1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:07,920 Speaker 1: And now Move the Sticks with Daniel Jeremiah and Bucky Brooks. Hello, everybody, 2 00:00:07,920 --> 00:00:10,720 Speaker 1: welcome to another Monday edition of Move the Sticks. I'm 3 00:00:10,720 --> 00:00:13,520 Speaker 1: Reet Lewis here with our former NFL scounseled draft anialist 4 00:00:13,600 --> 00:00:19,239 Speaker 1: Daniel Jeremiah Bucky Brooks. Guys, following the first five games 5 00:00:19,280 --> 00:00:21,599 Speaker 1: of Super wild Card weekend, got one left and I 6 00:00:21,680 --> 00:00:23,840 Speaker 1: just want to make sure if you guys could just 7 00:00:23,880 --> 00:00:26,759 Speaker 1: remind me when there's fourteen seconds left in show, I 8 00:00:26,800 --> 00:00:29,400 Speaker 1: want to make sure that I correctly toss one of 9 00:00:29,440 --> 00:00:31,080 Speaker 1: the end zone, or at least to the end break 10 00:00:31,160 --> 00:00:32,839 Speaker 1: of the show. You guys got that, We're good with that. 11 00:00:34,200 --> 00:00:36,720 Speaker 1: Let's take care of you. Okay, that's too much, but 12 00:00:36,800 --> 00:00:39,040 Speaker 1: let's kick this thing off with our big three here, 13 00:00:39,080 --> 00:00:42,479 Speaker 1: because we had a big three on Sunday, the triple Header. 14 00:00:43,320 --> 00:00:46,080 Speaker 1: This was where all the drama came. Is building an 15 00:00:46,080 --> 00:00:48,480 Speaker 1: early thirteen nothing lead in Arlington on the Cowboys, Deebo 16 00:00:48,560 --> 00:00:51,800 Speaker 1: Samuel again a difference maker seventy two rushing yards, none 17 00:00:51,800 --> 00:00:54,280 Speaker 1: bigger than the twenty six yard rushing touchdown which served 18 00:00:54,280 --> 00:00:57,360 Speaker 1: to San Francisco's last score, and just enough as the 19 00:00:57,400 --> 00:01:04,360 Speaker 1: Cowboys quite literally ran out of time, ran out of time, 20 00:01:04,880 --> 00:01:08,560 Speaker 1: the Niners are moving on. Let's just talk through this 21 00:01:08,640 --> 00:01:11,760 Speaker 1: last sequence here, Bucky, because I want to make something 22 00:01:12,200 --> 00:01:15,400 Speaker 1: very clear. The first three plays of that final drive 23 00:01:15,640 --> 00:01:19,559 Speaker 1: for the Cowboys were executed perfectly and almost forty yards 24 00:01:19,600 --> 00:01:23,039 Speaker 1: on three plays using sixteen seconds o'clock. And then the 25 00:01:23,120 --> 00:01:26,880 Speaker 1: final fourteen seconds come off the clock on a seventeen 26 00:01:26,959 --> 00:01:31,720 Speaker 1: yard QB run QB draw. If you want, couldn't get 27 00:01:31,800 --> 00:01:33,920 Speaker 1: up and spike the clock or spiked the ball in 28 00:01:33,959 --> 00:01:36,399 Speaker 1: time to get another playoff. How did you see the 29 00:01:36,400 --> 00:01:39,880 Speaker 1: whole sequence playing out there, Bucky? Look really surprised, really surprised, 30 00:01:39,920 --> 00:01:42,120 Speaker 1: because I haven't been up at Cowboys training camp a 31 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:45,399 Speaker 1: few times. Last year. They worked through situations all the time. 32 00:01:45,480 --> 00:01:47,600 Speaker 1: This has been talked about how they want to handle 33 00:01:47,640 --> 00:01:51,600 Speaker 1: the end of game situations. Fourteen seconds left. You have 34 00:01:51,680 --> 00:01:53,400 Speaker 1: to make sure that you get down and give yourself 35 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:56,240 Speaker 1: enough time to spike it and clock it. Jack Preston 36 00:01:56,320 --> 00:01:59,280 Speaker 1: got takes off on the quarterback draw, which was fine. However, 37 00:01:59,320 --> 00:02:01,440 Speaker 1: he pushed to the limit and so I was trying 38 00:02:01,480 --> 00:02:03,480 Speaker 1: to get up all the yards and he ate up 39 00:02:03,520 --> 00:02:06,440 Speaker 1: all the time. Now, given the defense that the Niners 40 00:02:06,440 --> 00:02:08,840 Speaker 1: were playing, they were defending the sideline. You weren't going 41 00:02:08,880 --> 00:02:10,760 Speaker 1: to be able to get those throws that they had 42 00:02:10,760 --> 00:02:15,280 Speaker 1: previously completed. But a veteran quarterback, a SUPERO winning coach, 43 00:02:15,600 --> 00:02:17,680 Speaker 1: an offensive coordinated that is viewed as one of the 44 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:21,040 Speaker 1: tops in the game, you can't have these errors. And 45 00:02:21,120 --> 00:02:24,280 Speaker 1: so to me, it's an inexcusable era to have a 46 00:02:24,320 --> 00:02:27,160 Speaker 1: flaw on execution at this time in the game, in 47 00:02:27,240 --> 00:02:30,840 Speaker 1: a postseason game with everything on the line exactly right. 48 00:02:30,919 --> 00:02:33,079 Speaker 1: And look, if you practice this thing all the time, 49 00:02:33,440 --> 00:02:35,760 Speaker 1: you know, be honest, just gotta know. Prescott's gotta know, 50 00:02:35,919 --> 00:02:37,760 Speaker 1: referee's gotta get his hands on the ball before you 51 00:02:37,800 --> 00:02:39,880 Speaker 1: snap it anyway. So like that's that's just one of 52 00:02:39,880 --> 00:02:41,680 Speaker 1: those things you gotta know, you gotta they didn't even 53 00:02:41,680 --> 00:02:43,440 Speaker 1: get the ball off. You want to talk about whether 54 00:02:43,480 --> 00:02:45,920 Speaker 1: they should have, you know, spiked it or thrown it 55 00:02:45,960 --> 00:02:47,760 Speaker 1: to the end zone. I didn't think they got the 56 00:02:47,800 --> 00:02:50,280 Speaker 1: ball off before Zeros it looked like to me. So, 57 00:02:50,320 --> 00:02:52,680 Speaker 1: I mean, there's a ton of mistakes in this game 58 00:02:52,720 --> 00:02:55,760 Speaker 1: from the Cowboys perspective, or this did not come down 59 00:02:55,800 --> 00:02:57,760 Speaker 1: to one play. It's not like they were guaranteed to 60 00:02:57,760 --> 00:02:59,600 Speaker 1: score a touchdown at the end there, DJ You know 61 00:02:59,600 --> 00:03:03,519 Speaker 1: what I mean, it's still it's still find out. Yeah, 62 00:03:03,600 --> 00:03:05,600 Speaker 1: no doubt. I just I would be more in the 63 00:03:05,639 --> 00:03:07,160 Speaker 1: camp of taking a couple of pops at the end 64 00:03:07,240 --> 00:03:08,800 Speaker 1: zone with a couple of Hill Mary's, which you got 65 00:03:08,840 --> 00:03:10,360 Speaker 1: two of them off from where you were located. I 66 00:03:10,360 --> 00:03:12,840 Speaker 1: don't know, being where they were located after that run, 67 00:03:12,880 --> 00:03:14,799 Speaker 1: if the juice is worth the squeeze. But I almost 68 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:16,600 Speaker 1: feel like this kind of distracted us from some of 69 00:03:16,600 --> 00:03:19,440 Speaker 1: the other issues for this Cowboys team. And I've said 70 00:03:19,480 --> 00:03:21,360 Speaker 1: it and we said it on on the podcast Buck 71 00:03:21,639 --> 00:03:23,880 Speaker 1: about their ability to stop a four man rush of 72 00:03:23,919 --> 00:03:26,000 Speaker 1: the forty Niners is gonna be key. And when you 73 00:03:26,040 --> 00:03:28,280 Speaker 1: go back and watch the game, all these sacks, they're 74 00:03:28,320 --> 00:03:30,919 Speaker 1: all four man rush sacks that the forty Niners had. 75 00:03:30,960 --> 00:03:34,079 Speaker 1: They just rushed four. They're able to stay in coverage 76 00:03:34,160 --> 00:03:35,800 Speaker 1: and just win one on one. Here you see what 77 00:03:35,800 --> 00:03:37,960 Speaker 1: a loop stot early on with Nick Bosa before he 78 00:03:38,000 --> 00:03:40,360 Speaker 1: went out of the game. He comes Scott free. Uh, 79 00:03:40,480 --> 00:03:43,360 Speaker 1: that's a layup sack. Another example here where they're rushing 80 00:03:43,400 --> 00:03:45,480 Speaker 1: four again, you should not be able to get home 81 00:03:45,520 --> 00:03:48,440 Speaker 1: this quick. Connor Williams is beat immediately. They create all 82 00:03:48,440 --> 00:03:51,720 Speaker 1: that space the wide Nines. That they play those upfield rushes, 83 00:03:51,840 --> 00:03:54,400 Speaker 1: it really spreads out the interior of your offensive line. 84 00:03:54,400 --> 00:03:57,280 Speaker 1: They were able to isolate some weak spots. Connor Williams 85 00:03:57,280 --> 00:03:59,000 Speaker 1: had a rough go of it in their guys. And 86 00:03:59,040 --> 00:04:01,360 Speaker 1: to me think we can get hung up a little 87 00:04:01,360 --> 00:04:03,400 Speaker 1: bit on the very end of the game and not 88 00:04:03,480 --> 00:04:05,280 Speaker 1: look at what maybe we should have looked at all 89 00:04:05,360 --> 00:04:08,000 Speaker 1: year long as this Cowboys front. This offensive line is 90 00:04:08,000 --> 00:04:10,120 Speaker 1: not what it used to be, and it was able, 91 00:04:10,160 --> 00:04:11,840 Speaker 1: it wasn't able to step up when they needed it 92 00:04:11,920 --> 00:04:15,080 Speaker 1: most in the postseason. Yeah, DJM. Glad you pointed out 93 00:04:15,080 --> 00:04:17,159 Speaker 1: the fact that the Niners were able to win primarily 94 00:04:17,160 --> 00:04:19,440 Speaker 1: with the four man rush, because it does put all 95 00:04:19,480 --> 00:04:23,479 Speaker 1: the spotlight on the offensive line for the Dallas Cowboys. 