:06,440 Speaker 9: from behind Perdy Colin, because I want people to see 660 00:35:06,600 --> 00:35:09,759 Speaker 9: the timing and anticipation that's involved here. And I think 661 00:35:09,880 --> 00:35:13,200 Speaker 9: I'm not sure you can teach this right now, Look 662 00:35:13,239 --> 00:35:17,400 Speaker 9: where Jennings is. Purdy has just started to separate his 663 00:35:17,480 --> 00:35:20,239 Speaker 9: hands to throw the ball. So, you know, you talk 664 00:35:20,280 --> 00:35:23,759 Speaker 9: about an innate sense and feel for timing and anticipation, 665 00:35:24,000 --> 00:35:27,560 Speaker 9: which by the way, is essential in a Mike Shanahan offense. 666 00:35:27,719 --> 00:35:30,000 Speaker 9: I've heard Steve Young talk about that, you know, with 667 00:35:30,320 --> 00:35:34,040 Speaker 9: Bill Walls about how you have to make the throw before. 668 00:35:33,680 --> 00:35:35,239 Speaker 10: The guy is where he is. 669 00:35:35,480 --> 00:35:38,319 Speaker 9: You know, you've got to trust it, and Purdy does 670 00:35:38,360 --> 00:35:39,560 Speaker 9: that exceptionally well. 671 00:35:40,040 --> 00:35:43,839 Speaker 1: Yep, Greg Cosel forty six years NFL films as ohs, Greg, 672 00:35:43,880 --> 00:35:44,360 Speaker 1: great stuff. 673 00:35:44,360 --> 00:35:45,000 Speaker 3: Appreciate it. 674 00:35:46,000 --> 00:35:47,839 Speaker 10: Thanks Colin, Happy New year. Talk to you next week. 675 00:35:48,280 --> 00:35:52,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, college football and pro football feel more aligned. But 676 00:35:52,239 --> 00:35:54,040 Speaker 1: it was four or five six years ago. I remember 677 00:35:54,080 --> 00:35:56,960 Speaker 1: when Mahomes came out, and he came out, what's seven 678 00:35:57,000 --> 00:35:59,120 Speaker 1: eight years ago? When Mahomes came out, I was one 679 00:35:59,120 --> 00:36:01,000 Speaker 1: of them. I'm like, none of these big twelve quarterbacks 680 00:36:01,040 --> 00:36:03,440 Speaker 1: work in the NFL. It's a it's all like flag football. 681 00:36:03,600 --> 00:36:06,520 Speaker 1: It's a pillow fight if this stuff gonna work. And 682 00:36:06,560 --> 00:36:08,680 Speaker 1: you know, I mean if why, I mean I watched 683 00:36:08,680 --> 00:36:10,880 Speaker 1: Mahomes play like once or twice in college football. My 684 00:36:10,960 --> 00:36:13,440 Speaker 1: take is this is not it's like a run and 685 00:36:13,440 --> 00:36:17,080 Speaker 1: shoot football from the seventies. It's college college flag football. 686 00:36:17,120 --> 00:36:19,960 Speaker 1: Nobody tackles. It's fifty two to forty six, and a 687 00:36:19,960 --> 00:36:22,759 Speaker 1: bunch of these big twelve quarterbacks just didn't work. So 688 00:36:23,320 --> 00:36:25,160 Speaker 1: now you look at it and you think, well, now 689 00:36:25,160 --> 00:36:27,719 Speaker 1: the NFL and college are more closer aligned. In fact, 690 00:36:27,760 --> 00:36:32,239 Speaker 1: I was talking to an NFL coach probably three weeks ago, 691 00:36:32,680 --> 00:36:35,600 Speaker 1: a really good NFL coach, and he said, Fernanda Mendoza 692 00:36:35,680 --> 00:36:38,279 Speaker 1: is an easy guy to scout because so much of 693 00:36:38,320 --> 00:36:42,960 Speaker 1: what Indiana does has NFL guys and NFL schemes. So 694 00:36:43,080 --> 00:36:44,440 Speaker 1: you can watch him and see what he can do, 695 00:36:44,480 --> 00:36:47,000 Speaker 1: and see what he can and he's not an A 696 00:36:47,120 --> 00:36:49,520 Speaker 1: plus prospect. He's a very good prospect, he said, but 697 00:36:49,560 --> 00:36:52,759 Speaker 1: it'll be an easy watch. They're doing stuff that we 698 00:36:52,880 --> 00:36:55,839 Speaker 1: do on Sunday, and that's not always been the case 699 00:36:55,840 --> 00:36:56,720 Speaker 1: with college football.