1 00:00:00,680 --> 00:00:03,480 Speaker 1: You are listening to the Dan Patrick Show on Fox 2 00:00:03,560 --> 00:00:07,080 Speaker 1: Sports Radio. Ant's our one on this Tuesday, Dan and 3 00:00:07,080 --> 00:00:09,600 Speaker 1: the Dan As Dan Patrick Show come on in stay 4 00:00:09,640 --> 00:00:12,800 Speaker 1: a while. G J. Watt of the Steelers joining us 5 00:00:12,800 --> 00:00:16,520 Speaker 1: a little bit later on. Also the Rams radio analyst 6 00:00:16,680 --> 00:00:19,760 Speaker 1: Maurice Jones Drew, former NFL running back, will join us 7 00:00:20,040 --> 00:00:23,680 Speaker 1: as well. Phone calls always welcome eight seven seven three 8 00:00:23,760 --> 00:00:26,920 Speaker 1: D P Show email address DP oft Dan Patrick dot Com, 9 00:00:26,920 --> 00:00:30,640 Speaker 1: Twitter handle at DP show pull question, play of the day, 10 00:00:30,760 --> 00:00:33,480 Speaker 1: stat of the day, all of that forthcoming front road 11 00:00:33,600 --> 00:00:36,240 Speaker 1: joining me here in the man k Fritzie still joining 12 00:00:36,320 --> 00:00:39,720 Speaker 1: us via zoom. And it looks like you've got a 13 00:00:39,760 --> 00:00:43,239 Speaker 1: Cowboys stadium issue with the lighting there at home? Do 14 00:00:43,240 --> 00:00:46,200 Speaker 1: you have some sunlight there on your todd? I do 15 00:00:46,280 --> 00:00:51,240 Speaker 1: I have a mirror window here with no curtains? I 16 00:00:51,240 --> 00:00:53,000 Speaker 1: guess would be the word I'm looking for. And I 17 00:00:53,080 --> 00:00:54,800 Speaker 1: tried to stack a bunch of books. They put some 18 00:00:54,840 --> 00:00:57,080 Speaker 1: things up, But hopefully in the next few minutes the 19 00:00:57,120 --> 00:00:59,600 Speaker 1: sun will move out of the way and not cause 20 00:00:59,640 --> 00:01:03,160 Speaker 1: this little partial glare. Did Jerry Jones design your house? 21 00:01:03,360 --> 00:01:06,280 Speaker 1: Is that we may have you may have that that 22 00:01:06,280 --> 00:01:08,120 Speaker 1: that corner that the sun is just taking a little 23 00:01:08,280 --> 00:01:10,680 Speaker 1: bit longer to get out of the upper right crest 24 00:01:10,760 --> 00:01:12,800 Speaker 1: of that window. Yes, I liked it. First of all, 25 00:01:12,840 --> 00:01:15,640 Speaker 1: it's a sun's fault. And secondly, Todd will rather wait 26 00:01:15,680 --> 00:01:16,920 Speaker 1: out the sun and then put up some type of 27 00:01:16,959 --> 00:01:24,720 Speaker 1: blanket or sheet. Uh, we miss you, miss you too, 28 00:01:25,840 --> 00:01:29,800 Speaker 1: missed me Friday. It's not it's not fun. It's much 29 00:01:30,400 --> 00:01:32,360 Speaker 1: much more enjoyable being with you guys in there. But 30 00:01:32,480 --> 00:01:36,200 Speaker 1: you have a limerick today? I do have a limerick. Yeah, Tuesday, 31 00:01:36,240 --> 00:01:39,080 Speaker 1: Why don't we start Why don't we start people's Tuesday 32 00:01:39,200 --> 00:01:41,640 Speaker 1: off on a great note? How about it? We can 33 00:01:41,680 --> 00:01:43,800 Speaker 1: do that. Okay, we should. Here we go off the 34 00:01:43,959 --> 00:01:48,560 Speaker 1: Rams Cardinals game lesson. Oh, okay, it's better. Here's a 35 00:01:48,600 --> 00:01:52,600 Speaker 1: better shot. I'm moving around her. Okay. Twenty one nothing 36 00:01:52,720 --> 00:01:56,640 Speaker 1: was the halftime score. Kyler and the Cardinals effort was poor. 37 00:01:57,360 --> 00:02:01,880 Speaker 1: The Rams went all in Stafford's first playoff win. Bird 38 00:02:01,960 --> 00:02:05,720 Speaker 1: seeds scattered across so five floor. All right, it starts 39 00:02:05,800 --> 00:02:11,079 Speaker 1: us off. Yeah, alright, let's go. Last night, the Rams 40 00:02:11,080 --> 00:02:15,480 Speaker 1: dominated the Cardinals. Rams offense look really good. Defense made 41 00:02:15,520 --> 00:02:19,320 Speaker 1: life really uncomfortable for Kyler. Murray and the Rams are 42 00:02:19,200 --> 00:02:21,480 Speaker 1: a talented group when you watch them play last night, 43 00:02:21,639 --> 00:02:24,639 Speaker 1: that's when you remind yourself, Oh, that's right, that's how 44 00:02:24,680 --> 00:02:27,919 Speaker 1: they should be playing. Where you have an elite quarterback, 45 00:02:28,280 --> 00:02:30,920 Speaker 1: you got a pretty good running gag, you got a 46 00:02:30,960 --> 00:02:33,919 Speaker 1: couple of really good wide receivers, you got the best 47 00:02:33,960 --> 00:02:37,519 Speaker 1: defensive linemen in the game, you got the best defensive 48 00:02:37,560 --> 00:02:40,640 Speaker 1: back in the game, and you got edge rusher who 49 00:02:40,720 --> 00:02:41,919 Speaker 1: was going to go to the Hall of Fame and 50 00:02:42,000 --> 00:02:46,720 Speaker 1: Von Miller. But Matthew Stafford through for just six touchdowns 51 00:02:46,720 --> 00:02:50,280 Speaker 1: in seven interceptions over his final three games, and we 52 00:02:50,320 --> 00:02:52,400 Speaker 1: started to wonder, what are we going to get with 53 00:02:52,440 --> 00:02:55,880 Speaker 1: Matthew Stafford. Now there's a difference between big numbers and 54 00:02:56,040 --> 00:03:00,480 Speaker 1: good numbers. Stafford had good numbers last night, not big numbers, 55 00:03:00,639 --> 00:03:03,919 Speaker 1: good numbers. He showed up when it mattered most. But 56 00:03:04,120 --> 00:03:07,720 Speaker 1: this really feels like the offensive philosophy the Rams should 57 00:03:07,760 --> 00:03:10,760 Speaker 1: have a lot of time. What happens is you get 58 00:03:10,760 --> 00:03:13,160 Speaker 1: caught up in we want to be dynamic, we want 59 00:03:13,160 --> 00:03:17,160 Speaker 1: to be offensive geniuses. Sean McVay, he's innovative. Then you 60 00:03:17,200 --> 00:03:19,639 Speaker 1: want to get out there and start throwing the football. Well, 61 00:03:20,440 --> 00:03:23,680 Speaker 1: I go back to Brian Billick. Brian Billick was with 62 00:03:23,720 --> 00:03:26,320 Speaker 1: the Ravens and he had, of course one of the 63 00:03:26,320 --> 00:03:30,440 Speaker 1: great defenses of all time. We had an average quarterback, 64 00:03:30,639 --> 00:03:35,080 Speaker 1: but he's an offensive minded guy. He was an offensive genius. Well, 65 00:03:35,200 --> 00:03:38,720 Speaker 1: he didn't get credit. It's really the Ravens defense got 66 00:03:38,760 --> 00:03:41,640 Speaker 1: all the credit, and rightfully so you didn't really need 67 00:03:41,720 --> 00:03:44,480 Speaker 1: much offense. In fact, I think Ray Lewis once said, 68 00:03:44,920 --> 00:03:47,600 Speaker 1: give us, just give us ten points on offense will 69 00:03:47,640 --> 00:03:51,400 Speaker 1: win the game. But the Rams defense with Jalen Ramsey, 70 00:03:51,520 --> 00:03:55,320 Speaker 1: Aaron Donald von Miller, they made some plays. And now 71 00:03:55,360 --> 00:03:58,760 Speaker 1: you turn your attention to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The 72 00:03:58,800 --> 00:04:02,360 Speaker 1: Bucks have already lost once this year. They may not 73 00:04:02,440 --> 00:04:05,320 Speaker 1: have an answer for Cooper Cupp or Odell Beckham. I 74 00:04:05,360 --> 00:04:08,040 Speaker 1: don't think they're going to have an answer for Aaron Donald, 75 00:04:08,040 --> 00:04:10,600 Speaker 1: but then who does, And then the Buccaneers could be 76 00:04:10,680 --> 00:04:13,640 Speaker 1: without their Pro Bowl tackle Tristan Worths. And if that's 77 00:04:13,680 --> 00:04:18,240 Speaker 1: the case, advantage Rams. But you don't want to bet 78 00:04:18,279 --> 00:04:21,440 Speaker 1: against Tom Brady the Rams. If they play the way 79 00:04:21,480 --> 00:04:25,800 Speaker 1: they did last night in Tampa, they're gonna be a 80 00:04:25,800 --> 00:04:29,440 Speaker 1: tough out. Absolutely, we'll come up with a poll question. 