96 00:04:23,680 --> 00:04:26,360 Speaker 1: And though we talked about them, and there's this bit 97 00:04:26,400 --> 00:04:29,320 Speaker 1: of a mystique and reputation that hangs over top of 98 00:04:29,360 --> 00:04:32,120 Speaker 1: this offensive line, they've been a very average for like 99 00:04:32,160 --> 00:04:35,239 Speaker 1: the last two years. And what happened in a matchup 100 00:04:35,240 --> 00:04:37,839 Speaker 1: against a very talented and what I would call a 101 00:04:37,920 --> 00:04:41,040 Speaker 1: very relentless defensive line, they got exposed and they were 102 00:04:41,080 --> 00:04:43,760 Speaker 1: exposed to the point where the Cowboys have to do 103 00:04:43,839 --> 00:04:47,360 Speaker 1: some serious, uh evaluated and trying to figure out how 104 00:04:47,400 --> 00:04:50,280 Speaker 1: can they fix this offensive line because they were absolutely 105 00:04:50,320 --> 00:04:53,919 Speaker 1: whooped over a sixty minute game by a front line 106 00:04:53,920 --> 00:04:57,520 Speaker 1: that just outplayed them and now executed them. Also very 107 00:04:57,600 --> 00:05:00,279 Speaker 1: very simple tactics, no question. And we'll get into the 108 00:05:00,279 --> 00:05:03,840 Speaker 1: Cowboys rebuilding that offensive line, they're planning for the off season, 109 00:05:03,960 --> 00:05:06,680 Speaker 1: coaching and all a bit later in this show. But 110 00:05:06,720 --> 00:05:10,280 Speaker 1: you also gotta remember penalties huge deal for the Cowboys 111 00:05:10,279 --> 00:05:12,920 Speaker 1: in this game, especially down the stretch on the defensive side. 112 00:05:13,120 --> 00:05:16,880 Speaker 1: The Gallimore penalty, the Gregory penalty in those final five 113 00:05:16,960 --> 00:05:21,760 Speaker 1: minutes were so crucial in terms of mistakes that ultimately 114 00:05:22,440 --> 00:05:25,640 Speaker 1: helped seal the cowboys fate in this one to forty 115 00:05:25,720 --> 00:05:27,960 Speaker 1: nine are moving on the Lambeau Field in the divisional 116 00:05:28,040 --> 00:05:29,640 Speaker 1: round of the playoffs. We are moving on to game 117 00:05:29,720 --> 00:05:31,800 Speaker 1: number two of the Big Three, and that takes us 118 00:05:31,839 --> 00:05:35,040 Speaker 1: to Arrowhead, where the Chiefs scoring touchdowns on six of 119 00:05:35,080 --> 00:05:39,240 Speaker 1: their final seven possessions and overwhelming the Steelers at Arrowhead. 120 00:05:39,240 --> 00:05:43,160 Speaker 1: Patrick Mahomes on fire over four passing yards, five touchdowns 121 00:05:43,440 --> 00:05:45,200 Speaker 1: and what was likely also the last we see of 122 00:05:45,240 --> 00:05:48,839 Speaker 1: Ben Roethlisberger in this league, leading a Steeler's offense that 123 00:05:48,960 --> 00:05:52,080 Speaker 1: just lacked the juice to make a run in the postseason. 124 00:05:52,160 --> 00:05:55,640 Speaker 1: Forty two to twenty one was the final Take a 125 00:05:55,680 --> 00:06:00,320 Speaker 1: look at the dominance of Patrick Mahomes. One more four 126 00:06:00,400 --> 00:06:04,479 Speaker 1: hundred yard passing and five passing touchdown performance than these 127 00:06:04,520 --> 00:06:09,000 Speaker 1: Hall of Famer's pet Manning, Marino and Montana. And was 128 00:06:09,040 --> 00:06:12,440 Speaker 1: that about a hundred fifteen games fewer, And that it 129 00:06:12,480 --> 00:06:15,760 Speaker 1: took Mahomes to get four such games of that production. 130 00:06:15,880 --> 00:06:19,360 Speaker 1: Really impressive from Patrick Mahomes and a team that's certainly 131 00:06:19,839 --> 00:06:22,840 Speaker 1: peaking at the right time here. And look, we talked 132 00:06:22,839 --> 00:06:25,760 Speaker 1: about this at times DJ this season. The way they 133 00:06:25,880 --> 00:06:30,320 Speaker 1: rebuilt that offensive line after the absolute debacle in the 134 00:06:30,360 --> 00:06:33,279 Speaker 1: Super Bowl against the Bucks about a year ago now 135 00:06:33,480 --> 00:06:36,720 Speaker 1: has certainly served them. Well. Yeah, I give htt Veach 136 00:06:36,760 --> 00:06:38,880 Speaker 1: a lot of credit. And to me, I think, really 137 00:06:38,920 --> 00:06:41,320 Speaker 1: the interior of this offensive line. You ask any quarterback 138 00:06:41,400 --> 00:06:43,680 Speaker 1: if they want to be protected inside or outside, They'll say, 139 00:06:43,680 --> 00:06:45,800 Speaker 1: give me the inside protection, give me a pocket, a 140 00:06:45,839 --> 00:06:49,200 Speaker 1: firm pocket. I can navigate a while around some edge pressure. 141 00:06:49,200 --> 00:06:50,960 Speaker 1: And they did that in the off season. That should 142 00:06:51,000 --> 00:06:53,240 Speaker 1: give hope to teams out there with poor offensive lines. 143 00:06:53,480 --> 00:06:55,720 Speaker 1: RTT Beach did this in one offseason. Co pletely changed 144 00:06:55,720 --> 00:06:58,800 Speaker 1: his whole group. Yeah, djho'ld be able to play that 145 00:06:58,839 --> 00:07:02,160 Speaker 1: off Beach and company hats and not only know who 146 00:07:02,200 --> 00:07:04,880 Speaker 1: they wanted to get meeting what they needed to replace, 147 00:07:05,080 --> 00:07:06,960 Speaker 1: but they also needed to know how to develop it 148 00:07:07,000 --> 00:07:09,120 Speaker 1: and put it together. Andy Reid and his coach and 149 00:07:09,120 --> 00:07:11,440 Speaker 1: staff has done a great job of putting a mix 150 00:07:11,480 --> 00:07:14,600 Speaker 1: of old and young players together in front of that 151 00:07:14,680 --> 00:07:18,760 Speaker 1: offensive line and it's allowed them to flip the script offensively. 152 00:07:18,960 --> 00:07:22,080 Speaker 1: We saw this team struggle offensively what we've ever seen 153 00:07:22,120 --> 00:07:24,440 Speaker 1: them struggle and the past three or four years, but 154 00:07:24,480 --> 00:07:27,160 Speaker 1: they've gotten it together and their performance against the Pittsburgh 155 00:07:27,120 --> 00:07:31,200 Speaker 1: Steelers still shows that the Chiefs can explode at any point, 156 00:07:31,480 --> 00:07:34,760 Speaker 1: but they also can play connected US football. In my estimation, 157 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:38,360 Speaker 1: this is a more dangerous Chiefs team because they now 158 00:07:38,480 --> 00:07:41,160 Speaker 1: added some more tools to the tool built. They can 159 00:07:41,200 --> 00:07:43,200 Speaker 1: beat you in a variety of different ways and that 160 00:07:43,320 --> 00:07:46,040 Speaker 1: will serve them well as they play different teams in 161 00:07:46,080 --> 00:07:48,720 Speaker 1: the postseason. That might take away the by play element 162 00:07:48,760 --> 00:07:51,040 Speaker 1: of their offense, and guys, looking at this from the 163 00:07:51,040 --> 00:07:54,720 Speaker 1: Steelers perspective, this first half was a microcosm of what 164 00:07:54,840 --> 00:07:57,840 Speaker 1: we have seen from the Steelers all year long. Particularly 165 00:07:57,920 --> 00:08:03,120 Speaker 1: on offense. They punted on every single possession in the 166 00:08:03,160 --> 00:08:06,760 Speaker 1: first half, eight of them, eight possessions, eight points and things, actually, 167 00:08:06,800 --> 00:08:08,640 Speaker 1: we're working out pretty well for them through the first 168 00:08:08,720 --> 00:08:10,760 Speaker 1: quarter and the first part of the second quarter, had 169 00:08:10,760 --> 00:08:12,800 Speaker 1: a couple of turnovers. T J walk got one of 170 00:08:12,800 --> 00:08:14,960 Speaker 1: them into the end zone. They took the seven nothing lead, 171 00:08:15,000 --> 00:08:17,400 Speaker 1: like and you're like, okay, maybe there's something to this 172 00:08:17,440 --> 00:08:20,360 Speaker 1: Big Ben last magical ride, the Mike Tomlin cut your 173 00:08:20,400 --> 00:08:24,679 Speaker 1: eyelids off, nobody's blinking, and then they just didn't have 174 00:08:24,960 --> 00:08:30,520 Speaker 1: any juice on offense. Uh Roethlisberger finishes with two fifteen yards, 175 00:08:30,520 --> 00:08:32,760 Speaker 1: a couple of late touchdowns when the game was pretty 176 00:08:32,800 --> 00:08:34,839 Speaker 1: much in hand from the Kansas City Chiefs there and 177 00:08:34,960 --> 00:08:38,920 Speaker 1: just this offense never looked like it had what it 178 00:08:38,960 --> 00:08:42,040 Speaker 1: took to compete at an elite level when it comes 179 00:08:42,040 --> 00:08:43,920 Speaker 1: to the postseason in the NFL, and there's some work 180 00:08:43,960 --> 00:08:45,920 Speaker 1: to be done, and of course, guys, that's gonna start 181 00:08:45,920 --> 00:08:48,599 Speaker 1: at the quarterback position for the Pittsburgh Steelers, trying to 182 00:08:48,600 --> 00:08:51,200 Speaker 1: figure out who the air apparent is. Once Ben does 183 00:08:51,240 --> 00:08:54,400 Speaker 1: officially make it official with his retirement. All right, let's 184 00:08:54,440 --> 00:08:57,480 Speaker 1: moving on Game number three of the Big Three. It 185 00:08:57,520 --> 00:09:00,960 Speaker 1: takes us now. We started our day on Super wild 186 00:09:00,960 --> 00:09:04,080 Speaker 1: Card weekend in Tampa with a shorthanded Bucks team on offense, 187 00:09:04,120 --> 00:09:06,679 Speaker 1: but didn't matter. Gio Bernard got into the end zone, 188 00:09:06,720 --> 00:09:09,319 Speaker 1: Keyshawn Vaughan got into the end zone in the absence 189 00:09:09,320 --> 00:09:11,920 Speaker 1: of Leonard four net, Ronald Jones, and Chris Godwin, and 190 00:09:12,160 --> 00:09:14,760 Speaker 1: somehow the Eagles left Rob Gronkowski wide open in the 191 00:09:14,800 --> 00:09:17,320 Speaker 1: red zone. You know, I don't like it was not 192 00:09:17,400 --> 00:09:20,080 Speaker 1: meant to be for the Philadelphia Eagles. The Bucks absolutely 193 00:09:20,120 --> 00:09:22,640 Speaker 1: dominated this game. They go on to win it, and 194 00:09:22,679 --> 00:09:25,280 Speaker 1: they will host the winner of the Rams and Cardinals 195 00:09:25,280 --> 00:09:28,960 Speaker 1: tonight in the divisional round. So let's start this one here, 196 00:09:29,120 --> 00:09:32,560 Speaker 1: DJ by talking about a pivotal play when the Eagles 197 00:09:32,559 --> 00:09:35,280 Speaker 1: had their backs against the wall. But we're driving in 198 00:09:35,320 --> 00:09:38,400 Speaker 1: for a potential scoring opportunity here. What'd you see? Well, 199 00:09:38,400 --> 00:09:40,480 Speaker 1: First of all, if I ever pick against Tom Brady again, 200 00:09:40,559 --> 00:09:42,000 Speaker 1: just punched me in the face. If you did not 201 00:09:42,000 --> 00:09:44,599 Speaker 1: pick the Eagles, did you ever gone against I was 202 00:09:44,640 --> 00:09:48,360 Speaker 1: my upset, special excuses. But let me get to my 203 00:09:48,400 --> 00:09:50,240 Speaker 1: play here and show you what could have made this 204 00:09:50,320 --> 00:09:53,480 Speaker 1: maybe at least a competitive football game, which it really wasn't. 205 00:09:54,080 --> 00:09:56,640 Speaker 1: The Eagles down seven, team nothing. They're driving here a 206 00:09:56,720 --> 00:09:59,320 Speaker 1: chance to get seven on the board. You've dialed this up, 207 00:09:59,360 --> 00:10:01,640 Speaker 1: double move. You've got Davonte Is with wide open. This 208 00:10:01,679 --> 00:10:03,920 Speaker 1: ball is on time. It is a layup touchdown. You 209 00:10:03,960 --> 00:10:05,400 Speaker 1: see how late it is. You see the safety come 210 00:10:05,440 --> 00:10:07,200 Speaker 1: over the top. He makes a nice play. But I 211 00:10:07,200 --> 00:10:08,600 Speaker 1: want you to show you from the end zone. Here, 212 00:10:08,640 --> 00:10:10,600 Speaker 1: you've got the back end, you've got a six man protection, 213 00:10:10,600 --> 00:10:13,440 Speaker 1: you're picked up. Just slide up into this pocket. You 214 00:10:13,440 --> 00:10:17,240 Speaker 1: can deliver this ball on time. It's a layup touchdown. Instead, 215 00:10:17,320 --> 00:10:20,360 Speaker 1: you've got Jalen who's just kind of drifting outside the pocket. 216 00:10:20,440 --> 00:10:24,800 Speaker 1: He's extremely late, his eyes never left DeVante Smith given 217 00:10:24,800 --> 00:10:26,480 Speaker 1: the safety plenty of time to get over there. And 218 00:10:26,480 --> 00:10:29,200 Speaker 1: it felt like once that happened, this game was over. 219 00:10:29,240 --> 00:10:30,880 Speaker 1: I mean, I don't think the Eagles come back and 220 00:10:30,920 --> 00:10:32,960 Speaker 1: win that game, but I think it's more competitive. I 221 00:10:33,000 --> 00:10:36,280 Speaker 1: thought once that play happened, they sealed their fate. Yeah. Look, 222 00:10:36,280 --> 00:10:39,880 Speaker 1: the fate was sealed when they let the Buccaneers jump 223 00:10:39,920 --> 00:10:41,599 Speaker 1: out to the seventeen oh lead. And one of the 224 00:10:41,600 --> 00:10:43,559 Speaker 1: reason why they we would have jump out is because 225 00:10:43,559 --> 00:10:46,160 Speaker 1: the band is back together, the defense is back together. 226 00:10:46,200 --> 00:10:49,120 Speaker 1: All of the guys coming off the injury, Liist Return JPP, 227 00:10:49,360 --> 00:10:52,120 Speaker 1: Shack Barry, Lavonte David. It is the first time, Bruce 228 00:10:52,160 --> 00:10:54,120 Speaker 1: Arias said, it's the first time we've had our number 229 00:10:54,160 --> 00:10:57,760 Speaker 1: one defense since the beginning of the year. That defense 230 00:10:58,120 --> 00:11:02,719 Speaker 1: certainly looks playoff caliber, the speed, the athleticism, the overall aggressiveness. 231 00:11:03,160 --> 00:11:04,679 Speaker 1: That is the unit that we saw and make a 232 00:11:04,760 --> 00:11:07,560 Speaker 1: run last postseason. So if they get this kind of 233 00:11:07,640 --> 00:11:11,320 Speaker 1: effort and production and performance from this defense, I wouldn't 234 00:11:11,320 --> 00:11:14,360 Speaker 1: dismiss the book in his chances of making them back 235 00:11:14,400 --> 00:11:17,360 Speaker 1: to back run. This defensive lights out when they're all together. 236 00:11:17,520 --> 00:11:21,520 Speaker 1: They showed that against the eaglescent right bucket. It felt 237 00:11:21,559 --> 00:11:24,040 Speaker 1: like some of the additions that came back for this 238 00:11:24,120 --> 00:11:26,600 Speaker 1: Tampa Bay defense in this game helped make up for 239 00:11:26,679 --> 00:11:29,600 Speaker 1: some of the absences that they had on the offensive 240 00:11:29,640 --> 00:11:33,000 Speaker 1: side because the defense was absolutely dominant. Shack Barrett, who 241 00:11:33,000 --> 00:11:36,280 Speaker 1: missed a couple of games, JPP coming back, Lavonte David 242 00:11:36,360 --> 00:11:39,840 Speaker 1: all coming back. We're huge for this Bucks defense in 243 00:11:40,120 --> 00:11:42,360 Speaker 1: stymying that Eagles rushing attack, which is the best in 244 00:11:42,360 --> 00:11:44,480 Speaker 1: football coming into this game and in a in a 245 00:11:44,559 --> 00:11:47,560 Speaker 1: matchup of strength versus strength, the Buccaneers proved to be 246 00:11:47,600 --> 00:11:49,640 Speaker 1: the strongest on that side of the ball. So I 247 00:11:49,640 --> 00:11:52,320 Speaker 1: think that's gonna be huge here moving forward, especially considering 248 00:11:52,320 --> 00:11:54,880 Speaker 1: the teams that are left in the postseason. And just 249 00:11:54,920 --> 00:11:56,800 Speaker 1: the last thing. Look, I know JPP didn't have a 250 00:11:56,800 --> 00:11:59,360 Speaker 1: sack in this game, Shack Barrett didn't, didn't, you know, 251 00:11:59,440 --> 00:12:01,520 Speaker 1: play his full complement of snaps. But what it did 252 00:12:01,520 --> 00:12:04,120 Speaker 1: was it allowed that rotation to keep guys fresh. As 253 00:12:04,160 --> 00:12:06,920 Speaker 1: Bruce arians mentioned, you get try On in there, back 254 00:12:07,000 --> 00:12:09,680 Speaker 1: with JPP, back with Barrett, and you keep everybody fresh 255 00:12:09,720 --> 00:12:13,480 Speaker 1: getting after the quarterback. And boy did they real quick. Right. 256 00:12:13,480 --> 00:12:16,080 Speaker 1: They've gotta get Tristan Worth's back healthy, though that was 257 00:12:16,120 --> 00:12:18,160 Speaker 1: a significant drop off when he was out of line 258 00:12:18,200 --> 00:12:20,240 Speaker 1: of something monitored this week, he's in a walking boot 259 00:12:20,280 --> 00:12:22,200 Speaker 1: with an ankle. Spring tried to come back game clearly 260 00:12:22,280 --> 00:12:23,960 Speaker 1: was not himself, had to sit out the remainder of 261 00:12:23,960 --> 00:12:26,720 Speaker 1: the second half. Ryan Jensen also banged up their center, 262 00:12:27,000 --> 00:12:30,280 Speaker 1: such a pivotal piece of that interior protection for Tom 263 00:12:30,280 --> 00:12:32,160 Speaker 1: Brady is certainly going to be something to watch here 264 00:12:32,440 --> 00:12:35,280 Speaker 1: as the Bucks watch Monday Night Football tonight and find 265 00:12:35,280 --> 00:12:41,760 Speaker 1: out who they're playing. As we roll on here, this Monday, though, 266 00:12:42,440 --> 00:12:47,720 Speaker 1: how about Joe Burrow seventies six completing seventies six percent 267 00:12:47,760 --> 00:12:49,880 Speaker 1: of his pastes since Week sixteen, Remember didn't play Week 268 00:12:49,920 --> 00:12:52,600 Speaker 1: eight team, but still has been on fire down the 269 00:12:52,640 --> 00:12:56,080 Speaker 1: stretch for this Bengals team AFC North champs, first playoff 270 00:12:56,120 --> 00:12:58,640 Speaker 1: win in some thirty years, and they get it done 271 00:12:58,640 --> 00:13:02,839 Speaker 1: over the Raiders, and Burrow has been perfect these last 272 00:13:02,840 --> 00:13:07,800 Speaker 1: three outings, ten touchdowns, zero interceptions DJ. That's where we 273 00:13:07,840 --> 00:13:10,959 Speaker 1: have to start with. How Joe Burrow in such short 274 00:13:11,040 --> 00:13:15,680 Speaker 1: order has transformed this Bengals team into not just winners 275 00:13:15,760 --> 00:13:18,320 Speaker 1: in an FC North champions but playoff winners for the 276 00:13:18,360 --> 00:13:22,160 Speaker 1: first time in decades. How has he done it well? 277 00:13:22,200 --> 00:13:24,720 Speaker 1: I always get asked about quarterbacks and kind of one 278 00:13:24,720 --> 00:13:26,600 Speaker 1: of the most important factors, and I always come back 279 00:13:26,600 --> 00:13:29,040 Speaker 1: to the same three things. It's accuracy, it's poise, it's 280 00:13:29,080 --> 00:13:31,960 Speaker 1: decision making. And Joe Burrow is off the charts in 281 00:13:32,040 --> 00:13:34,680 Speaker 1: all three areas. He threw a seam ball in this game. 282 00:13:34,720 --> 00:13:37,520 Speaker 1: The accuracy, You're not gonna see anything better than that. 283 00:13:37,600 --> 00:13:41,160 Speaker 1: Joe Burrow is incredibly accurate. He also has the poison 284 00:13:41,240 --> 00:13:43,400 Speaker 1: the wisdom to know, hey, when you give up on 285 00:13:43,400 --> 00:13:45,640 Speaker 1: a play, throw the ball away. He can extend plays 286 00:13:45,640 --> 00:13:47,360 Speaker 1: as well as anyone, but he doesn't put the ball 287 00:13:47,440 --> 00:13:49,960 Speaker 1: in jeopardy. That's the key in postseason play. You can't 288 00:13:50,000 --> 00:13:52,440 Speaker 1: turn the football over, so he's not doing that. The 289 00:13:52,480 --> 00:13:55,920 Speaker 1: selective aggression. I love the way he's playing right now 290 00:13:55,960 --> 00:13:59,360 Speaker 1: and the definition of a franchise quarterback elevate everyone around him. 291 00:13:59,520 --> 00:14:02,079 Speaker 1: That's Joe, girl. Look, Joe Burrow has all that I 292 00:14:02,160 --> 00:14:04,199 Speaker 1: may have to give you one more quality. He has 293 00:14:04,240 --> 00:14:08,320 Speaker 1: an athletic arrogance about him that is infectious. Some would 294 00:14:08,320 --> 00:14:11,679 Speaker 1: say swagger, whatever you wanna call it. His teammates feed 295 00:14:11,720 --> 00:14:15,000 Speaker 1: off of that. This is he's not fearful and were afraid. 