81 00:04:29,440 --> 00:04:31,880 Speaker 1: I think Paulie's doing the honors today. Yeah, I got 82 00:04:31,880 --> 00:04:33,880 Speaker 1: a Fritzie One from this morning. Do you have a 83 00:04:33,960 --> 00:04:37,040 Speaker 1: lesser opinion of Kyler Murray after last night's game? Yes? 84 00:04:37,400 --> 00:04:42,560 Speaker 1: Or no? How could you not? Or is it? Did 85 00:04:42,560 --> 00:04:45,280 Speaker 1: you say, like, well, one playoff game does not erase 86 00:04:45,520 --> 00:04:48,280 Speaker 1: a pretty good start to a career. Well, I have 87 00:04:48,320 --> 00:04:52,159 Speaker 1: concerns about Cliff Kingsbury. I have more concerns about Cliff 88 00:04:52,240 --> 00:04:55,400 Speaker 1: Kingsbury than I do Kyler Murray. Now, keep in mind, 89 00:04:55,440 --> 00:04:58,360 Speaker 1: I can find articles from two months ago where Cliff 90 00:04:58,440 --> 00:05:02,440 Speaker 1: Kingsbury coach of the year, question mark, Oh, he's flirting 91 00:05:02,440 --> 00:05:05,560 Speaker 1: with Oklahoma, you better lock him up, and I went, 92 00:05:05,640 --> 00:05:08,120 Speaker 1: he's like going to Oklahoma, he wants to get a 93 00:05:08,160 --> 00:05:13,400 Speaker 1: pay raise, and his teams historically are horrible to end 94 00:05:13,440 --> 00:05:18,200 Speaker 1: the season from the Action Network the following in Texas Tech, 95 00:05:18,600 --> 00:05:21,920 Speaker 1: his career there as a head coach in twenty thirteen, 96 00:05:22,440 --> 00:05:25,040 Speaker 1: they lost five of the last six games they played. 97 00:05:25,480 --> 00:05:28,279 Speaker 1: In twenty fourteen, lost four of the last six in 98 00:05:28,440 --> 00:05:32,200 Speaker 1: twenty fifteen, lost four of the last six in twenty sixteen, 99 00:05:32,279 --> 00:05:35,599 Speaker 1: lost six of the last eight games in twenty seventeen, 100 00:05:35,720 --> 00:05:38,679 Speaker 1: six of the last eight games in twenty eighteen, lost 101 00:05:38,760 --> 00:05:42,440 Speaker 1: five of the last five games with the Cardinals in 102 00:05:42,480 --> 00:05:46,440 Speaker 1: twenty nineteen lost seven of the last nine games, twenty 103 00:05:46,520 --> 00:05:50,120 Speaker 1: twenty lost five of the last seven games, and then 104 00:05:50,160 --> 00:05:53,919 Speaker 1: this year lost five of the last six. Stead of 105 00:05:53,960 --> 00:05:57,679 Speaker 1: the day, set of the day, last out of the day, 106 00:05:57,880 --> 00:06:02,520 Speaker 1: stat of the day, it comes that what that of 107 00:06:02,520 --> 00:06:09,040 Speaker 1: the day? Other than that, Cardinals season was really good. 108 00:06:10,480 --> 00:06:14,000 Speaker 1: You know, you don't have DeAndre Hopkins. Okay, that's big. 109 00:06:14,440 --> 00:06:18,600 Speaker 1: Everybody dealt with injuries. You know, the Titans had more 110 00:06:18,640 --> 00:06:21,320 Speaker 1: players on their roster play in a game this year 111 00:06:21,400 --> 00:06:25,440 Speaker 1: due to injury in COVID than any team in NFL history, 112 00:06:25,800 --> 00:06:30,560 Speaker 1: and they have the number one seed. Tampa's had injuries. 113 00:06:30,560 --> 00:06:34,440 Speaker 1: They lost Chris Godwin. Now, Antonio Brown went a wall, 114 00:06:34,920 --> 00:06:38,120 Speaker 1: like every team has this. You lose a star player, 115 00:06:38,200 --> 00:06:42,000 Speaker 1: a good player. Now what do you do? Arizona didn't adjust. 116 00:06:43,680 --> 00:06:47,400 Speaker 1: It's tough replacing DeAndre Hopkins. He's an a plus wide receiver. 117 00:06:48,120 --> 00:06:50,839 Speaker 1: But you got to find other ways to win. And 118 00:06:50,960 --> 00:06:56,880 Speaker 1: it feels like the NFL figures out the Cardinals later 119 00:06:56,920 --> 00:06:59,960 Speaker 1: in the season, and then that was part of the 120 00:07:00,120 --> 00:07:04,560 Speaker 1: problem where I'm watching this team and I just I'm curious. Okay, 121 00:07:04,720 --> 00:07:08,160 Speaker 1: now what do you do? I mean, Kyler Murray didn't 122 00:07:08,160 --> 00:07:12,200 Speaker 1: wasn't even a threat at six yards. Rams rush for 123 00:07:12,560 --> 00:07:17,000 Speaker 1: over one hundred and forty. But you look at Arizona, Okay, 124 00:07:17,200 --> 00:07:21,640 Speaker 1: got some defensive players there. You have to adjust. When 125 00:07:21,640 --> 00:07:24,400 Speaker 1: you're not playing your best, can you win a game? 126 00:07:24,920 --> 00:07:27,640 Speaker 1: And you see this every single year in the playoffs 127 00:07:27,960 --> 00:07:31,160 Speaker 1: there will be a team that will advance and not 128 00:07:31,320 --> 00:07:35,040 Speaker 1: play a great game. But last night the Rams were 129 00:07:35,080 --> 00:07:38,800 Speaker 1: the better team. Now they move on. Started out Buccaneers 130 00:07:38,840 --> 00:07:40,680 Speaker 1: favored by two and a half and then it went 131 00:07:40,760 --> 00:07:44,000 Speaker 1: up to three. I think that's where it is right now. 132 00:07:44,320 --> 00:07:47,320 Speaker 1: This program brought to you by Impeller Empower your investment 133 00:07:47,360 --> 00:07:51,200 Speaker 1: portfolio with opportunities in Puerto Rico. 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Oh and then here's one more. 143 00:08:26,120 --> 00:08:29,200 Speaker 1: This is mine. Which team this weekend felt the least 144 00:08:29,320 --> 00:08:35,080 Speaker 1: playoff ish? Like, like, how does that team in the playoffs? Raiders, Patriots, Eagles, Cowboys, Steelers, Cardinals. 145 00:08:35,840 --> 00:08:40,280 Speaker 1: Which team felt the least playoff ish? I would say 146 00:08:40,320 --> 00:08:43,839 Speaker 1: the Cardinals. The Steelers had some star power and you 147 00:08:43,920 --> 00:08:45,839 Speaker 1: still have been there and you have t J. Watt. 148 00:08:46,960 --> 00:08:54,800 Speaker 1: The Eagles didn't. I would go Eagles, Cardinals, Steelers only 149 00:08:54,840 --> 00:08:57,720 Speaker 1: because you had Ben in the Swan song and you 150 00:08:57,720 --> 00:08:59,640 Speaker 1: have t J. Watt. Yeah, see, you gotta put the 151 00:08:59,679 --> 00:09:02,840 Speaker 1: Patriot It's up there somewhere. They got humiliated. Well no, 152 00:09:03,000 --> 00:09:06,600 Speaker 1: but are you talking about before like the end result? Well, like, 153 00:09:06,720 --> 00:09:09,040 Speaker 1: which team when you look at the performance they put 154 00:09:09,120 --> 00:09:10,760 Speaker 1: up this weekend, said how the heck did they get 155 00:09:10,760 --> 00:09:13,400 Speaker 1: in the playoffs? Well? I thought I still thought that 156 00:09:13,440 --> 00:09:15,560 Speaker 1: the Patriots were a good team, thought they'd be a 157 00:09:15,600 --> 00:09:19,480 Speaker 1: playoff team. They didn't look like a playoff team. But 158 00:09:20,160 --> 00:09:23,880 Speaker 1: Eagles didn't look like a playoff team. Steelers didn't look 159 00:09:23,920 --> 00:09:26,800 Speaker 1: like a playoff team. You know, the Cowboys put up 160 00:09:26,800 --> 00:09:29,680 Speaker 1: a good fight. I wouldn't put Cowboys on that list. Yeah. See, 161 00:09:30,480 --> 00:09:33,960 Speaker 1: that's why when you look at the remaining teams, you've 162 00:09:33,960 --> 00:09:36,720 Speaker 1: really kind of weeded through like the halves and the 163 00:09:36,760 --> 00:09:39,280 Speaker 1: half and hots, like pretty much every team that's remained. 164 00:09:39,280 --> 00:09:43,040 Speaker 1: It's gonna sound so stupid, but it's pretty incredible. Well, 165 00:09:46,200 --> 00:09:49,480 Speaker 1: thank you, mclovina. Thank you. Sometimes they are the words, 166 00:09:49,480 --> 00:09:51,240 Speaker 1: they're starting to formulate in your hands. You're like, this 167 00:09:51,280 --> 00:09:56,480 Speaker 1: is gonna sound so stupid. I do that numerous times 168 00:09:56,520 --> 00:10:01,440 Speaker 1: every morning. It feels like you got these heavyweights, and 169 00:10:01,480 --> 00:10:04,040 Speaker 1: then you have the Bengals against the Titans, and even 170 00:10:04,040 --> 00:10:07,679 Speaker 1: though the Bengals are really exciting to watch, it doesn't 171 00:10:07,679 --> 00:10:11,679 Speaker 1: feel like that has that heavyweight showdown, like, Wow, that's 172 00:10:11,679 --> 00:10:15,240 Speaker 1: gonna be unbelievable. Packers forty nine ers, You're like, heck yet, 173 00:10:15,320 --> 00:10:18,360 Speaker 1: that's gonna be a knockdown. Drag out the Rams against 174 00:10:18,400 --> 00:10:21,760 Speaker 1: the Buccaneers, the Bills against the Chiefs, and then you 175 00:10:21,840 --> 00:10:26,800 Speaker 1: go tight the Titans Bengals, even though the Titans have 176 00:10:26,840 --> 00:10:29,079 Speaker 1: the number one seed, and you get Derrick Henry back. Yeah. 177 00:10:29,480 --> 00:10:31,439 Speaker 1: I love the Titans team. I love that at home, 178 00:10:31,920 --> 00:10:34,199 Speaker 1: I don't I don't like their quarter I don't love 179 00:10:34,240 --> 00:10:37,440 Speaker 1: their quarterback in any way he's a nice quarterback. He 180 00:10:37,520 --> 00:10:40,559 Speaker 1: doesn't feel like it's Tannehill doesn't Does he not feel 181 00:10:40,559 --> 00:10:42,240 Speaker 1: like you can't picture him in a super Bowl? I 182 00:10:42,240 --> 00:10:44,240 Speaker 1: could picture Joe Burrow in a super Bowl this year 183 00:10:44,280 --> 00:10:47,040 Speaker 1: more than Cantan Hill. And that's not an offensive the Titans. 