296 00:14:15,240 --> 00:14:19,120 Speaker 1: And then when you think about an him, the playmakers 297 00:14:19,400 --> 00:14:21,800 Speaker 1: you thought, you think, I mean all of that stuff 298 00:14:21,840 --> 00:14:24,560 Speaker 1: that he has, he gives them that. And the beings 299 00:14:24,560 --> 00:14:26,680 Speaker 1: have surrounding with some nice talent with Joe Mixing and 300 00:14:27,360 --> 00:14:30,240 Speaker 1: GM mar Chase and Tyler Boyd and T Higgins. Those 301 00:14:30,240 --> 00:14:33,760 Speaker 1: guys get it done. But everybody feeds off of the swagon, 302 00:14:33,800 --> 00:14:36,840 Speaker 1: the athletic arrogance of that quarterback. So wait, are those 303 00:14:36,920 --> 00:14:39,840 Speaker 1: actually rose colored glasses? Like? Is that what that is? 304 00:14:41,880 --> 00:14:48,000 Speaker 1: Yea glasses there optimistic I'm look, I'm still grandmother had 305 00:14:48,000 --> 00:14:50,360 Speaker 1: those same glasses twenty years ago. I did not know 306 00:14:50,480 --> 00:14:52,440 Speaker 1: she was ahead of her time. But those things are 307 00:14:52,480 --> 00:14:57,200 Speaker 1: fresh and I love them. Yeah, there's definitely something fresh 308 00:14:57,240 --> 00:15:01,640 Speaker 1: about that. UM. On the other side of this game here, 309 00:15:01,680 --> 00:15:05,080 Speaker 1: the Raiders like phenomenal work just to get into the postseason. UM. 310 00:15:05,120 --> 00:15:08,000 Speaker 1: I know, ultimately that's that's not how any teams are 311 00:15:08,080 --> 00:15:11,760 Speaker 1: judged in the NFL here, but what the Raiders do 312 00:15:12,000 --> 00:15:17,080 Speaker 1: have is a bona fide star DJ and Max Crosby. Obviously, 313 00:15:17,120 --> 00:15:19,680 Speaker 1: with Unik and Gokway, we're one of the best edge 314 00:15:19,760 --> 00:15:23,520 Speaker 1: rushing tandems in the NFL for a team that's sorely needed, 315 00:15:23,920 --> 00:15:26,200 Speaker 1: uh some quarterback pressure, and they got it with Crosby 316 00:15:26,280 --> 00:15:28,560 Speaker 1: and company this year. I don't know who Max Crosby's 317 00:15:28,560 --> 00:15:31,960 Speaker 1: agent is, but congratulations to him because whatever they're gonna 318 00:15:31,960 --> 00:15:33,920 Speaker 1: pay him, it's not enough. I mean, he he is. 319 00:15:34,240 --> 00:15:36,480 Speaker 1: He is unbelievable. Seeing him live in person doing the 320 00:15:36,560 --> 00:15:38,280 Speaker 1: Charger Raider game at the end of the season, they 321 00:15:38,280 --> 00:15:41,320 Speaker 1: couldn't block him. He was very disruptive in this game 322 00:15:41,360 --> 00:15:43,520 Speaker 1: against Cincinnati Bengals, and it should be a surprised he's 323 00:15:43,520 --> 00:15:45,480 Speaker 1: done it all year long. This is what you want 324 00:15:45,480 --> 00:15:47,360 Speaker 1: to pass rush you to look like with his length, 325 00:15:47,600 --> 00:15:50,000 Speaker 1: with his burst, with his long arm, to be able 326 00:15:50,040 --> 00:15:51,960 Speaker 1: to win. I mean he is. He's as good as 327 00:15:52,000 --> 00:15:53,720 Speaker 1: there is coming off the edge in the NFL. A 328 00:15:53,840 --> 00:15:57,240 Speaker 1: true superstar that deserves some more love. Uh. You know 329 00:15:57,280 --> 00:16:01,360 Speaker 1: who's not necessarily earning their money the last few games, 330 00:16:01,880 --> 00:16:06,120 Speaker 1: Bills punter Um. They just sitting on the sidelines. I mean, 331 00:16:06,120 --> 00:16:08,160 Speaker 1: look the kid. The checks still clear, which is great, 332 00:16:08,440 --> 00:16:10,440 Speaker 1: but right now you gotta go thank Josh Allen for 333 00:16:10,520 --> 00:16:14,080 Speaker 1: keeping you fresh because look at this this drive chart 334 00:16:14,200 --> 00:16:16,440 Speaker 1: for the Patriots, for the Bills against the Patriots here 335 00:16:16,440 --> 00:16:18,960 Speaker 1: in the wild card. This of course excludes the final 336 00:16:19,040 --> 00:16:23,040 Speaker 1: drive with the neel downs at seven touchdowns I mean 337 00:16:23,120 --> 00:16:25,960 Speaker 1: nine place, ten placed, ten plays. Look at the three 338 00:16:26,080 --> 00:16:29,400 Speaker 1: drives of eighty yards are more five of seventy yards 339 00:16:29,480 --> 00:16:32,000 Speaker 1: or more. This Bill's offense was as good as we've 340 00:16:32,040 --> 00:16:34,760 Speaker 1: seen any offense in the postseason in the last couple 341 00:16:34,800 --> 00:16:38,880 Speaker 1: of years. Absolutely phenomenal. And look it started from the 342 00:16:39,000 --> 00:16:41,640 Speaker 1: jump DJ. I mean, they didn't face a ton of 343 00:16:41,680 --> 00:16:44,080 Speaker 1: third downs, but when they did, how they do well 344 00:16:44,160 --> 00:16:46,200 Speaker 1: six or six um and then you have a kneel 345 00:16:46,200 --> 00:16:47,640 Speaker 1: down at the end of the game. So six or 346 00:16:47,680 --> 00:16:49,000 Speaker 1: six on third downs, I'm like, I want to go 347 00:16:49,000 --> 00:16:51,160 Speaker 1: watch these third downs. See how prolific these guys were. 348 00:16:51,280 --> 00:16:53,160 Speaker 1: Look at the third downs. They didn't have one longer 349 00:16:53,200 --> 00:16:55,360 Speaker 1: than four yards. They only had to throw it once 350 00:16:55,640 --> 00:16:57,960 Speaker 1: on third down to get a conversion. That was on 351 00:16:58,000 --> 00:17:00,520 Speaker 1: a third and four there So, uh, they were very 352 00:17:00,560 --> 00:17:03,760 Speaker 1: efficient on first down. How efficient We're talking about two 353 00:17:03,800 --> 00:17:07,439 Speaker 1: hundred eight one yards on first down, the average ten 354 00:17:07,520 --> 00:17:10,919 Speaker 1: yards per play on first down, two d and thirty 355 00:17:10,960 --> 00:17:14,520 Speaker 1: five passing yards on first down. That's where this game 356 00:17:14,560 --> 00:17:16,600 Speaker 1: was decided. That's where it was one. That's how you 357 00:17:16,640 --> 00:17:19,800 Speaker 1: throw a perfect game like Josh Allen did. Because of 358 00:17:19,840 --> 00:17:23,119 Speaker 1: what they did on down number one loud. Winning first 359 00:17:23,119 --> 00:17:26,359 Speaker 1: down was critical. That offense was fantastic. Good offense. It 360 00:17:26,440 --> 00:17:29,720 Speaker 1: is high powered and Josh Allen makes it go. But defensively, 361 00:17:30,280 --> 00:17:32,119 Speaker 1: this is a crew that is playing really well in 362 00:17:32,320 --> 00:17:35,240 Speaker 1: Leslie Fraser and Sean McDermott, and surprisingly they've been able 363 00:17:35,280 --> 00:17:37,920 Speaker 1: to do it without any stars. Uh. The only star 364 00:17:38,040 --> 00:17:39,439 Speaker 1: that I would say that they had in the starting 365 00:17:39,480 --> 00:17:42,199 Speaker 1: lineup to Davis wife. He was injured midway in the 366 00:17:42,240 --> 00:17:44,040 Speaker 1: season with a tour in a c L. But this 367 00:17:44,200 --> 00:17:47,200 Speaker 1: defense continues to be one of the best defenses in football. 368 00:17:47,480 --> 00:17:50,359 Speaker 1: They play well together, they have a blue color mentality, 369 00:17:50,640 --> 00:17:53,760 Speaker 1: and they do a great job of executing and doing 370 00:17:53,800 --> 00:17:57,080 Speaker 1: the simple things. And what you're seeing is if you're 371 00:17:57,080 --> 00:17:59,200 Speaker 1: a master of the basics, you can win a lot 372 00:17:59,240 --> 00:18:00,960 Speaker 1: of games, and you can with yourself in a position 373 00:18:01,000 --> 00:18:03,440 Speaker 1: to win a world title. Because that's where the Buffalo 374 00:18:03,480 --> 00:18:07,359 Speaker 1: Bills are is because their defense is fundamentally sound and 375 00:18:07,400 --> 00:18:09,720 Speaker 1: they play the right way. Guys. Was that Mica Hyde 376 00:18:09,760 --> 00:18:12,320 Speaker 1: interception one of the best defensive place we've seen this season, 377 00:18:12,640 --> 00:18:15,360 Speaker 1: Like I just watched it again on that tape. Outstanding. 378 00:18:15,560 --> 00:18:19,480 Speaker 1: That was unbelievable. And look their safeties, I mean under 379 00:18:19,520 --> 00:18:21,480 Speaker 1: the radar, probably a little bit more than they should be. 380 00:18:21,560 --> 00:18:24,679 Speaker 1: Jordan Poyer, Micah Hyde, that whole crew in that secondary. 381 00:18:24,800 --> 00:18:27,240 Speaker 1: I mean, they have been phenomenal all year long. And 382 00:18:27,240 --> 00:18:29,119 Speaker 1: I feel like the worst thing to happen to the 383 00:18:29,160 --> 00:18:32,240 Speaker 1: rest of the league this year was when the Patriots 384 00:18:32,280 --> 00:18:35,320 Speaker 1: dominated the Bills in Orchard Park in that first meeting. 385 00:18:36,080 --> 00:18:37,920 Speaker 1: You came out and then the next they lost that game. 386 00:18:38,119 --> 00:18:40,359 Speaker 1: That next week they lost, the Bills lost to the Bucks, 387 00:18:40,400 --> 00:18:42,159 Speaker 1: but and they got they were. They were dominated in 388 00:18:42,200 --> 00:18:44,400 Speaker 1: the first half, but really came on in the second half. 389 00:18:44,400 --> 00:18:47,280 Speaker 1: Remember forced overtime and the Bucks needed a Brashad Perryman 390 00:18:47,359 --> 00:18:49,400 Speaker 1: long touchdown to win an o Tea nearly came back 391 00:18:49,400 --> 00:18:51,760 Speaker 1: and won that game, and since then the Bills have 392 00:18:51,920 --> 00:18:56,360 Speaker 1: been virtually flawless. And now they get another opportunity at 393 00:18:56,359 --> 00:18:58,800 Speaker 1: the Kansas City Chiefs. This time there comes in the 394 00:18:58,840 --> 00:19:02,919 Speaker 1: divisional round. Cannot weight for that matchup? Uh coming up 395 00:19:02,920 --> 00:19:08,080 Speaker 1: here in a few days. Let's get set for the 396 00:19:08,119 --> 00:19:10,600 Speaker 1: final game? Was super wild Card weekend. I love the 397 00:19:10,600 --> 00:19:13,680 Speaker 1: fact that we got Monday football on a wild card weekend, 398 00:19:13,800 --> 00:19:16,000 Speaker 1: just when you know, like you're starting to feel the itch, 399 00:19:16,240 --> 00:19:18,160 Speaker 1: like all right, wild card weekends. And we got one more, 400 00:19:18,200 --> 00:19:19,840 Speaker 1: we got one more head of divisional round. So it's 401 00:19:19,880 --> 00:19:22,800 Speaker 1: the Rams in the Cardinals. These two teams split the 402 00:19:22,840 --> 00:19:25,800 Speaker 1: season series in their NFC West matchups, both teams winning 403 00:19:25,840 --> 00:19:28,600 Speaker 1: and the other team's building. So perhaps that boats well 404 00:19:28,600 --> 00:19:32,040 Speaker 1: for the Cardinals tonight. What do we got here, Bucky 405 00:19:32,400 --> 00:19:35,280 Speaker 1: for the Rams in order that as the NFC West champs, 406 00:19:35,320 --> 00:19:37,679 Speaker 1: for them to get this thing done over the Cardinals. 407 00:19:37,680 --> 00:19:39,920 Speaker 1: How do they do it? Star Wars, It's all about 408 00:19:39,960 --> 00:19:42,920 Speaker 1: the stars. Their stars need to come out. The l 409 00:19:43,000 --> 00:19:45,240 Speaker 1: A Rams are built like the l A Lakers. They 410 00:19:45,359 --> 00:19:48,320 Speaker 1: bring star power to the stadium and they expect their 411 00:19:48,359 --> 00:19:50,760 Speaker 1: stars to dominate. And so far and so when you 412 00:19:50,760 --> 00:19:53,080 Speaker 1: think about the collection of stars that they have and 413 00:19:53,320 --> 00:19:57,520 Speaker 1: Donald Jalen Ramsey, Matthew Stafford is your franchise quarterback, Odeb 414 00:19:57,520 --> 00:19:59,920 Speaker 1: Beckham Jr. Bringing over Von Miller to go with the 415 00:20:00,119 --> 00:20:03,400 Speaker 1: cord that was already in place. This is a game 416 00:20:03,400 --> 00:20:06,120 Speaker 1: where the stars have to play like stars. And so 417 00:20:06,520 --> 00:20:09,320 Speaker 1: I am looking to see if these guys will step up, 418 00:20:09,600 --> 00:20:12,359 Speaker 1: elevate their games and elevate their team so they can 419 00:20:12,440 --> 00:20:14,800 Speaker 1: get past the wild card round and get into the 420 00:20:14,840 --> 00:20:18,359 Speaker 1: divisional round. Because in Hollywood, we expect to see the 421 00:20:18,400 --> 00:20:21,520 Speaker 1: stars come out. Let's see if the stars come out tonight. Well, 422 00:20:21,520 --> 00:20:23,200 Speaker 1: a star might be on the other team. When you 423 00:20:23,200 --> 00:20:25,280 Speaker 1: look at Kyler Murray and Buck, I'm gonna steal one 424 00:20:25,320 --> 00:20:28,520 Speaker 1: of your lines used to use this phrase comparing quarterbacks 425 00:20:28,520 --> 00:20:31,239 Speaker 1: to basketball players. Sometimes you can be a score, not 426 00:20:31,280 --> 00:20:33,520 Speaker 1: just a shooter. I think that's Kyler Murray in this 427 00:20:33,600 --> 00:20:35,720 Speaker 1: ball game. To me, it's not just gonna be him 428 00:20:35,720 --> 00:20:38,560 Speaker 1: sitting in the pocket and and shooting he's gotta go score. 429 00:20:38,560 --> 00:20:40,719 Speaker 1: He's got to use his legs, he's got to make plays, 430 00:20:41,040 --> 00:20:43,600 Speaker 1: he's got to be ultra aggressive, kind of bring your 431 00:20:43,600 --> 00:20:46,520 Speaker 1: own offense into this game. I know that they're gonna 432 00:20:46,520 --> 00:20:49,160 Speaker 1: be amped up, pass rush, gonna be coming at him, 433 00:20:49,160 --> 00:20:51,000 Speaker 1: but they can get caught up field at times. There's 434 00:20:51,040 --> 00:20:53,400 Speaker 1: gonna be lanes and opportunities. I like to see Kyler 435 00:20:53,440 --> 00:20:56,080 Speaker 1: Murray be aggressive with his legs in this ball game. Yeah, 436 00:20:56,080 --> 00:20:58,240 Speaker 1: and the Rams really struggled in the game they lost 437 00:20:58,280 --> 00:21:00,440 Speaker 1: to the Cardinals early in the season that Week four 438 00:21:00,520 --> 00:21:05,040 Speaker 1: matchup here at so far Rams really struggled stopping the runs. 439 00:21:05,119 --> 00:21:07,640 Speaker 1: So see if they can limit some of that production 440 00:21:07,720 --> 00:21:10,640 Speaker 1: on the ground from Chase Edmonds and from from Cayler 441 00:21:10,680 --> 00:21:14,359 Speaker 1: Murray and company in this matchup. And I'm also interested, guys, 442 00:21:14,560 --> 00:21:18,320 Speaker 1: come on, come on, it's the return right wet All 443 00:21:18,480 --> 00:21:22,600 Speaker 1: from retirement. What this miraculous return from injury as we 444 00:21:22,640 --> 00:21:24,159 Speaker 1: all kind of thought he was gonna be out for 445 00:21:24,200 --> 00:21:27,320 Speaker 1: the season, both back in this game, like which one 446 00:21:27,359 --> 00:21:31,960 Speaker 1: of these stars you know? But wed All in his 447 00:21:32,040 --> 00:21:34,879 Speaker 1: former life and what from earlier in the season makes 448 00:21:34,920 --> 00:21:37,960 Speaker 1: a play to help their team win this game. I mean, 449 00:21:38,280 --> 00:21:40,119 Speaker 1: that's the kind of script that I'm here for in 450 00:21:40,119 --> 00:21:43,040 Speaker 1: this one with the Cardinals and the Rams. All right, 451 00:21:43,119 --> 00:21:47,960 Speaker 1: with that, let's now recap and set the off season 452 00:21:48,080 --> 00:21:51,879 Speaker 1: plan for a couple of teams that are now done 453 00:21:52,160 --> 00:21:55,240 Speaker 1: with their playoff runs. First, one, of course, the Philadelphia Eagles, 454 00:21:55,240 --> 00:21:58,280 Speaker 1: who we've already talked about eliminated by the Tampa Bay 455 00:21:58,280 --> 00:22:01,760 Speaker 1: Bucks dominated in this game and really from start to finish, 456 00:22:02,080 --> 00:22:04,240 Speaker 1: and as we're looking at this one here, they've got 457 00:22:04,240 --> 00:22:08,600 Speaker 1: a primetime opportunity to really beef up this roster. With 458 00:22:08,760 --> 00:22:13,080 Speaker 1: three first round draft picks fifteen, sixteen, and now nineteen. Uh, 459 00:22:13,359 --> 00:22:15,560 Speaker 1: this is gonna be a really interesting offseason here for 460 00:22:15,600 --> 00:22:17,600 Speaker 1: how we roseman DJ, What do you like with the 461 00:22:17,600 --> 00:22:20,879 Speaker 1: Eagles and their path forward? Well, you've got those three picks. 462 00:22:20,880 --> 00:22:23,000 Speaker 1: I mean, look, if you have an opportunity and somehow 463 00:22:23,080 --> 00:22:25,719 Speaker 1: you could get involved with you know, Aaron Rodgers, if 464 00:22:25,720 --> 00:22:27,320 Speaker 1: that were to be a possibility, I think you could 465 00:22:27,320 --> 00:22:29,960 Speaker 1: go there. Russell Wilson, I don't think that's gonna happen. 466 00:22:30,000 --> 00:22:32,080 Speaker 1: So I think they're gonna use these picks, and I 467 00:22:32,080 --> 00:22:34,280 Speaker 1: would look at the line of scrimmage and particularly on 468 00:22:34,320 --> 00:22:36,119 Speaker 1: the defensive line. I think this is a draft. They 469 00:22:36,119 --> 00:22:39,200 Speaker 1: can kind of replenish that that group with some youth. 470 00:22:39,280 --> 00:22:41,359 Speaker 1: They have Josh Sweat off the edge, who's who's they 471 00:22:41,440 --> 00:22:43,240 Speaker 1: signed to a contract. He's gonna be a key player 472 00:22:43,240 --> 00:22:45,800 Speaker 1: for him. But Fletcher Cox and Brandon Graham have been 473 00:22:45,880 --> 00:22:47,720 Speaker 1: kind of the guts of this group and they've gotten 474 00:22:47,720 --> 00:22:49,439 Speaker 1: a little bit older, and I think it's time to 475 00:22:49,480 --> 00:22:53,040 Speaker 1: start looking at those replacements. So I wouldn't be shocked 476 00:22:53,040 --> 00:22:55,360 Speaker 1: at off. Two of those three first round picks were 477 00:22:55,359 --> 00:22:58,280 Speaker 1: dedicated towards defensive lineman. You know, I love that. DJ 478 00:22:58,359 --> 00:23:00,680 Speaker 1: we've talked about the Eagles have always been a scene 479 00:23:00,680 --> 00:23:02,080 Speaker 1: particularly go on all the way back when they had 480 00:23:02,119 --> 00:23:05,280 Speaker 1: Andy Reid. They believe in investing in the trenches. I 481 00:23:05,280 --> 00:23:07,520 Speaker 1: believe the number one question that they must answer and 482 00:23:07,560 --> 00:23:10,600 Speaker 1: address is Jalen Hursts are really a QB one because 483 00:23:10,600 --> 00:23:13,240 Speaker 1: if he's there QB one, if he's there quarterback of 484 00:23:13,280 --> 00:23:16,440 Speaker 1: the future, then do they kind of do a reset 485 00:23:16,760 --> 00:23:19,560 Speaker 1: and a rebuild very similar to what the Baltimore Ravens 486 00:23:19,560 --> 00:23:21,919 Speaker 1: were able to do, where they go all in on 487 00:23:22,000 --> 00:23:24,919 Speaker 1: his unique style to play as a running quarterback. Did 488 00:23:24,920 --> 00:23:27,280 Speaker 1: you beef up the lot of scrimmage like you talked 489 00:23:27,280 --> 00:23:30,040 Speaker 1: about maybe with offensive linement as well. Did you go 490 00:23:30,080 --> 00:23:32,280 Speaker 1: get a tight end? Do you get a big bodied 491 00:23:32,280 --> 00:23:35,560 Speaker 1: wide receiver like I got from USC, like Drake London 492 00:23:35,800 --> 00:23:38,760 Speaker 1: or tray Ron Burke's from Arkansas. Big guys that can 493 00:23:38,800 --> 00:23:42,480 Speaker 1: expand the strike zone and make it easier for Jalen Hurts. Look, 494 00:23:42,520 --> 00:23:45,080 Speaker 1: he may never be the most accurate pastor, but if 495 00:23:45,080 --> 00:23:47,360 Speaker 1: you expand the strike zone, maybe he can be functional 496 00:23:47,480 --> 00:23:51,000 Speaker 1: enough to assinuate the running skills that he brings to 497 00:23:51,000 --> 00:23:53,280 Speaker 1: the table that makes that offense go. Bucky, thanks for 498 00:23:53,320 --> 00:23:56,439 Speaker 1: bringing back into focus that DJ has already clamored for 499 00:23:56,440 --> 00:23:59,399 Speaker 1: the Eagles to take a third round of a third 500 00:23:59,600 --> 00:24:02,280 Speaker 1: first round wide receiver, and now it's totally I just 501 00:24:02,280 --> 00:24:04,760 Speaker 1: gave him two D Lineman. I gave him two D Laveman. 