184 00:10:47,080 --> 00:10:49,600 Speaker 1: It's just Tannehill doesn't seem like that's threatening. Of course 185 00:10:49,640 --> 00:10:51,560 Speaker 1: I'll throw up for three hundred this weekend. Well, I 186 00:10:51,600 --> 00:10:55,280 Speaker 1: don't know if he's never been a numbers guy. It's 187 00:10:55,320 --> 00:10:59,400 Speaker 1: just can you be good enough to compliment Derrick Henry 188 00:10:59,600 --> 00:11:02,839 Speaker 1: and that defense? But I don't even know how much 189 00:11:02,840 --> 00:11:04,680 Speaker 1: Derrick Henry is going to play. I think that's really 190 00:11:04,720 --> 00:11:06,840 Speaker 1: the key is how much can you load him up? 191 00:11:06,840 --> 00:11:08,720 Speaker 1: And Sarah, now go out there and try to win. 192 00:11:09,000 --> 00:11:10,680 Speaker 1: You know, the Bengals are really banged up on the 193 00:11:10,720 --> 00:11:13,480 Speaker 1: defensive side of the ball, defensive front, and if you 194 00:11:13,520 --> 00:11:17,240 Speaker 1: have Derrick Henry, that's a big advantage there, obviously. All right, 195 00:11:17,600 --> 00:11:22,240 Speaker 1: any other pole questions there, Paully. Okay, By the way, 196 00:11:22,280 --> 00:11:25,240 Speaker 1: Bengal fans go to Dan Patrick dot com. 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There's only one way to 207 00:12:05,440 --> 00:12:10,000 Speaker 1: buy this shirt. Yan Patrick dot com let us know 208 00:12:10,080 --> 00:12:15,280 Speaker 1: what you if you think. Uh, let's see Sean in 209 00:12:15,559 --> 00:12:18,400 Speaker 1: California leads us off early. Hey Sean, what's on your mind? 210 00:12:20,160 --> 00:12:25,400 Speaker 1: Ay dp, it is pitch black here in Sacramento on 211 00:12:25,400 --> 00:12:29,719 Speaker 1: a morning walk and long time Cardinals fan, I need 212 00:12:29,760 --> 00:12:35,000 Speaker 1: you to answer a question for me about Cliff Kingsbury. 213 00:12:35,520 --> 00:12:39,000 Speaker 1: I just don't know if he's the right fit to 214 00:12:39,000 --> 00:12:42,240 Speaker 1: get the Cardinals to the lex level. It seems like Kyler, 215 00:12:42,920 --> 00:12:44,800 Speaker 1: you know, while brilliant and some of the things that 216 00:12:44,840 --> 00:12:48,520 Speaker 1: he does, you know, under pressure down the stretch, kind 217 00:12:48,559 --> 00:12:50,760 Speaker 1: of falls apart as does Cliff. If you look at 218 00:12:50,760 --> 00:12:54,480 Speaker 1: his time at Texas Tech and through the Cardinals dot 219 00:12:54,480 --> 00:12:57,640 Speaker 1: half of the season, he just can't get the job done. 220 00:12:57,840 --> 00:13:01,160 Speaker 1: So honest opinion from you to talk me off the ledge, 221 00:13:02,000 --> 00:13:04,120 Speaker 1: his cliffs going to be the answer going forward for 222 00:13:04,160 --> 00:13:08,240 Speaker 1: the Cardinals. Thanks, Well, I can't. I can't say he's 223 00:13:08,280 --> 00:13:10,040 Speaker 1: going to be the answer when I didn't think he 224 00:13:10,080 --> 00:13:13,680 Speaker 1: was the answer to begin with. Now he looks like 225 00:13:14,000 --> 00:13:16,200 Speaker 1: the guy who would play a coach in a movie. 226 00:13:17,120 --> 00:13:20,720 Speaker 1: But I just I'm not sold on him. He wasn't 227 00:13:20,960 --> 00:13:23,680 Speaker 1: a winning coach in college. And then you get the 228 00:13:23,760 --> 00:13:26,840 Speaker 1: job in the NFL because your relationship with Kyler Murray, 229 00:13:28,080 --> 00:13:30,400 Speaker 1: USC was going to have him run their offense. They 230 00:13:31,480 --> 00:13:33,480 Speaker 1: signed him. He was there for a couple of days, 231 00:13:34,200 --> 00:13:36,719 Speaker 1: but it feels like he's more of a coordinator than 232 00:13:36,760 --> 00:13:39,640 Speaker 1: he is a head coach. But you know, I didn't 233 00:13:39,679 --> 00:13:42,280 Speaker 1: think they had enough weapons. I didn't think they could 234 00:13:42,280 --> 00:13:44,840 Speaker 1: score enough points against the Rams last night. Said that 235 00:13:44,920 --> 00:13:47,640 Speaker 1: yesterday on the show. And they don't. They don't have 236 00:13:47,640 --> 00:13:51,280 Speaker 1: a threatening offense there. You know, Kyler Murray has got 237 00:13:51,280 --> 00:13:54,200 Speaker 1: to if you don't have DeAndre Hopkins, then you have 238 00:13:54,320 --> 00:13:57,240 Speaker 1: to really rely on Kyler Murray to use his legs 239 00:13:57,280 --> 00:13:59,720 Speaker 1: to beat you. But the Rams were great last night. 240 00:14:00,040 --> 00:14:02,680 Speaker 1: I mean give them credit. You push up the middle. 241 00:14:03,080 --> 00:14:07,480 Speaker 1: They did a great job, and I think that it's 242 00:14:07,520 --> 00:14:11,240 Speaker 1: easy to criticize. We sometimes forget to compliment. And the 243 00:14:11,360 --> 00:14:14,320 Speaker 1: Rams did what you want a really good team, a 244 00:14:14,480 --> 00:14:17,760 Speaker 1: super Bowl caliber team to do. My problem with the 245 00:14:17,840 --> 00:14:21,760 Speaker 1: Rams the same as the Cowboys. Are they consistent enough? 246 00:14:21,840 --> 00:14:24,000 Speaker 1: Can you do it two weeks in a row? Can 247 00:14:24,080 --> 00:14:26,120 Speaker 1: you do it three weeks in the row? Can you 248 00:14:26,160 --> 00:14:29,480 Speaker 1: win a game that maybe you're not supposed to That's 249 00:14:29,520 --> 00:14:32,720 Speaker 1: what I want to know. But if you beat Tampa 250 00:14:32,880 --> 00:14:35,280 Speaker 1: now all of a sudden, you're gonna get everybody's attention. 251 00:14:36,720 --> 00:14:39,640 Speaker 1: But can you win? Can you win a game where 252 00:14:39,880 --> 00:14:42,640 Speaker 1: Stafford doesn't play well or the defense gives up a 253 00:14:42,640 --> 00:14:45,880 Speaker 1: lot of points? That happens. It's rare when a team 254 00:14:45,960 --> 00:14:50,720 Speaker 1: just goes right through the playoffs, dominics, no question whatsoever. 255 00:14:51,280 --> 00:14:53,120 Speaker 1: You usually have one game that sort of hangs in 256 00:14:53,160 --> 00:14:56,280 Speaker 1: the balance. All right, we'll get to more phone calls 257 00:14:56,360 --> 00:14:58,960 Speaker 1: coming up, But no, Cardinal fans, I can't talk you 258 00:14:59,000 --> 00:15:02,440 Speaker 1: down from the ledge, because I wouldn't let you get 259 00:15:02,520 --> 00:15:06,160 Speaker 1: up to the ledge to begin with. All Right, we'll 260 00:15:06,200 --> 00:15:09,040 Speaker 1: take a break here. Phone calls, play of the day, 261 00:15:09,480 --> 00:15:12,080 Speaker 1: stat of the day, all of that forthcoming back after 262 00:15:12,120 --> 00:15:14,320 Speaker 1: this In the Dan Patrick Show. Thanks for listening to 263 00:15:14,360 --> 00:15:16,720 Speaker 1: The Dan Patrick Show podcast. Be sure to catch us 264 00:15:16,760 --> 00:15:20,280 Speaker 1: live every weekday morning nine to noon Eastern or six 265 00:15:20,360 --> 00:15:23,240 Speaker 1: to nine Pacific on Fox Sports Radio. Find your local 266 00:15:23,280 --> 00:15:25,720 Speaker 1: station for The Dan Patrick Show at Fox Sports Radio 267 00:15:25,800 --> 00:15:28,360 Speaker 1: dot com, or stream us live every day on the 268 00:15:28,400 --> 00:15:33,240 Speaker 1: iHeartRadio app by searching f s R, or stream us 269 00:15:33,280 --> 00:15:36,360 Speaker 1: live on the Peacock app. Let me bring in Maurice 270 00:15:36,480 --> 00:15:40,320 Speaker 1: Jones Drew, NFL Network analyst. He also does the Rams 271 00:15:40,520 --> 00:15:44,640 Speaker 1: radio color analyst as well. You can follow him Maurice 272 00:15:44,720 --> 00:15:48,840 Speaker 1: Jones Drew on Twitter at m j D. How are 273 00:15:48,840 --> 00:15:52,880 Speaker 1: you doing this morning. I'm doing I'm doing great. Actually, 274 00:15:52,880 --> 00:15:55,800 Speaker 1: I finally got a chance to get a chance to 275 00:15:55,800 --> 00:15:58,600 Speaker 1: call in and talk to you. It's been a while, yeah, 276 00:15:58,640 --> 00:16:01,120 Speaker 1: and I appreciate you get up early after the game 277 00:16:01,200 --> 00:16:05,800 Speaker 1: last night. What were your expectations last night? Um, you know, 278 00:16:06,040 --> 00:16:09,160 Speaker 1: I think there were there were two times obviously this 279 00:16:09,240 --> 00:16:11,640 Speaker 1: year the Rams split with the Cardinals. So you saw 280 00:16:12,160 --> 00:16:14,080 Speaker 1: earlier in the year where the Cardinals were hot and 281 00:16:14,640 --> 00:16:18,000 Speaker 1: defensively did