502 00:24:04,800 --> 00:24:09,040 Speaker 1: There's three first round picks. I still left that. See 503 00:24:09,040 --> 00:24:11,879 Speaker 1: what's bringing Drake Lennon. Let's bring in our two defensive 504 00:24:11,880 --> 00:24:14,399 Speaker 1: linemen and off we go. Oh there it is, okay, 505 00:24:14,600 --> 00:24:16,960 Speaker 1: So you're still leaving that door open for the third 506 00:24:17,000 --> 00:24:21,560 Speaker 1: wide out in three years in the first round. Sweater 507 00:24:21,640 --> 00:24:25,640 Speaker 1: on over there. I'm trying to build, you know, I'm 508 00:24:25,640 --> 00:24:28,560 Speaker 1: trying to build here for this Eagles franchise. You're just 509 00:24:28,560 --> 00:24:30,439 Speaker 1: trying to get the star power, all right, speaking of 510 00:24:30,440 --> 00:24:33,199 Speaker 1: the star of the Cowboys, season is done with the 511 00:24:33,240 --> 00:24:35,640 Speaker 1: star on their helmets this year eliminated by the San 512 00:24:35,640 --> 00:24:40,320 Speaker 1: Francisco forty Niners, a roster full of stars. Jerry Jones, 513 00:24:40,320 --> 00:24:42,800 Speaker 1: owner the Cowboys, said, as much for your team that 514 00:24:42,840 --> 00:24:46,520 Speaker 1: was destined to do much more. When you get this 515 00:24:46,640 --> 00:24:51,680 Speaker 1: combination of players together, you need to have success because 516 00:24:51,720 --> 00:24:53,919 Speaker 1: we all know how it goes in the NFL. The 517 00:24:53,920 --> 00:24:56,879 Speaker 1: whole thing is set up to take away from the 518 00:24:56,920 --> 00:25:00,960 Speaker 1: best and and to the ones that need improvement and personnelity. Well, 519 00:25:00,960 --> 00:25:04,920 Speaker 1: I think we have one of the best. If you're 520 00:25:04,960 --> 00:25:07,280 Speaker 1: a coach on that staff, kind of sitting there cringing 521 00:25:07,320 --> 00:25:09,920 Speaker 1: a little bit thinking about that, I mean, because those 522 00:25:09,920 --> 00:25:12,720 Speaker 1: are some damning words from the owner of your franchise. 523 00:25:12,760 --> 00:25:15,680 Speaker 1: They're saying, he's put together a team that was capable 524 00:25:15,720 --> 00:25:17,880 Speaker 1: of much more. Here, by the way, talk to Ian 525 00:25:17,960 --> 00:25:20,679 Speaker 1: Rappaport on the NFL Inside Report podcast, which is out now, 526 00:25:20,720 --> 00:25:23,600 Speaker 1: said he hasn't heard anything that would indicate Matt Mike 527 00:25:23,640 --> 00:25:26,800 Speaker 1: McCarthy's future is in doubt there in Dallas, but seeing 528 00:25:26,800 --> 00:25:31,240 Speaker 1: that both of their coordinators, uh here Bucky have are 529 00:25:31,240 --> 00:25:33,840 Speaker 1: getting all these interview requests. You feel like there's some 530 00:25:33,880 --> 00:25:37,560 Speaker 1: coaching uncertainty in Dallas as we approached this offseason. Absolutely 531 00:25:37,600 --> 00:25:40,159 Speaker 1: there should be. I think if you're an organization that 532 00:25:40,320 --> 00:25:41,840 Speaker 1: is really doing it the right way, you have to 533 00:25:42,119 --> 00:25:44,399 Speaker 1: a long, hard look at everything. You have to be 534 00:25:44,440 --> 00:25:47,719 Speaker 1: able to honestly access why did you fall short? If 535 00:25:47,800 --> 00:25:49,800 Speaker 1: Jerry Jones believes this team is one of the best 536 00:25:49,800 --> 00:25:52,639 Speaker 1: teams in football based on the talent, you have to 537 00:25:52,640 --> 00:25:55,800 Speaker 1: figure out what is holding this team back from achieving 538 00:25:56,080 --> 00:25:59,080 Speaker 1: at their best potential. When I look at the coordinators, 539 00:25:59,080 --> 00:26:01,520 Speaker 1: you have Dan Quinn, who get ahead job? Kellen Morton, 540 00:26:01,640 --> 00:26:03,920 Speaker 1: get ahead job? What are you going to do if 541 00:26:04,000 --> 00:26:07,920 Speaker 1: teams come calling to remove those guys? And so this 542 00:26:08,000 --> 00:26:10,159 Speaker 1: has to be a situation where the coaching has to 543 00:26:10,200 --> 00:26:13,400 Speaker 1: be addressed. It has to be better not only from 544 00:26:13,680 --> 00:26:16,600 Speaker 1: that standpoint what you potentially could lose, but are you 545 00:26:16,640 --> 00:26:18,919 Speaker 1: satisfied with what you're getting from the head coach. I 546 00:26:18,960 --> 00:26:21,199 Speaker 1: think all of those things should be on the table. 547 00:26:21,560 --> 00:26:24,080 Speaker 1: You want to make sure that the coaching staff is 548 00:26:24,080 --> 00:26:25,880 Speaker 1: putting the best schemes to make sure that the best 549 00:26:25,920 --> 00:26:29,720 Speaker 1: players are playing at their best. Well, I'll say about 550 00:26:29,760 --> 00:26:31,920 Speaker 1: Jerry Jones things we all know about him. Obviously he's 551 00:26:31,920 --> 00:26:35,360 Speaker 1: got resources, and obviously he's a great salesman. And to me, 552 00:26:35,480 --> 00:26:37,119 Speaker 1: I think that's gonna come into play here with these 553 00:26:37,119 --> 00:26:39,480 Speaker 1: two coordinators. I think you go to Kellen Moore and 554 00:26:39,560 --> 00:26:41,879 Speaker 1: dan Quenne you back up the truck. I mean, that's no, 555 00:26:42,040 --> 00:26:44,040 Speaker 1: that's there's no problem with him right in the check 556 00:26:44,119 --> 00:26:46,360 Speaker 1: and just say, look, I'm wanna pay you like you're 557 00:26:46,359 --> 00:26:48,440 Speaker 1: a head coach to be my coordinators. I'm trying to 558 00:26:48,520 --> 00:26:51,280 Speaker 1: chase a championship. We feel like we're getting close. I 559 00:26:51,320 --> 00:26:53,400 Speaker 1: can't have you guys leaving the building. Let's be honest 560 00:26:53,400 --> 00:26:55,480 Speaker 1: when you look at some of these openings, I guarantee 561 00:26:55,520 --> 00:26:57,560 Speaker 1: you Jerry Jones is gonna sell them being the offensive 562 00:26:57,600 --> 00:27:00,360 Speaker 1: coordinator for the Cowboys is better than being head coach 563 00:27:00,400 --> 00:27:02,720 Speaker 1: of the Jacksonville Jaguars, and I'm gonna pay you as such. 564 00:27:03,040 --> 00:27:04,720 Speaker 1: That would not surprise me at all. I don't think 565 00:27:04,720 --> 00:27:06,720 Speaker 1: you want to go through an offseason where you lose 566 00:27:06,720 --> 00:27:09,120 Speaker 1: both coordinators when you're starting to make some traction here, 567 00:27:09,160 --> 00:27:11,720 Speaker 1: even though it didn't end the way you wanted lasting. 568 00:27:11,720 --> 00:27:13,879 Speaker 1: I'll add here, Rhett is to me, they need to 569 00:27:13,920 --> 00:27:15,880 Speaker 1: go out and get some free agents that have been 570 00:27:15,880 --> 00:27:18,800 Speaker 1: to the mountaintop, that have won championships, even if they're 571 00:27:18,800 --> 00:27:20,760 Speaker 1: not your top tier players, they need to bring some 572 00:27:20,800 --> 00:27:23,760 Speaker 1: of that leadership into this organization. That's a great point. 573 00:27:23,800 --> 00:27:25,280 Speaker 1: And Bucky you mentioned at the top of the show 574 00:27:25,359 --> 00:27:28,520 Speaker 1: DJ as well, like it's time to rebuild the offensive line, 575 00:27:28,520 --> 00:27:30,280 Speaker 1: and and to me, it feels like you gotta start 576 00:27:30,280 --> 00:27:32,439 Speaker 1: at left tackle. Like Tyrn Smith has been one of 577 00:27:32,440 --> 00:27:35,560 Speaker 1: the best in football for a long time. Feels like 578 00:27:35,600 --> 00:27:38,159 Speaker 1: you can't count on him for a full sixteen game season, 579 00:27:38,200 --> 00:27:41,399 Speaker 1: just has had the unfortunate issue with injuries and then 580 00:27:41,440 --> 00:27:44,919 Speaker 1: when healthy, has he been the same player they're drafting 581 00:27:44,960 --> 00:27:47,720 Speaker 1: at number twenty four, DJ, you see, you see some 582 00:27:47,720 --> 00:27:50,600 Speaker 1: some guys available there that could help the Cowboys reshape 583 00:27:50,600 --> 00:27:53,720 Speaker 1: that offensive line. It's a really good tackle group. I 584 00:27:53,760 --> 00:27:55,760 Speaker 1: think you can find some guys like a Bernard Raymond 585 00:27:55,760 --> 00:27:58,320 Speaker 1: would be a great option for them, probably gonna go 586 00:27:58,359 --> 00:28:00,640 Speaker 1: off in the mid to later portion of the first round. There. 587 00:28:00,640 --> 00:28:02,480 Speaker 1: There is a ton of guys, a ton of tackle 588 00:28:02,560 --> 00:28:04,320 Speaker 1: depth in this draft. I think even going into the 589 00:28:04,359 --> 00:28:07,639 Speaker 1: second round, you can find some upgrades here for this group. 590 00:28:07,680 --> 00:28:10,160 Speaker 1: So I think the Dallas Cowboys with their needs are 591 00:28:10,200 --> 00:28:13,439 Speaker 1: in great shape to address those in this particular draft class. 592 00:28:13,800 --> 00:28:17,320 Speaker 1: Divisional round matchups just about set. We know we'll get 593 00:28:17,320 --> 00:28:20,160 Speaker 1: the Bengals and Titans to kick off the divisional round 594 00:28:20,200 --> 00:28:23,480 Speaker 1: action on Saturday. Forty Niners and Packers are your nightcap 595 00:28:23,520 --> 00:28:26,680 Speaker 1: on Saturday. Buccaneers awaiting the winner of tonight's game between 596 00:28:26,680 --> 00:28:29,400 Speaker 1: the Cardinals and the Rams, and then habat the Bills 597 00:28:29,560 --> 00:28:34,400 Speaker 1: and Chiefs to close out divisional weekend on Sunday six 598 00:28:34,440 --> 00:28:37,600 Speaker 1: thirty Eastern time on CBS. That is going to be 599 00:28:37,680 --> 00:28:40,560 Speaker 1: musty TV. Let's look right there at that Bill's Chiefs 600 00:28:40,560 --> 00:28:45,719 Speaker 1: matchup here, and let's start with Bucky your early thoughts 601 00:28:45,800 --> 00:28:49,200 Speaker 1: on where this game will be one although this game 602 00:28:49,280 --> 00:28:51,040 Speaker 1: is gonna be one out on the perimeter because of 603 00:28:51,080 --> 00:28:53,880 Speaker 1: the speeding, the explosion this that we're seeing from both teams, 604 00:28:53,920 --> 00:28:56,760 Speaker 1: but particularly the Kanda City Chiefs. The Buffalo Bills have 605 00:28:56,840 --> 00:28:59,040 Speaker 1: been taken sites at the Kansas City Chiefs because they 606 00:28:59,080 --> 00:29:01,560 Speaker 1: knew that the path of this well eventually would go 607 00:29:01,680 --> 00:29:04,000 Speaker 1: through the Chiefs. And so this is a game where 608 00:29:04,040 --> 00:29:06,040 Speaker 1: we need to see have they closed the gaps in 609 00:29:06,120 --> 00:29:08,520 Speaker 1: terms of death athleticism. Do they feel good about the 610 00:29:08,560 --> 00:29:11,320 Speaker 1: ability to Corral Tyreek Kill and Miko Harmon and some 611 00:29:11,360 --> 00:29:13,960 Speaker 1: of the explosive weapons that the Chiefs have on the perimeter, 612 00:29:14,160 --> 00:29:17,000 Speaker 1: because if they can keep those guys in check offensively, 613 00:29:17,320 --> 00:29:19,840 Speaker 1: they certainly have enough weapons and take advantage of some 614 00:29:19,880 --> 00:29:23,120 Speaker 1: of the vulnerabilities of the Chiefs defense. I think that 615 00:29:23,200 --> 00:29:26,000 Speaker 1: the Buffalo Bills stack up really well against Kansas City 616 00:29:26,040 --> 00:29:27,400 Speaker 1: when you look at it really on both sides. I 617 00:29:27,400 --> 00:29:29,800 Speaker 1: think defensively, we've talked about that safety combination. I think 618 00:29:29,800 --> 00:29:32,360 Speaker 1: it's the best combination safeties we have in the NFL. 619 00:29:32,680 --> 00:29:36,040 Speaker 1: They play so well off of each other. They limit explosives. 