a great job of you know, force and 282 00:16:18,040 --> 00:16:20,400 Speaker 1: staff it off the spot and then you know, obviously 283 00:16:20,440 --> 00:16:23,840 Speaker 1: getting interceptions and then on their side the ball that 284 00:16:24,000 --> 00:16:26,320 Speaker 1: earlier in the year, Kyler Murray kind of took over 285 00:16:26,360 --> 00:16:28,480 Speaker 1: the game. You you realize his legs running. And then 286 00:16:28,960 --> 00:16:31,920 Speaker 1: there was a second time where the Rams kind of 287 00:16:31,960 --> 00:16:35,040 Speaker 1: dominated from start to finish, and so it was a 288 00:16:35,080 --> 00:16:37,960 Speaker 1: little concern when you saw JJ walk coming back and 289 00:16:38,240 --> 00:16:42,000 Speaker 1: you know, um, defensively, they they've done a really good job. 290 00:16:42,000 --> 00:16:44,200 Speaker 1: Beans Joseph has done a really good job of getting 291 00:16:44,240 --> 00:16:46,680 Speaker 1: those guys in the position to make plays. But if 292 00:16:46,720 --> 00:16:49,000 Speaker 1: you watch the Cardinals down the stretch, they struggled the 293 00:16:49,040 --> 00:16:52,520 Speaker 1: last five games. So expectation was that the Rams started fast. 294 00:16:52,960 --> 00:16:55,640 Speaker 1: You know, you probably could jump on them and you know, um, 295 00:16:55,920 --> 00:16:57,640 Speaker 1: get them, kind of get them out and have a 296 00:16:57,640 --> 00:16:59,760 Speaker 1: little doubt set in their mind there. And that's what 297 00:16:59,800 --> 00:17:03,720 Speaker 1: they did. It really started from the Rams defense, whose 298 00:17:03,760 --> 00:17:06,800 Speaker 1: secondary was banged up. You're starting some guys that are 299 00:17:07,359 --> 00:17:10,520 Speaker 1: Terrell Burgess, Nick Scott, those are core special teams guys. 300 00:17:10,520 --> 00:17:12,600 Speaker 1: When I'm starting at safety for the Rams, And kudos 301 00:17:12,600 --> 00:17:15,560 Speaker 1: to Raheem Morris for getting those guys prepared and and 302 00:17:15,560 --> 00:17:17,879 Speaker 1: and Eric Well coming in after retirement. You know, to 303 00:17:17,880 --> 00:17:21,800 Speaker 1: be honest with you, I told Sean McVay after the game, 304 00:17:22,440 --> 00:17:24,520 Speaker 1: I kind of like joked around but I was a 305 00:17:24,520 --> 00:17:27,080 Speaker 1: little serious that if you guys keep getting retired, guys like, 306 00:17:27,160 --> 00:17:28,840 Speaker 1: let me just let me know. It's like diggle shape, 307 00:17:29,520 --> 00:17:31,280 Speaker 1: you know what I mean, Like, you don't have to 308 00:17:31,320 --> 00:17:33,200 Speaker 1: go too far. I'm right here calling the games for you. 309 00:17:33,320 --> 00:17:37,960 Speaker 1: Another offense I've been watching, um, but no, look, credit 310 00:17:37,960 --> 00:17:40,119 Speaker 1: to those coaches and players for stepping up in a 311 00:17:40,480 --> 00:17:43,520 Speaker 1: huge game and playing really well. To get that first 312 00:17:43,520 --> 00:17:45,480 Speaker 1: three and out and then get the ball and get 313 00:17:45,520 --> 00:17:47,760 Speaker 1: some big explosive plays and then kind of start playing 314 00:17:47,760 --> 00:17:50,600 Speaker 1: field position and go down and take the game over. 315 00:17:50,760 --> 00:17:55,680 Speaker 1: Was huge. How important is the running game for the Rams? Oh, 316 00:17:55,880 --> 00:17:59,159 Speaker 1: it's it's it's it's underrated, I think because when you 317 00:17:59,200 --> 00:18:02,040 Speaker 1: see Matthew Staff, I pretty know Nodell and Cooper Cup 318 00:18:02,040 --> 00:18:03,600 Speaker 1: and those guys like You're like, oh, they gotta throw 319 00:18:03,640 --> 00:18:05,680 Speaker 1: the ball, but you have to understand that offensive line 320 00:18:05,680 --> 00:18:07,520 Speaker 1: needs to go forward and they need to be able 321 00:18:07,520 --> 00:18:10,600 Speaker 1: to wait and lean on guys. They're they're a bigger group. Um. 322 00:18:10,840 --> 00:18:13,600 Speaker 1: They loved his own scheme and what it does is 323 00:18:13,640 --> 00:18:16,119 Speaker 1: it allows that that defense that kind of play on 324 00:18:16,160 --> 00:18:18,080 Speaker 1: its hills a little bit with the play action pass 325 00:18:18,160 --> 00:18:21,719 Speaker 1: and so with the dishay cam akers and you know, 326 00:18:21,800 --> 00:18:23,560 Speaker 1: and like I said, I said this last night, No 327 00:18:23,560 --> 00:18:26,239 Speaker 1: no disrespect to Sony Michelle and Darryl Hennis. They did 328 00:18:26,240 --> 00:18:28,720 Speaker 1: a really good job this year. But cam Akers comes in, 329 00:18:28,800 --> 00:18:31,480 Speaker 1: it looks different. And if you watch that game, the 330 00:18:31,600 --> 00:18:34,800 Speaker 1: Rams just look different with cam Akers there with his explosiveness, 331 00:18:34,800 --> 00:18:37,240 Speaker 1: his alusiveness. Uh, and then the way he finishes his 332 00:18:37,320 --> 00:18:40,440 Speaker 1: runs like he finishes like Sony Michelle. Um. And so 333 00:18:40,600 --> 00:18:42,600 Speaker 1: when you got two guys that are gonna run downhill 334 00:18:42,960 --> 00:18:46,160 Speaker 1: and break tackles and run through guys, uh, it kind 335 00:18:46,160 --> 00:18:47,879 Speaker 1: of it takes his toll on a defense as you 336 00:18:47,880 --> 00:18:50,359 Speaker 1: saw last night. UM. I'd also like to say this, 337 00:18:50,480 --> 00:18:52,680 Speaker 1: I hope Buddha Baker is okay. That was a big 338 00:18:52,680 --> 00:18:55,000 Speaker 1: collision there. Um. And there are a couple of them 339 00:18:55,000 --> 00:18:58,000 Speaker 1: in that game. Um. And you know you saw the 340 00:18:58,080 --> 00:19:00,399 Speaker 1: Rams running backs fall forward. And so when you can 341 00:19:00,480 --> 00:19:02,520 Speaker 1: run the ball the way the Rams did and you 342 00:19:02,560 --> 00:19:05,840 Speaker 1: could utilize the play action pass, Matthew Stafford had a 343 00:19:05,880 --> 00:19:08,840 Speaker 1: clean pocket pretty much all night. And so and let's 344 00:19:08,880 --> 00:19:11,800 Speaker 1: not forget that they have you know, uh, two premier 345 00:19:11,800 --> 00:19:14,920 Speaker 1: pass rushers possibly three that Marcus Golden, Chandler Jones and 346 00:19:15,000 --> 00:19:18,080 Speaker 1: JJ Wat there rushing the quarterback, and I don't think 347 00:19:18,440 --> 00:19:22,720 Speaker 1: Stafford got touched all night. So um that that that 348 00:19:22,720 --> 00:19:25,280 Speaker 1: that tells you how important that running game is. How 349 00:19:25,320 --> 00:19:30,400 Speaker 1: does this Rams team match up with the Buccaneers. Um, 350 00:19:30,440 --> 00:19:33,080 Speaker 1: I think they match up well. I haven't really watched 351 00:19:33,080 --> 00:19:36,159 Speaker 1: the Bucks last game, and before I had like the call, gain, 352 00:19:36,240 --> 00:19:37,600 Speaker 1: let's try to go a couple of games back just 353 00:19:37,640 --> 00:19:40,639 Speaker 1: to see how they're playing. Um. I know, obviously they're there. 354 00:19:40,680 --> 00:19:43,760 Speaker 1: They had a lot of injuries going on there, um 355 00:19:44,000 --> 00:19:47,440 Speaker 1: obviously the Antonio Brown situation. But you know, they still 356 00:19:47,440 --> 00:19:49,520 Speaker 1: have Gronkowski, you still have the goat the greatest of 357 00:19:49,520 --> 00:19:54,199 Speaker 1: all time and Tom Brady. You still have Mike Evans. Offensively, uh, supposedly, 358 00:19:54,280 --> 00:19:57,120 Speaker 1: we'll see if they get Leonard for net back. Um, 359 00:19:57,640 --> 00:19:59,679 Speaker 1: but I think they match up well defensively for the 360 00:19:59,760 --> 00:20:02,040 Speaker 1: ram they do a really good job of stopping the run. 361 00:20:02,080 --> 00:20:03,919 Speaker 1: They have a guy that could lock up with Mike Evans. 362 00:20:04,280 --> 00:20:05,720 Speaker 1: You're gonna have to figure out a way how you're 363 00:20:05,720 --> 00:20:09,239 Speaker 1: gonna stop bring Kowski and then offensively, you know, you 364 00:20:09,280 --> 00:20:11,399 Speaker 1: know what the task is. And I think Todd Bowles 365 00:20:11,480 --> 00:20:15,399 Speaker 1: and has done a great job. I think that you 366 00:20:15,440 --> 00:20:16,840 Speaker 1: know they're gonna come out and kind of play man. 367 00:20:16,880 --> 00:20:18,600 Speaker 1: I was just listening to what you're saying about the 368 00:20:18,600 --> 00:20:22,480 Speaker 1: Eagles not being the the or least ready team for 369 00:20:22,520 --> 00:20:26,280 Speaker 1: the playoffs or something like that. Look, you gotta get 370 00:20:26,320 --> 00:20:28,560 Speaker 1: off pressed, man. In the playoffs, right, people are gonna 371 00:20:28,560 --> 00:20:30,240 Speaker 1: be simple. They want to play fast, and you know, 372 00:20:30,240 --> 00:20:31,959 Speaker 1: if you're playing the Buccaneers, they're gonna get in your 373 00:20:31,960 --> 00:20:34,120 Speaker 1: face and try to beat you up a little bit, 374 00:20:35,000 --> 00:20:36,640 Speaker 1: and you have to be able to protect. And so 375 00:20:37,119 --> 00:20:39,120 Speaker 1: it's gonna be a big part of the Rams getting 376 00:20:39,160 --> 00:20:40,959 Speaker 1: that running game going and being able to protect so 377 00:20:41,000 --> 00:20:44,119 Speaker 1: that you can get these receivers out in space and 378 00:20:44,359 --> 00:20:45,920 Speaker 1: try to make some play. So it's I think it's 379 00:20:45,920 --> 00:20:48,720 Speaker 1: a good matchup for the Rams. But you got to 380 00:20:48,760 --> 00:20:50,639 Speaker 1: go to Tampa and that's always tough to do to 381 00:20:50,720 --> 00:20:54,199 Speaker 1: fly east to west and west to east. Excuse me, 382 00:20:54,280 --> 00:20:56,919 Speaker 1: and get out there and play play a game in 383 00:20:56,960 --> 00:21:01,800 Speaker 1: a different environment and climate. Maurice Drew, NFL network analyst 384 00:21:01,840 --> 00:21:05,160 Speaker 1: and works for the Rams, radio color analyst and former 385 00:21:05,280 --> 00:21:10,200 Speaker 1: NFL running back. You could start your team with Jalen Ramsey, 386 00:21:10,280 --> 00:21:14,480 Speaker 1: Aaron Donald von Miller in his prime, all of them 387 00:21:14,480 --> 00:21:19,720 Speaker 1: in their prime. What do you want me to do? 388 00:21:19,760 --> 00:21:25,000 Speaker 1: Pick one? Yep. Oh no, there's no way. Why how 389 00:21:25,320 --> 00:21:28,040 Speaker 1: can I pick one in their prime? They're all dominant 390 00:21:28,040 --> 00:21:30,520 Speaker 1: in their prime? You giving you pick one and I'll 391 00:21:30,560 --> 00:21:33,800 Speaker 1: start a team with them. How about this? Give me? 392 00:21:33,880 --> 00:21:35,840 Speaker 1: How give me what the Rams have? Now? Right? You 393 00:21:35,840 --> 00:21:38,280 Speaker 1: see Von Miller show up big in the game, Aaron 394 00:21:38,280 --> 00:21:41,280 Speaker 1: Donald shows up big. Dalen Ramsey's covering guys making plays. 395 00:21:41,640 --> 00:21:44,000 Speaker 1: It's tough to it. I don't think you can lose 396 00:21:44,040 --> 00:21:47,480 Speaker 1: with that in their prime, right, Yeah, but I'm asking Miller, 397 00:21:47,680 --> 00:21:53,520 Speaker 1: you're gonna start your team. It's a fantasy draft. It's tough, man. 398 00:21:53,560 --> 00:21:55,440 Speaker 1: I would have to you know, I'd have to say, 399 00:21:55,440 --> 00:21:59,800 Speaker 1: Aaron Donald, did I think interior pressure is the hardest 400 00:21:59,800 --> 00:22:02,120 Speaker 1: thing for a quarterback to deal with? Now you can 401 00:22:02,160 --> 00:22:06,119 Speaker 1: double team him, yes, but still the guy dominates and 402 00:22:06,240 --> 00:22:09,959 Speaker 1: changes games. We're seeing double teams and triple teams, um, 403 00:22:10,320 --> 00:22:12,840 Speaker 1: and you know what happens. Von Millard a great job 404 00:22:12,880 --> 00:22:15,480 Speaker 1: off the edge when he was in his prime. But 405 00:22:15,600 --> 00:22:17,120 Speaker 1: a quarterback can kind of step up if you don't 406 00:22:17,160 --> 00:22:21,440 Speaker 1: have that that pocket, uh, that pocket being pushed back 407 00:22:21,440 --> 00:22:23,360 Speaker 1: to him. And then if you have Jaalen Ramsey, Yeah, 408 00:22:23,359 --> 00:22:25,440 Speaker 1: he shuts down half of the field. But if the 409 00:22:25,560 --> 00:22:27,960 Speaker 1: quarterback has five or six seconds a throw. It kind 410 00:22:27,960 --> 00:22:29,800 Speaker 1: of takes that away from him. So I think they 411 00:22:29,880 --> 00:22:32,320 Speaker 1: all work together. But if I was going to pick one, 412 00:22:32,359 --> 00:22:37,240 Speaker 1: it be Aaron Donald. Aaron Donald's the right call. Yeah, 413 00:22:37,560 --> 00:22:39,200 Speaker 1: ain't did all right there trying to put him on 414 00:22:39,280 --> 00:22:41,000 Speaker 1: the spot. Man, he can't again do that. You know, 415 00:22:41,280 --> 00:22:43,480 Speaker 1: it's my job. Man, I got to talk to those guys. 416 00:22:44,000 --> 00:22:45,440 Speaker 1: I never hear this. You know, I'm gonna have to 417 00:22:45,480 --> 00:22:47,800 Speaker 1: answer to it. I never knew you to be afraid, 418 00:22:49,560 --> 00:22:51,520 Speaker 1: Oh never. It's not about being afraid. It's just, you know, 419 00:22:51,560 --> 00:22:52,879 Speaker 1: I just don't like to I don't like you know. 420 00:22:52,920 --> 00:22:54,760 Speaker 1: Back in the day when I was much younger, I 421 00:22:54,880 --> 00:22:59,399 Speaker 1: love confrontation. Now I'm as I get older and more wise, 422 00:22:59,400 --> 00:23:02,840 Speaker 1: it's more about just enjoying the piece piece of mine. Okay, 423 00:23:03,040 --> 00:23:06,040 Speaker 1: all right? If I said J. J. Watt or Aaron 424 00:23:06,119 --> 00:23:10,000 Speaker 1: Donald in their prime, I'm gonna take Aaron Donald all day. 425 00:23:10,000 --> 00:23:12,199 Speaker 1: I played J. J. Watt in this prime? And how 426 00:23:12,320 --> 00:23:14,320 Speaker 1: was that? He played for the He played for the Texas. 427 00:23:14,320 --> 00:23:15,720 Speaker 1: He was a monster, but he played for the Texas. 428 00:23:15,760 --> 00:23:21,160 Speaker 1: So I can't get in no respect. You know, did 429 00:23:21,240 --> 00:23:25,280 Speaker 1: you ever talk to anybody on defense all the time, 430 00:23:25,680 --> 00:23:28,159 Speaker 1: talk to him all the time. Yeah, why wodn't I 431 00:23:28,760 --> 00:23:30,639 Speaker 1: you know, I mean, I'll tell you what. I'll tell 432 00:23:30,640 --> 00:23:33,800 Speaker 1: you a quick story about J. J. Watt. We played him. 433 00:23:34,200 --> 00:23:35,800 Speaker 1: I don't forget what year it was, but one time 434 00:23:35,800 --> 00:23:37,719 Speaker 1: we played him in Houston. I swear it was like 435 00:23:38,720 --> 00:23:40,760 Speaker 1: we've tried to block him with seven people, he still 436 00:23:40,840 --> 00:23:43,399 Speaker 1: got to the park and I was just like, dude, right, 437 00:23:43,720 --> 00:23:47,240 Speaker 1: come on, bro, this is too much. Like there's no 438 00:23:47,280 --> 00:23:50,480 Speaker 1: way this new. This guy is just dominating all of us, right, 439 00:23:51,840 --> 00:23:53,159 Speaker 1: And so we tried to block him with aid and 440 00:23:53,240 --> 00:23:54,919 Speaker 1: I didn't work either. So we just figured we'll just 441 00:23:54,960 --> 00:23:57,200 Speaker 1: do one on one and take our chances with my 442 00:23:57,280 --> 00:23:59,320 Speaker 1: guy blaming gay back there. You just got to scramble 443 00:23:59,320 --> 00:24:06,920 Speaker 1: and get the ball out Blaine Gabbert as your quarterback. 444 00:24:08,480 --> 00:24:11,840 Speaker 1: And I get to see Blaine this week. Yeah, it's amazing. Yeah, 445 00:24:12,000 --> 00:24:13,680 Speaker 1: but in the football life, man, I get to see 446 00:24:13,680 --> 00:24:15,560 Speaker 1: my guy Blaine as we got him a Super Bowl. 447 00:24:16,359 --> 00:24:19,280 Speaker 1: You know, I'm excited to get to learn behind Tom Brady. 448 00:24:19,400 --> 00:24:21,159 Speaker 1: You know, it gets to compete there in Tampa. I 449 00:24:21,280 --> 00:24:24,800 Speaker 1: love it. This is when football is all about. It's 450 00:24:24,840 --> 00:24:27,120 Speaker 1: about competing and still seeing the guys that you went 451 00:24:27,200 --> 00:24:31,000 Speaker 1: to battle with every day hanging out. I can't wait 452 00:24:31,000 --> 00:24:32,480 Speaker 1: to take a picture with him and just say hello, 453 00:24:32,480 --> 00:24:35,560 Speaker 1: I missed him. How much of a factor can Derrick 454 00:24:35,640 --> 00:24:38,160 Speaker 1: Henry be coming back from what he came back from 455 00:24:38,200 --> 00:24:43,200 Speaker 1: and then you dive right into a playoff game? Oh? 456 00:24:43,240 --> 00:24:46,560 Speaker 1: I mean, listen, I've always told people this about Derek Henry. 