620 00:29:36,120 --> 00:29:38,520 Speaker 1: You see here the unbelievable pick. We showed that earlier 621 00:29:38,520 --> 00:29:41,400 Speaker 1: in the show. But I think from a defensive standpoint, 622 00:29:41,440 --> 00:29:44,520 Speaker 1: they've got that safety combination. They've got waves of pass rushers, 623 00:29:44,520 --> 00:29:45,880 Speaker 1: they've got a lot of depth they can keep guys 624 00:29:45,920 --> 00:29:48,200 Speaker 1: fresh rolling through. And then on the other side, we 625 00:29:48,240 --> 00:29:49,800 Speaker 1: say it every time with the Chiefs field, it's not 626 00:29:49,840 --> 00:29:52,120 Speaker 1: a field goal game. You've got to score touchdowns. And 627 00:29:52,160 --> 00:29:54,000 Speaker 1: what greater example of what we saw the Bills do 628 00:29:54,120 --> 00:29:56,720 Speaker 1: last week. This is a touchdown offense. They can find 629 00:29:56,720 --> 00:29:58,920 Speaker 1: their way into a shootout and get to the finish line. 630 00:29:58,960 --> 00:30:01,400 Speaker 1: This is a This is gonna be a very tough matchup. 631 00:30:01,440 --> 00:30:03,680 Speaker 1: I think this is the toughest matchup left for Kansas 632 00:30:03,720 --> 00:30:06,560 Speaker 1: City in the playoffs personally, and it's a rematch. Bills 633 00:30:06,560 --> 00:30:09,040 Speaker 1: beat him earlier this year thirty eight to twenty out 634 00:30:09,040 --> 00:30:12,200 Speaker 1: to pick six on Patrick Mahomes forced those two interceptions 635 00:30:12,280 --> 00:30:15,760 Speaker 1: of Mahomes Josh Allen accounting for three touchdowns through the air. 636 00:30:15,880 --> 00:30:18,760 Speaker 1: It was a nice script for Buffalo. Can they replicate it? Will, 637 00:30:18,800 --> 00:30:21,920 Speaker 1: of course be the question. Okay, let's also look ahead 638 00:30:21,960 --> 00:30:24,960 Speaker 1: to another one of these divisional round matchups. It's the 639 00:30:25,000 --> 00:30:28,400 Speaker 1: Bengals and the Titans from Nashville, number one seed in 640 00:30:28,440 --> 00:30:32,120 Speaker 1: the a f C. Welcome to the playoff party, Tennessee, 641 00:30:32,160 --> 00:30:35,480 Speaker 1: and welcome back, perhaps Derrick Henry. What do we think, 642 00:30:35,520 --> 00:30:39,160 Speaker 1: Bucky about or DJ rather about how the Bengals are 643 00:30:39,240 --> 00:30:42,720 Speaker 1: going to continue their postseason run against Tennessee here? What 644 00:30:42,760 --> 00:30:44,320 Speaker 1: do you think? Well? I feel like this game is 645 00:30:44,360 --> 00:30:46,280 Speaker 1: gonna be decided in the first quarter. You know always 646 00:30:46,280 --> 00:30:48,680 Speaker 1: says the playoffs four quarter games. I get every puts 647 00:30:48,680 --> 00:30:50,360 Speaker 1: the number four up when you get to the fourth quarter. 648 00:30:50,480 --> 00:30:52,120 Speaker 1: You gotta put the number one up in the first 649 00:30:52,160 --> 00:30:54,320 Speaker 1: quarter because the Bengals have to get out in front 650 00:30:54,320 --> 00:30:56,560 Speaker 1: of this game. They've got to put Tennessee in a 651 00:30:56,600 --> 00:30:58,640 Speaker 1: trail position. They've got to put pressure on them. From 652 00:30:58,680 --> 00:31:01,520 Speaker 1: that standpoint. If a to see Titans jump on them early, 653 00:31:01,720 --> 00:31:05,080 Speaker 1: their defensive line is going to overwhelm this Bengals offensive line. 654 00:31:05,120 --> 00:31:07,000 Speaker 1: It's gonna be a long day for Joe Burrow. So 655 00:31:07,040 --> 00:31:10,240 Speaker 1: the start in this is extremely important for both teams, 656 00:31:10,600 --> 00:31:12,160 Speaker 1: you know, DJ This kind of reminds me of a 657 00:31:12,160 --> 00:31:15,640 Speaker 1: heavyweight title fight, uh, Tyson Fury Deontay Wilder, with the 658 00:31:15,640 --> 00:31:19,320 Speaker 1: Bengals being Deontay Wilder because they're explosive, they can knock 659 00:31:19,360 --> 00:31:22,440 Speaker 1: you out quickly. But if they allow Tyson Fury, they 660 00:31:22,440 --> 00:31:24,920 Speaker 1: allowed the Tennessee Titans to beat them up with body blows, 661 00:31:25,200 --> 00:31:27,640 Speaker 1: they will make them fall apart in the later rounds 662 00:31:27,680 --> 00:31:30,040 Speaker 1: of the fight. And so the Tennessee Titans have done 663 00:31:30,080 --> 00:31:34,040 Speaker 1: this all year long. They've taken people into those later rounds, 664 00:31:34,080 --> 00:31:36,040 Speaker 1: those championship rounds, and they've beating them up and they've 665 00:31:36,040 --> 00:31:40,080 Speaker 1: gotten the knockout kanvas. Cincinnati Bengals maybe deliver some quick 666 00:31:40,320 --> 00:31:43,520 Speaker 1: knockout power with Jamaar Chase and those weapons on the outside. 667 00:31:43,800 --> 00:31:46,720 Speaker 1: They're good enough, but can they last and it becomes 668 00:31:46,760 --> 00:31:49,520 Speaker 1: a long fight that is ultimately decided by the Cars. 669 00:31:49,600 --> 00:31:53,040 Speaker 1: I'm gonna double down on basically a couple of pieces 670 00:31:53,040 --> 00:31:55,440 Speaker 1: of what you guys basically said there. The Bengals offensive 671 00:31:55,480 --> 00:31:58,080 Speaker 1: line needs to have their best game of this season 672 00:31:58,200 --> 00:32:02,520 Speaker 1: otherwise Harold Landry but pre Jeffrey Simmons did Eco Autry 673 00:32:02,600 --> 00:32:05,640 Speaker 1: up there and that front for Tennessee could dominate this game. 674 00:32:05,680 --> 00:32:07,840 Speaker 1: I feel like while the offensive line for the Bengals 675 00:32:07,840 --> 00:32:09,680 Speaker 1: has held up for the most part this season, it's 676 00:32:09,720 --> 00:32:11,520 Speaker 1: not the strength of this team, but it's gotta be 677 00:32:12,080 --> 00:32:15,000 Speaker 1: in this matchup on Saturday against the Titans. They have 678 00:32:15,080 --> 00:32:16,600 Speaker 1: to come out and have their best game of the 679 00:32:16,680 --> 00:32:19,440 Speaker 1: year otherwise it could be a long day if Joe 680 00:32:19,440 --> 00:32:22,120 Speaker 1: Burrows getting hit and he can't then take advantage of 681 00:32:22,160 --> 00:32:24,560 Speaker 1: all the talent that he has over there on the 682 00:32:24,600 --> 00:32:27,560 Speaker 1: perimeter with Higgins and Chase and Boyd. So it could 683 00:32:27,560 --> 00:32:30,240 Speaker 1: be a big game for Joe Mixon as well. But 684 00:32:30,320 --> 00:32:33,000 Speaker 1: can't wait to get the Titans back into the postseason 685 00:32:33,040 --> 00:32:35,680 Speaker 1: party here. Packers of course, welcome to the number one 686 00:32:35,720 --> 00:32:37,920 Speaker 1: seed in the NFC as well, and they're gonna take 687 00:32:37,960 --> 00:32:43,880 Speaker 1: on the Deebo Samuel led San Francisco forty Niners. This spring, 688 00:32:43,920 --> 00:32:48,120 Speaker 1: the scouting Combine returns to Indianapolis Scottege Football's Brightness Stars 689 00:32:48,160 --> 00:32:50,200 Speaker 1: taking the field in front of all thirty two teams 690 00:32:50,200 --> 00:32:54,120 Speaker 1: at Lucas Oil Stadium. The two NFL Scouting Combine March 691 00:32:54,240 --> 00:33:00,640 Speaker 1: third through sixth, all live right here on NFL or Guys. 692 00:33:00,760 --> 00:33:02,400 Speaker 1: This is one of our favorite times a year, right 693 00:33:02,440 --> 00:33:04,520 Speaker 1: because we can we can look at things that are 694 00:33:04,560 --> 00:33:07,160 Speaker 1: working right, trends that are working in the playoffs, and 695 00:33:07,240 --> 00:33:08,720 Speaker 1: then trying to figure out how teams are going to 696 00:33:08,800 --> 00:33:10,400 Speaker 1: try to replicate them. We can do the same thing 697 00:33:10,400 --> 00:33:12,560 Speaker 1: with prospects, right, and we can talk about guys that 698 00:33:12,600 --> 00:33:14,880 Speaker 1: are stars right now in the postseason and trying to 699 00:33:14,880 --> 00:33:17,360 Speaker 1: compare them to prospects that are gonna be drafted in 700 00:33:17,480 --> 00:33:19,760 Speaker 1: Vegas here at the end of April. Let's talk about 701 00:33:19,760 --> 00:33:23,040 Speaker 1: a guy like Devin White here, Bucky, a guy that 702 00:33:23,120 --> 00:33:25,040 Speaker 1: was a top ten pick out of l s U 703 00:33:25,120 --> 00:33:27,840 Speaker 1: by the Tampa Bay Bucks worth every penny that the 704 00:33:27,840 --> 00:33:30,520 Speaker 1: Bucks are gonna pay him here and he's making his 705 00:33:30,560 --> 00:33:32,640 Speaker 1: money for this team and has from the jump. Who's 706 00:33:32,680 --> 00:33:35,200 Speaker 1: a player that kind of reminds you of the impact 707 00:33:35,440 --> 00:33:37,640 Speaker 1: that Devin White has had for the Bucks. Well, one 708 00:33:37,640 --> 00:33:39,400 Speaker 1: of the things you think about what Devin White is 709 00:33:39,440 --> 00:33:41,360 Speaker 1: not only his ability to make plays as he had 710 00:33:41,440 --> 00:33:44,000 Speaker 1: run a cover linebacker, but the leadership ability. And so 711 00:33:44,000 --> 00:33:45,520 Speaker 1: I go to the championship game and I look at 712 00:33:45,760 --> 00:33:49,200 Speaker 1: the Georgia Bulldogs Nakobe Dean and what he brings to 713 00:33:49,320 --> 00:33:53,880 Speaker 1: the table Silon Cylon defender, great instincts and diagnostic skills. 