457 00:24:46,560 --> 00:24:48,520 Speaker 1: They always say, like, rate running backs, nobody, Why don't 458 00:24:48,520 --> 00:24:49,760 Speaker 1: you ever talk about Derek here. I was like, he's 459 00:24:49,760 --> 00:24:52,560 Speaker 1: got a running back, He's a unicorn. You'll never see 460 00:24:52,600 --> 00:24:55,400 Speaker 1: that again. You'll never see anyone six three, two fifty 461 00:24:55,400 --> 00:24:59,160 Speaker 1: pounds that big, that fast laine the football. So it's late, 462 00:24:59,240 --> 00:25:01,080 Speaker 1: it's still late in the year, and he's had a 463 00:25:01,080 --> 00:25:02,960 Speaker 1: couple of weeks of practice which he should be good 464 00:25:03,000 --> 00:25:04,520 Speaker 1: to go. He may have a little rust early in 465 00:25:04,560 --> 00:25:07,920 Speaker 1: the game. But this is the thing. If the Cincinnati 466 00:25:07,960 --> 00:25:10,440 Speaker 1: Bengals don't stop his feet early, if you don't get 467 00:25:10,520 --> 00:25:13,840 Speaker 1: him to like stutter his steps within the first couple 468 00:25:13,840 --> 00:25:15,639 Speaker 1: of yards of the line of scrimmage, you don't have 469 00:25:15,640 --> 00:25:17,560 Speaker 1: a long day because he's just gonna run down hill. 470 00:25:17,560 --> 00:25:19,280 Speaker 1: That's all he's gonna do is just keep running down hill. 471 00:25:19,280 --> 00:25:21,679 Speaker 1: And by the time the game's over, he'll break a 472 00:25:21,680 --> 00:25:24,399 Speaker 1: long one. Um. I know his foot injury is a 473 00:25:24,400 --> 00:25:27,240 Speaker 1: tough one, but you know with the way you know 474 00:25:27,320 --> 00:25:30,000 Speaker 1: technology is and surgeries and guys who saw cam Maker 475 00:25:30,040 --> 00:25:32,560 Speaker 1: just came back from Achilles in like six months, Like, 476 00:25:33,600 --> 00:25:36,160 Speaker 1: all right, he'll be fine. And to me, he's gonna 477 00:25:36,160 --> 00:25:37,880 Speaker 1: be a he's gonna be a handful in the playoffs, 478 00:25:37,920 --> 00:25:40,000 Speaker 1: he's gonna be a handful. Knowledge, he's gonna be a handful. 479 00:25:40,480 --> 00:25:42,600 Speaker 1: A j Brown will be a handful. And Julio's gonna 480 00:25:42,640 --> 00:25:44,959 Speaker 1: show up as well in a timely situation. I guarantee it, 481 00:25:45,200 --> 00:25:47,360 Speaker 1: because they don't they don't need Hulio. But he gives 482 00:25:47,400 --> 00:25:49,440 Speaker 1: him that like you're gonna single, You're just gonna cover 483 00:25:49,440 --> 00:25:52,080 Speaker 1: who a one on one? Okay, Well he's gonna get 484 00:25:52,080 --> 00:25:54,480 Speaker 1: a jump ball here. So uh. The addition to Derreck 485 00:25:54,560 --> 00:25:57,919 Speaker 1: Henry in that running game is gonna be something that 486 00:25:57,960 --> 00:25:59,880 Speaker 1: teams are gonna have to deal with. In Cincinnati's first 487 00:26:00,040 --> 00:26:03,240 Speaker 1: up with it, well, Tom Brady know your name. If 488 00:26:03,240 --> 00:26:08,320 Speaker 1: he sees you, come on, come on, man, are you 489 00:26:08,400 --> 00:26:10,240 Speaker 1: kidding me? You don't think me and Tom, Me and 490 00:26:10,280 --> 00:26:14,399 Speaker 1: Tom we're from the same area. We've talked Tom knows me, Okay, 491 00:26:14,440 --> 00:26:18,800 Speaker 1: I just I you know, I'm just curious. No, man, 492 00:26:18,880 --> 00:26:21,360 Speaker 1: see now you know you you you you you act 493 00:26:21,400 --> 00:26:23,560 Speaker 1: as if I just you know, I just called games 494 00:26:23,600 --> 00:26:26,320 Speaker 1: on radio for the Rams, and then I worked for 495 00:26:26,480 --> 00:26:29,920 Speaker 1: NFL as if we weren't peers. You know, there was 496 00:26:30,000 --> 00:26:31,680 Speaker 1: one time, there's a story one time I was working 497 00:26:31,680 --> 00:26:34,240 Speaker 1: at the NFL. They were playing the Giants and Tom 498 00:26:34,320 --> 00:26:37,040 Speaker 1: looked me in my eyes and he said, Maurice, how 499 00:26:37,080 --> 00:26:39,000 Speaker 1: have you been? And I'm to Tom, like, hey man, 500 00:26:39,000 --> 00:26:41,600 Speaker 1: how are you being? And you want to hear a 501 00:26:41,640 --> 00:26:43,560 Speaker 1: funny story about it? You know, you wouldn't know why 502 00:26:43,600 --> 00:26:48,639 Speaker 1: Tom knows me more than anything. Tom's uncle, Chris was 503 00:26:48,680 --> 00:26:50,879 Speaker 1: my principal in high school. So Tom really knows me. 504 00:26:50,960 --> 00:26:52,960 Speaker 1: And Tom are kind of like that. You know, we're 505 00:26:53,320 --> 00:26:56,679 Speaker 1: we're kind of close, closer than you would think, numb. 506 00:26:56,880 --> 00:27:01,520 Speaker 1: You know, we got family ties. My apologies, okay, I 507 00:27:01,720 --> 00:27:03,480 Speaker 1: just try to make sure you know that's just and 508 00:27:03,520 --> 00:27:04,960 Speaker 1: then all of these the football stuff. He don't know 509 00:27:05,040 --> 00:27:08,640 Speaker 1: me regardless, but we got family ties. Is different. By 510 00:27:08,640 --> 00:27:13,240 Speaker 1: the way, what what size is your neck? I don't know, man, 511 00:27:13,280 --> 00:27:15,360 Speaker 1: I'm trying to lose it. I think it was at 512 00:27:15,400 --> 00:27:18,040 Speaker 1: one point, it was like an eighteen and a half nineteen. 513 00:27:18,720 --> 00:27:20,840 Speaker 1: So I'm trying to get, you know, to regular size. 514 00:27:20,840 --> 00:27:23,719 Speaker 1: What's a regular neck? What size is a regular neck? Uh? 515 00:27:23,960 --> 00:27:28,440 Speaker 1: Probably fifteen sixteen? Okay, So I'm gonna try to get 516 00:27:28,440 --> 00:27:30,199 Speaker 1: down there. I'm gonna try to get you know, I 517 00:27:30,280 --> 00:27:32,040 Speaker 1: may want to. I may even get skinnier than that. 518 00:27:32,160 --> 00:27:33,760 Speaker 1: I say, you trying to go to like a twelve. 519 00:27:33,840 --> 00:27:38,920 Speaker 1: How do you How do you lose weight in your neck? Uh? Well, 520 00:27:38,960 --> 00:27:41,480 Speaker 1: I think it's you know, what you eat and doing 521 00:27:41,480 --> 00:27:45,920 Speaker 1: a lot of neck exercises. Possibly, I think you go 522 00:27:46,200 --> 00:27:50,120 Speaker 1: from from traps to ears. You don't really have a neck. 523 00:27:51,480 --> 00:27:53,399 Speaker 1: You know. I was, and I tell people this, I 524 00:27:53,440 --> 00:27:56,440 Speaker 1: was bred for football. You know some people are bred 525 00:27:56,440 --> 00:27:59,720 Speaker 1: for other things. Your boy, I was built. I was 526 00:28:00,160 --> 00:28:04,000 Speaker 1: in the lab, my mother's lab, to play football. What's 527 00:28:04,000 --> 00:28:08,359 Speaker 1: your official height and weight? Like right now? Or like 528 00:28:08,400 --> 00:28:11,720 Speaker 1: when I played playing weight? Playing weight? Oh? Oh, I 529 00:28:11,840 --> 00:28:15,080 Speaker 1: was like five to seven two o eight between two 530 00:28:15,080 --> 00:28:18,800 Speaker 1: o eight and two fifteen. Oh, you seem to play 531 00:28:18,840 --> 00:28:23,680 Speaker 1: bigger than that. Again, like Derek Henry, I was a unicorn. 532 00:28:24,119 --> 00:28:27,159 Speaker 1: You know, you can't just puts running backs, you know 533 00:28:27,200 --> 00:28:29,280 Speaker 1: what I mean? I know what it's like to be 534 00:28:29,320 --> 00:28:31,960 Speaker 1: a unicorn in the game. All right, Well, good luck 535 00:28:32,600 --> 00:28:35,200 Speaker 1: you know. I hope you and Tom get to renew 536 00:28:35,240 --> 00:28:38,120 Speaker 1: old acquaintances there. And always great to hear from you. 537 00:28:39,520 --> 00:28:41,680 Speaker 1: Always good to hear from you as well. I appreciate it. 538 00:28:41,720 --> 00:28:45,400 Speaker 1: And thank go Rams. Thank you, that's Mojoe, Maurice Jones, Drew. 539 00:28:45,800 --> 00:28:48,360 Speaker 1: Thanks for listening to The Dan Patrick Show podcast. Be 540 00:28:48,400 --> 00:28:50,960 Speaker 1: sure to catch us live every weekday morning nine until 541 00:28:51,000 --> 00:28:54,000 Speaker 1: noon eastern six to nine Pacific on Fox Sports Radio 542 00:28:54,280 --> 00:28:57,200 Speaker 1: and you can find us on the iHeartRadio app at 543 00:28:57,240 --> 00:29:01,560 Speaker 1: FSR or stream us live on the peak out Chest 544 00:29:03,680 --> 00:29:06,080 Speaker 1: if you want exclusive insight from the biggest names in 545 00:29:06,120 --> 00:29:09,040 Speaker 1: the sports game. What's good? This is national champion and 546 00:29:09,120 --> 00:29:11,640 Speaker 1: former pro bowler Chris Johnson and let me tell you 547 00:29:11,680 --> 00:29:13,880 Speaker 1: a little bit about my new series kJ Live. 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He's t J Watt odds On 557 00:29:48,040 --> 00:29:51,280 Speaker 1: favored for the Defensive Player of the Year, joining us 558 00:29:51,280 --> 00:29:55,080 Speaker 1: so on the program? Is it? Is it Trent Jordan Watt? 559 00:29:56,320 --> 00:30:02,000 Speaker 1: That's correct? Okay? Who calls you Trent? My fiance, both 560 00:30:02,000 --> 00:30:04,480 Speaker 1: of my brother's really close friends, and obviously my mom 561 00:30:04,480 --> 00:30:07,840 Speaker 1: and dad as well, so select few, All right, it's JJ, 562 00:30:08,200 --> 00:30:11,280 Speaker 1: It's TJ. But then your brother goes by just Derek. 563 00:30:11,360 --> 00:30:15,280 Speaker 1: Why isn't he DJ? I think that was because DJ 564 00:30:15,440 --> 00:30:17,480 Speaker 1: Tanner full House was a girl and he didn't like 565 00:30:17,560 --> 00:30:21,400 Speaker 1: the He didn't like the DJ, and ever since he 566 00:30:21,440 --> 00:30:23,160 Speaker 1: was young, he just always said, don't call me DJ. 567 00:30:23,320 --> 00:30:24,960 Speaker 1: So we all just kind of took it as a threat, 568 00:30:25,000 --> 00:30:30,200 Speaker 1: and nobody calls him j H. When's the first time 569 00:30:30,240 --> 00:30:36,040 Speaker 1: you beat up JJ UM. I don't know if that's 570 00:30:36,080 --> 00:30:38,520 Speaker 1: ever happened. I think I think Derek and I have 571 00:30:38,560 --> 00:30:40,680 Speaker 1: definitely tried to gang up on him a couple of times, 572 00:30:40,720 --> 00:30:45,040 Speaker 1: but it's usually it's usually an attack, a flurry of 573 00:30:45,160 --> 00:30:46,880 Speaker 1: punches and then a run up the stairs and then 574 00:30:46,920 --> 00:30:48,880 Speaker 1: he grabbed you by the ankle and then gives you 575 00:30:48,920 --> 00:30:51,160 Speaker 1: a couple of dead legs? Is how that ends? Okay, wait, 576 00:30:51,200 --> 00:30:54,160 Speaker 1: so you and your brother tag teamed and you still 577 00:30:54,160 --> 00:30:57,480 Speaker 1: couldn't take jj. I mean, like I said, it was 578 00:30:57,520 --> 00:30:59,920 Speaker 1: never He was so much older, so we never really 579 00:30:59,880 --> 00:31:02,000 Speaker 1: had true altercations with him. But when we would like 580 00:31:02,040 --> 00:31:04,440 Speaker 1: mess around with him, you'd like punch him and then 581 00:31:04,480 --> 00:31:07,000 Speaker 1: going around the stairs and realize how strong and how 582 00:31:07,080 --> 00:31:09,400 Speaker 1: much bigger he was. He just grabbedybody ankle and gave 583 00:31:09,400 --> 00:31:10,720 Speaker 1: you a couple of dead legs, and you do not 584 00:31:10,880 --> 00:31:13,600 Speaker 1: do it again. But is it like the grunkowskis? Was 585 00:31:13,640 --> 00:31:15,840 Speaker 1: it just chaos in the house where you guys were 586 00:31:15,840 --> 00:31:18,920 Speaker 1: breaking stuff all over the place, I mean a little bit, 587 00:31:18,960 --> 00:31:21,400 Speaker 1: And we were always doing something. We lived in a 588 00:31:21,480 --> 00:31:23,760 Speaker 1: cul de sac grown up, so we were always playing 589 00:31:23,840 --> 00:31:26,280 Speaker 1: roller hockey. We had the mini hockey nets in the basement. 590 00:31:26,440 --> 00:31:28,480 Speaker 1: We were in the backyard. We had connected to the 591 00:31:28,480 --> 00:31:31,680 Speaker 1: three backyards and football fields, and everybody was always over 592 00:31:31,680 --> 00:31:34,320 Speaker 1: at our house. So I was definitely an active household. 593 00:31:35,120 --> 00:31:39,840 Speaker 1: Best athlete in the family is who oh me oh easily? 594 00:31:40,640 --> 00:31:45,120 Speaker 1: Because I just feel like, I mean, I have the 595 00:31:45,160 --> 00:31:48,400 Speaker 1: state and the school record and shot put and discus, 596 00:31:48,680 --> 00:31:50,640 Speaker 1: I mean, we all competed in that, so that's another 597 00:31:51,360 --> 00:31:54,680 Speaker 1: when we can we can look towards. But I mean, 598 00:31:54,800 --> 00:31:57,440 Speaker 1: Derek was by far the best high school football player 599 00:31:57,480 --> 00:32:00,640 Speaker 1: I've ever seen, um Jad argue the best of football 600 00:32:00,680 --> 00:32:03,360 Speaker 1: player I've ever seen, And I think we all kind 601 00:32:03,360 --> 00:32:06,120 Speaker 1: of have things that were really good at. But when 602 00:32:06,120 --> 00:32:07,760 Speaker 1: we get in the weight room, I think when it 603 00:32:07,760 --> 00:32:11,400 Speaker 1: comes to peer athleticism in the off season, I feel 604 00:32:11,400 --> 00:32:13,760 Speaker 1: like I hold my own very well against those two. 605 00:32:14,400 --> 00:32:16,440 Speaker 1: Did you want to play in the NHL more than 606 00:32:16,480 --> 00:32:19,960 Speaker 1: the NFL? Oh, we were younger, for sure. We grew 607 00:32:20,040 --> 00:32:23,600 Speaker 1: up watching hockey, playing hockey from three years old, and 608 00:32:24,240 --> 00:32:27,680 Speaker 1: always watching JJ and Derek play hockey always made me 609 00:32:27,680 --> 00:32:29,840 Speaker 1: want to do it, And that's for sure, that was 610 00:32:29,880 --> 00:32:31,840 Speaker 1: for sure the ultimate dream when we were when we 611 00:32:31,840 --> 00:32:36,640 Speaker 1: were younger. What still hurts from the season that it's over, 612 00:32:37,000 --> 00:32:41,520 Speaker 1: I mean no body wise, body wise. I mean I'm 613 00:32:41,520 --> 00:32:44,400 Speaker 1: actually in good shape right now. I had the rib 614 00:32:44,840 --> 00:32:47,280 Speaker 1: towards the back end of the season. I was super 615 00:32:47,320 --> 00:32:50,080 Speaker 1: painful for a couple of weeks there, but it actually 616 00:32:50,120 --> 00:32:52,440 Speaker 1: feels a lot better today. And that's kind of what 617 00:32:52,560 --> 00:32:55,680 Speaker 1: makes it actually more painful that we're not still going 618 00:32:55,680 --> 00:32:58,440 Speaker 1: because I still feel pretty good. When did Ben tell 619 00:32:58,480 --> 00:33:02,520 Speaker 1: you that he was retiring? Never? I mean that was 620 00:33:02,560 --> 00:33:05,200 Speaker 1: just all through media. It was never a conversation that 621 00:33:05,280 --> 00:33:08,840 Speaker 1: we had, never addressed the team, and I just don't 622 00:33:08,880 --> 00:33:10,840 Speaker 1: think he wanted to be a distraction or like a 623 00:33:10,840 --> 00:33:14,920 Speaker 1: farewell tour type of thing. And I think he handled 624 00:33:14,960 --> 00:33:18,720 Speaker 1: it well. And yeah, never really had a full conversation 625 00:33:18,760 --> 00:33:22,200 Speaker 1: about it. But he is retiring, right, I mean, I 626 00:33:22,800 --> 00:33:25,120 Speaker 1: don't know that answer still to this day. I mean 627 00:33:25,280 --> 00:33:27,719 Speaker 1: I think it's I think it's a little open ended um. 628 00:33:28,000 --> 00:33:33,200 Speaker 1: But who knows. Have you hit him in practice before? No? 629 00:33:33,280 --> 00:33:35,320 Speaker 1: I mean I both like I remember my rookie year. 630 00:33:35,360 --> 00:33:38,840 Speaker 1: I bore us the tackle and then like the tackle 631 00:33:38,960 --> 00:33:40,880 Speaker 1: stepped on Ben's ankle and he went down and it 632 00:33:40,920 --> 00:33:43,600 Speaker 1: was like the most of the quietest, like twenty seconds 633 00:33:43,600 --> 00:33:45,760 Speaker 1: of my life and everyone's just looking at me. And 634 00:33:46,480 --> 00:33:48,600 Speaker 1: I didn't realize the magnitude of it at all. But 635 00:33:48,960 --> 00:33:51,080 Speaker 1: it was probably last year he went down again, and 636 00:33:51,120 --> 00:33:53,240 Speaker 1: I was like, man, that rookie is in big trouble. 