714 00:33:54,160 --> 00:33:56,240 Speaker 1: He's also a guy who can make plays in a 715 00:33:56,280 --> 00:33:59,200 Speaker 1: bunch of different ways. But when you dig deeper, it's 716 00:33:59,240 --> 00:34:02,280 Speaker 1: the leadership ability. Is the ability to really thrive as 717 00:34:02,280 --> 00:34:05,080 Speaker 1: a traffic cup that you're looking for. This is a 718 00:34:05,080 --> 00:34:08,000 Speaker 1: guy that is an instant, an immediate impact player, someone 719 00:34:08,040 --> 00:34:11,080 Speaker 1: who can certainly impact the game like White. Devin White 720 00:34:11,080 --> 00:34:13,160 Speaker 1: was able to do for the Tim Bay Buccaneers. Yeah, 721 00:34:13,200 --> 00:34:15,160 Speaker 1: your leadership matters in the middle of the field, right. 722 00:34:15,160 --> 00:34:17,520 Speaker 1: You talk about the quarterback position, the center position, the middle, 723 00:34:17,520 --> 00:34:19,560 Speaker 1: linebacker and safety, and he really kind of is the 724 00:34:19,640 --> 00:34:22,000 Speaker 1: quarterback of the defense there at Georgia's So I love 725 00:34:22,040 --> 00:34:24,680 Speaker 1: that comparison their buck, no, no question. And Kobe Dean 726 00:34:24,760 --> 00:34:28,200 Speaker 1: has been a statueet stuffer for the Georgia Bulldogs this year, 727 00:34:28,239 --> 00:34:31,719 Speaker 1: just like Devin White does, sacks, interceptions, TFLs. He has 728 00:34:31,719 --> 00:34:33,400 Speaker 1: done it all. Let's move on to the wide receiver. 729 00:34:33,400 --> 00:34:35,600 Speaker 1: Talked about Deebo Samuel a little bit. Teams trying to 730 00:34:35,640 --> 00:34:38,799 Speaker 1: find their equivalent of Deebo Samuel. What might that look 731 00:34:38,840 --> 00:34:41,440 Speaker 1: like in this year's draft each well, in terms of 732 00:34:41,440 --> 00:34:44,160 Speaker 1: filling that role. You know, I look at Trailing Burke's 733 00:34:44,160 --> 00:34:46,360 Speaker 1: at Arkansas because you you see him line up in 734 00:34:46,400 --> 00:34:49,040 Speaker 1: the backfield, so you see them pitch him the ball. Obviously, 735 00:34:49,040 --> 00:34:50,560 Speaker 1: what Debo has done, I don't know we've ever seen 736 00:34:50,600 --> 00:34:52,799 Speaker 1: anything like what he's done in terms of being the 737 00:34:52,800 --> 00:34:54,719 Speaker 1: best receiver on the team and then flipping over and 738 00:34:54,719 --> 00:34:56,759 Speaker 1: playing running back, the best running back in the league. 739 00:34:56,840 --> 00:34:59,480 Speaker 1: Quite honestly, you see Burkes here what he can do. 740 00:35:00,000 --> 00:35:02,880 Speaker 1: The numbers are are ridiculous. He comes in a bigger package. 741 00:35:02,880 --> 00:35:04,840 Speaker 1: You're talking about somebody that's a couple of inches taller, 742 00:35:04,880 --> 00:35:07,920 Speaker 1: maybe about eight to ten pounds heavier. But he is 743 00:35:07,960 --> 00:35:09,719 Speaker 1: a nightmare to get on the ground when the ball 744 00:35:09,800 --> 00:35:11,879 Speaker 1: is in his hands after the catcher when they flip 745 00:35:11,920 --> 00:35:14,080 Speaker 1: it to him in the backfield. So I think he 746 00:35:14,320 --> 00:35:16,799 Speaker 1: for teams looking for that type of a player, that 747 00:35:16,840 --> 00:35:19,319 Speaker 1: type of a role. I think trailing Burke is gonna 748 00:35:19,320 --> 00:35:22,439 Speaker 1: be very popular. Thirty eight career rushing attempts certainly done 749 00:35:22,480 --> 00:35:25,400 Speaker 1: that for the Arkansas Razorbacks. Over a hundred rushing yards 750 00:35:25,560 --> 00:35:28,239 Speaker 1: this year, including a touchdown on the ground. What was 751 00:35:28,239 --> 00:35:30,120 Speaker 1: a pretty good year for the Razorbacks. Al Ry guys. 752 00:35:30,120 --> 00:35:33,360 Speaker 1: Here's a fun one with Deebo Samuel and a reminder 753 00:35:33,680 --> 00:35:38,040 Speaker 1: that players can grow into their NFL bodies. As you 754 00:35:38,160 --> 00:35:42,080 Speaker 1: see Deebo Samuel from when he came to the combine 755 00:35:42,120 --> 00:35:46,200 Speaker 1: in twenty nineteen and Marshawn Lynch in oh seven, essentially 756 00:35:46,239 --> 00:35:49,719 Speaker 1: identical to Deebo Samuel, especially when you look at you know, 757 00:35:49,760 --> 00:35:51,400 Speaker 1: forty yard dash, I mean, Debo had him in the 758 00:35:51,480 --> 00:35:55,120 Speaker 1: vert by a couple of inches. Now Marshawn got a 759 00:35:55,200 --> 00:35:57,960 Speaker 1: little bit bigger and a little bit more. A few 760 00:35:58,000 --> 00:36:02,560 Speaker 1: skittles difficult to take own, right, especially on this play 761 00:36:02,680 --> 00:36:05,480 Speaker 1: that Saints fans of virtual eyes. This one still hurts. 762 00:36:06,280 --> 00:36:09,440 Speaker 1: Just ask all of the twenty seven Saints defenders that 763 00:36:09,480 --> 00:36:12,880 Speaker 1: miss tackles on this play. My goodness, one of the 764 00:36:12,880 --> 00:36:16,399 Speaker 1: greatest plays in NFL history, the peas Quake. That's pretty 765 00:36:16,440 --> 00:36:19,560 Speaker 1: fun right there with Marshawn Lynch and Deebo Samuel setting 766 00:36:19,600 --> 00:36:22,120 Speaker 1: the scene from Sofi Stadium, which is the scene for 767 00:36:22,160 --> 00:36:26,120 Speaker 1: the final matchup of Super Wild Card weekend Rams and 768 00:36:26,160 --> 00:36:29,520 Speaker 1: Cardinals Part three. In this NFC West Showdown, we've talked 769 00:36:29,520 --> 00:36:32,480 Speaker 1: about the stars in this game. Now let's talk about 770 00:36:32,520 --> 00:36:35,520 Speaker 1: the X factors here. DJ lead us off with a 771 00:36:35,520 --> 00:36:37,920 Speaker 1: guy you think could be an under the radar impact 772 00:36:37,920 --> 00:36:41,880 Speaker 1: player in this one. I'll go Isaiah Simmons for the Cardinals. 773 00:36:41,880 --> 00:36:44,920 Speaker 1: So he's for some fumbles this year. He can generate turnovers. 774 00:36:45,000 --> 00:36:48,480 Speaker 1: The speed is real, it's legit. His sideline to sideline 775 00:36:48,600 --> 00:36:50,680 Speaker 1: range could be huge here for the Cardinals as they 776 00:36:50,680 --> 00:36:53,839 Speaker 1: try and slow down miss Matthew Stafford led offense. Yeah, guys, 777 00:36:53,840 --> 00:36:56,399 Speaker 1: I'm gonna go with cam Acres here as my ex 778 00:36:56,480 --> 00:36:58,320 Speaker 1: factor from the Rams. I mean, just five and a 779 00:36:58,320 --> 00:37:01,719 Speaker 1: half months removed from achilles tendon surgery. Thought he was 780 00:37:01,760 --> 00:37:03,319 Speaker 1: done for the year, wouldn't see him again to the 781 00:37:03,920 --> 00:37:05,840 Speaker 1: two season here. He is. Didn't have a huge impact 782 00:37:06,160 --> 00:37:09,360 Speaker 1: in his return to action in Week eighteen against the 783 00:37:09,480 --> 00:37:13,040 Speaker 1: forty Niners, But man, I think he could be an 784 00:37:13,160 --> 00:37:16,279 Speaker 1: X factor here in that run game and particularly in 785 00:37:16,320 --> 00:37:18,640 Speaker 1: the past game as well. Out of the backfield so 786 00:37:18,680 --> 00:37:20,200 Speaker 1: looking for cam makers. What do you think, Buck, Look 787 00:37:20,239 --> 00:37:22,319 Speaker 1: can't Makers's terrific. I'm going to defense o the ball 788 00:37:22,360 --> 00:37:24,759 Speaker 1: for the Rams. How about Lennard Floyd? Lenard Floyd being 789 00:37:24,800 --> 00:37:27,920 Speaker 1: able to play opposite Von Miller by his side Aaron Donald, 790 00:37:28,120 --> 00:37:30,040 Speaker 1: he could have an opportunity to get after the pastor 791 00:37:30,200 --> 00:37:32,719 Speaker 1: do you think about Calamari having to play a superstar 792 00:37:32,800 --> 00:37:34,920 Speaker 1: type game. You need to be able to corral him. 793 00:37:35,080 --> 00:37:38,600 Speaker 1: Leonard Floyd could have a huge impact coming off the edges. Yeah, 794 00:37:38,640 --> 00:37:41,080 Speaker 1: and which one of the Cardinals receivers really steps up 795 00:37:41,080 --> 00:37:43,239 Speaker 1: in the absence of DeAndre Hopkins That could end up 796 00:37:43,239 --> 00:37:45,920 Speaker 1: being the X factor in this one. DJ, you think 797 00:37:45,960 --> 00:37:48,080 Speaker 1: Kyler Murray has got what it takes without hop to 798 00:37:48,120 --> 00:37:51,239 Speaker 1: get it done on the road here tonight. It's gonna 799 00:37:51,280 --> 00:37:53,440 Speaker 1: be a tall order. I'm laying in the Rams in 800 00:37:53,440 --> 00:37:55,319 Speaker 1: this one rhet, But I hope we'll get a good 801 00:37:55,320 --> 00:37:57,520 Speaker 1: competitive game. We've had a couple of stinkers. We just 802 00:37:57,520 --> 00:38:00,200 Speaker 1: want to we did have a couple of I'm ready 803 00:38:00,200 --> 00:38:02,839 Speaker 1: for a competitive matchup as well. Buck, Are you going Rams? Yeah? 804 00:38:02,840 --> 00:38:06,680 Speaker 1: I'm going to star power Okay, alright, clean sweet for 805 00:38:06,719 --> 00:38:08,160 Speaker 1: the Rams, and that's going to do it for us 806 00:38:08,200 --> 00:38:10,040 Speaker 1: in this episode of Move the Sticks. Thanks so much 807 00:38:10,080 --> 00:38:12,359 Speaker 1: for being with us. A couple more episodes coming ready 808 00:38:12,360 --> 00:38:14,440 Speaker 1: for download later this week.