637 00:33:53,680 --> 00:33:55,760 Speaker 1: Would you like to have played for another team just 638 00:33:55,840 --> 00:33:58,440 Speaker 1: so you could have a shot at better? It would 639 00:33:58,440 --> 00:34:00,520 Speaker 1: have been tough to tackle him, man, you I mean, 640 00:34:00,560 --> 00:34:02,400 Speaker 1: if you go high, he can just shiver you off. 641 00:34:02,400 --> 00:34:04,000 Speaker 1: You go, oh, he can high step out of it. 642 00:34:04,080 --> 00:34:07,160 Speaker 1: So they always say when you go against big quarterbacks 643 00:34:07,200 --> 00:34:09,600 Speaker 1: like that, you have to tackle the football. So you 644 00:34:09,640 --> 00:34:12,480 Speaker 1: don't have a list there. There's no quarterback that I 645 00:34:12,640 --> 00:34:17,719 Speaker 1: think that he almost laust your computer there? What the 646 00:34:17,760 --> 00:34:21,680 Speaker 1: hell is happening here? Is there a quarterback? Is there 647 00:34:21,680 --> 00:34:24,960 Speaker 1: a quarterback you haven't sacked yet? I mean, I'm sure 648 00:34:24,960 --> 00:34:26,319 Speaker 1: there's a couple of them. It's not one of those 649 00:34:26,320 --> 00:34:29,600 Speaker 1: things where I think about going into a game, I 650 00:34:29,640 --> 00:34:32,040 Speaker 1: need to sack this quarterback. I need to do this, 651 00:34:32,160 --> 00:34:33,680 Speaker 1: I need to do that. This is a quarterback I'm 652 00:34:33,719 --> 00:34:36,799 Speaker 1: looking forward to hitting. It's more about just trying to 653 00:34:36,800 --> 00:34:40,120 Speaker 1: wreck games and provide as much splash as we call 654 00:34:40,200 --> 00:34:44,319 Speaker 1: here in Pittsburgh's game changing plays to help my team 655 00:34:44,320 --> 00:34:46,439 Speaker 1: won football games, because all that other stuff is kind 656 00:34:46,440 --> 00:34:49,000 Speaker 1: of just a waste of time to think about, oh, 657 00:34:49,040 --> 00:34:50,759 Speaker 1: I need to sack this guy, because then it takes 658 00:34:50,800 --> 00:34:54,480 Speaker 1: away from the actual impact on the game. How important 659 00:34:54,600 --> 00:34:58,879 Speaker 1: is winning Defensive Player of the Year. It's secondary. I mean, 660 00:34:59,160 --> 00:35:01,560 Speaker 1: it's nice or to get I hate that it's an 661 00:35:01,560 --> 00:35:04,680 Speaker 1: individual award just because there's so much that goes into it. 662 00:35:04,719 --> 00:35:07,400 Speaker 1: Like I said, just even an individual sack record is 663 00:35:08,120 --> 00:35:10,600 Speaker 1: I mean, so much has to happen. A good amount 664 00:35:10,600 --> 00:35:13,680 Speaker 1: of those have to be just quarterbacks taking coverage sacks 665 00:35:13,680 --> 00:35:15,880 Speaker 1: with guys in the back end, guys picking for me 666 00:35:15,960 --> 00:35:18,319 Speaker 1: and UM, so many things have to fall into place 667 00:35:18,360 --> 00:35:21,320 Speaker 1: for things like those to happen. So UM, it's definitely 668 00:35:21,320 --> 00:35:23,200 Speaker 1: a nice award to receive, but it's not an individual 669 00:35:23,239 --> 00:35:25,800 Speaker 1: award for sure. When did you find out you didn't 670 00:35:25,840 --> 00:35:32,080 Speaker 1: have the sack record? Um? Halftime? I thought I had 671 00:35:32,120 --> 00:35:36,279 Speaker 1: to UM, But then I checked my phone because our 672 00:35:36,360 --> 00:35:38,279 Speaker 1: d line coaches like they're giving it to they're given 673 00:35:38,320 --> 00:35:40,520 Speaker 1: it to, you have you have it? And then a 674 00:35:40,560 --> 00:35:42,319 Speaker 1: couple other guys like, no, you're not. So I checked 675 00:35:42,320 --> 00:35:45,480 Speaker 1: my phone at halftime, which I never do. UM. And 676 00:35:45,480 --> 00:35:47,600 Speaker 1: then Jada and my brothers the group chat was like 677 00:35:47,800 --> 00:35:49,719 Speaker 1: they only gave you one man, you gotta go get 678 00:35:49,760 --> 00:35:53,879 Speaker 1: another un and try, Like hell, they get another one 679 00:35:53,880 --> 00:35:55,719 Speaker 1: in the second half, and they were running the ball 680 00:35:55,760 --> 00:35:59,840 Speaker 1: whole bunch. So I wasn't wasn't in the cards. I 681 00:36:00,200 --> 00:36:02,399 Speaker 1: love that you and your brother were breaking down each 682 00:36:02,400 --> 00:36:06,000 Speaker 1: other's like you were saying, you're the quickest off the ball, 683 00:36:06,040 --> 00:36:07,800 Speaker 1: and you guys are kind of going back and forth, 684 00:36:07,840 --> 00:36:11,959 Speaker 1: like how much competition is there between you two professionally? 685 00:36:13,480 --> 00:36:16,800 Speaker 1: Not a ton I mean, not like outspokenly, I guess, 686 00:36:16,840 --> 00:36:19,239 Speaker 1: but like, I mean, we just we want to see 687 00:36:19,239 --> 00:36:21,319 Speaker 1: each other succeed. I think that falls for Derek too, 688 00:36:21,480 --> 00:36:24,640 Speaker 1: is just it's more of being a helping hand than 689 00:36:24,920 --> 00:36:27,799 Speaker 1: anything else. And I always like start like if he's 690 00:36:27,800 --> 00:36:29,399 Speaker 1: ever gonna give me a tip, He's like, and don't 691 00:36:29,440 --> 00:36:32,000 Speaker 1: take this the wrong way. I give him a tip. 692 00:36:32,040 --> 00:36:34,000 Speaker 1: I'm like, I'm not trying to be that guy, but 693 00:36:34,200 --> 00:36:37,360 Speaker 1: you can try this. He's like, hey, yeah, Like I've 694 00:36:37,400 --> 00:36:39,279 Speaker 1: been a league a while too. You know. It's it's 695 00:36:39,280 --> 00:36:40,799 Speaker 1: one of those things where like we both are kind 696 00:36:40,800 --> 00:36:42,720 Speaker 1: of setting our ways of how we like to do things, 697 00:36:43,280 --> 00:36:47,480 Speaker 1: but we still are open to certain criticisms from each other. 698 00:36:48,000 --> 00:36:50,960 Speaker 1: We're talking to t J. Watt, who joins us on 699 00:36:51,000 --> 00:36:57,479 Speaker 1: the program. How would you describe facing Patrick Mahomes tough man. 700 00:36:57,640 --> 00:36:59,279 Speaker 1: It's a tough day at the office. I think he 701 00:36:59,280 --> 00:37:02,879 Speaker 1: does a great job of getting the ball to all 702 00:37:02,880 --> 00:37:05,399 Speaker 1: of his playmakers. I mean, there's so many playmakers over there. 703 00:37:06,239 --> 00:37:09,520 Speaker 1: He's so elusive in the pocket and he knows where 704 00:37:09,560 --> 00:37:11,640 Speaker 1: he can set deep in the pocket and step up 705 00:37:11,680 --> 00:37:14,200 Speaker 1: he I mean when he escapes, he can still throw 706 00:37:14,239 --> 00:37:16,720 Speaker 1: the ball downfield or he can run it. So it's 707 00:37:16,760 --> 00:37:19,520 Speaker 1: it's definitely a full day job. There's it's a tough task. 708 00:37:19,719 --> 00:37:24,359 Speaker 1: Who frustrates you the most of all the quarterbacks? That's 709 00:37:24,400 --> 00:37:27,120 Speaker 1: a good question, because I mean, I think there's nothing 710 00:37:27,120 --> 00:37:29,239 Speaker 1: more frustrating than the quarterback that gets the ball out 711 00:37:29,400 --> 00:37:31,839 Speaker 1: in two seconds every single time, because you're not even 712 00:37:31,880 --> 00:37:35,040 Speaker 1: given the chance there. So I'd say the quarterbacks that 713 00:37:35,080 --> 00:37:39,200 Speaker 1: get it out super quick frustrate me the most. Did 714 00:37:39,200 --> 00:37:42,680 Speaker 1: you keep the football from your scoop and score? Yes? 715 00:37:43,040 --> 00:37:47,000 Speaker 1: I did. I don't know if it'll make the ultimate 716 00:37:47,040 --> 00:37:49,000 Speaker 1: spotlight because we lost the games, so I mean it'll 717 00:37:49,000 --> 00:37:51,120 Speaker 1: probably just go for the ball to throw around backyard 718 00:37:51,200 --> 00:37:56,239 Speaker 1: or something. Well, what's your trophy case? Look like? I 719 00:37:57,080 --> 00:37:59,319 Speaker 1: keep a bunch of balls. I don't have a trophy case. 720 00:37:59,360 --> 00:38:01,360 Speaker 1: I don't. I don't know. Maybe in a couple of 721 00:38:01,440 --> 00:38:03,600 Speaker 1: years when I'm done playing, I'll have a trophy case. 722 00:38:03,640 --> 00:38:06,120 Speaker 1: But no sense in having a trophy case right now. 723 00:38:06,239 --> 00:38:10,480 Speaker 1: Do you care who wins the Super bowlers year? No? 724 00:38:10,680 --> 00:38:12,959 Speaker 1: I mean Cardinals are out that was the last hope 725 00:38:12,960 --> 00:38:15,040 Speaker 1: to see my brother be able to play, and when 726 00:38:15,040 --> 00:38:18,320 Speaker 1: they lost last night, sadly, no, it doesn't really matter anymore. 727 00:38:18,800 --> 00:38:22,680 Speaker 1: Were you a Packers fan growing up? Yes? Yeah, I 728 00:38:22,719 --> 00:38:24,400 Speaker 1: was a Green Bay fan growing up. My grandpa was 729 00:38:24,440 --> 00:38:26,239 Speaker 1: actually a huge track of fan. He was the one 730 00:38:26,280 --> 00:38:28,440 Speaker 1: that was always yelling at the TV, so I have 731 00:38:28,560 --> 00:38:30,960 Speaker 1: those memories to hold on to. And it was a 732 00:38:31,000 --> 00:38:34,360 Speaker 1: Packers fan all the way until probably JJ got to 733 00:38:34,400 --> 00:38:37,279 Speaker 1: the Texans and switched to hardcore Texans fans from there. 734 00:38:38,640 --> 00:38:41,640 Speaker 1: We'll congrats on the season and good luck with Defensive 735 00:38:41,680 --> 00:38:44,839 Speaker 1: Player of the Year and we appreciate your time. Thank 736 00:38:44,840 --> 00:38:45,880 Speaker 1: you guys, thanks for having me on.