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What is going 20 00:01:32,319 --> 00:01:35,160 Speaker 1: on everybody? John Middlecoff Three and Out podcast, A little 21 00:01:35,160 --> 00:01:39,800 Speaker 1: Saturday special here, CJ Stroud, Demico Ryans, Houston Texans going 22 00:01:39,800 --> 00:01:44,199 Speaker 1: to the playoffs. Incredible accomplishment, eleven wins the last three 23 00:01:44,280 --> 00:01:48,840 Speaker 1: years to ten and seven and in the playoffs, awesome. 24 00:01:49,000 --> 00:01:52,320 Speaker 1: Congrats to them. Congrats to the Colts who had absolutely 25 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:55,400 Speaker 1: no business winning nine games with a chance with two 26 00:01:55,400 --> 00:01:58,360 Speaker 1: minutes left to be right there as well. I'll give 27 00:01:58,400 --> 00:02:00,600 Speaker 1: some thoughts on that final drive because I know a 28 00:02:00,600 --> 00:02:03,600 Speaker 1: lot of people have thoughts on Shane Steichen and the 29 00:02:03,640 --> 00:02:06,960 Speaker 1: time out and the play call, and obviously just some 30 00:02:06,960 --> 00:02:10,400 Speaker 1: big picture stuff with those two coaches who young guys 31 00:02:10,639 --> 00:02:14,040 Speaker 1: call plays. I mean, if you're gonna hire a coach 32 00:02:14,240 --> 00:02:17,359 Speaker 1: over the next month, your team needs one, and he's 33 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:20,720 Speaker 1: gonna be a young coach, not Belichick or you know, 34 00:02:21,120 --> 00:02:24,440 Speaker 1: was Harball, He better call plays. I can't have a 35 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:27,360 Speaker 1: CEO head coach at thirty nine years old. I can't 36 00:02:27,400 --> 00:02:30,280 Speaker 1: stand that. So we'll dive into that. And Mike Tomlin, 37 00:02:30,320 --> 00:02:33,320 Speaker 1: who the broadcast today was giving a lot of praise 38 00:02:33,880 --> 00:02:37,560 Speaker 1: for another ten win, you know, a winning season. I 39 00:02:37,639 --> 00:02:39,919 Speaker 1: have another thought. I would say it's a pretty big 40 00:02:39,960 --> 00:02:43,800 Speaker 1: disappointment that the Steelers and their fans have to watch 41 00:02:43,840 --> 00:02:48,120 Speaker 1: games tomorrow and root for upsets because they never should 42 00:02:48,160 --> 00:02:50,600 Speaker 1: have been in this position. But a lot of people 43 00:02:50,960 --> 00:02:53,760 Speaker 1: he wins again, well he always wins. He's good. But 44 00:02:54,200 --> 00:02:56,080 Speaker 1: it feels like a pretty big let down today, and 45 00:02:56,200 --> 00:02:59,640 Speaker 1: we will dive into that. The plan will be of 46 00:02:59,680 --> 00:03:03,640 Speaker 1: a podcast with Colin, like I do every Sunday, I 47 00:03:03,800 --> 00:03:07,080 Speaker 1: will do probably some reaction to this Sunday night game. 48 00:03:07,840 --> 00:03:11,600 Speaker 1: Obviously Black Monday firing coaches. We already have a bunch 49 00:03:11,600 --> 00:03:14,760 Speaker 1: of opening so it'll be interesting what really happens Monday. 50 00:03:14,800 --> 00:03:17,600 Speaker 1: We know Ron's coming, but if Bell, if something happens 51 00:03:17,639 --> 00:03:21,280 Speaker 1: with Belichick, maybe there'll be a couple uh, you know, 52 00:03:21,400 --> 00:03:24,840 Speaker 1: ones we don't see coming. So we will be on 53 00:03:24,880 --> 00:03:28,600 Speaker 1: the lookout for that. And so a lot of content coming. 54 00:03:28,639 --> 00:03:31,639 Speaker 1: This is this busy season. 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Promo cod John, 79 00:04:35,880 --> 00:04:41,880 Speaker 1: save yourself twenty dollars. Well that was tonight symbolized why 80 00:04:41,920 --> 00:04:44,880 Speaker 1: getting the right coach matters so much. Obviously, the Texans 81 00:04:44,920 --> 00:04:47,520 Speaker 1: have the right quarterback. A lot will have to be 82 00:04:47,560 --> 00:04:49,799 Speaker 1: answered over the next next couple years with the Colts 83 00:04:49,839 --> 00:04:53,520 Speaker 1: because Anthony Richardson got hurt. But those two coaches are 84 00:04:53,640 --> 00:04:55,960 Speaker 1: everything I want in a young head coach. They're basically 85 00:04:55,960 --> 00:04:59,120 Speaker 1: both my age, both born one in Dimico eighty four 86 00:04:59,440 --> 00:05:03,760 Speaker 1: Shane and and young coaches who both call plays. Obviously, 87 00:05:03,760 --> 00:05:06,760 Speaker 1: Demiko's somewhat of an outlier defensive coach in this day 88 00:05:06,760 --> 00:05:09,320 Speaker 1: and age getting a head job young, but I like 89 00:05:09,400 --> 00:05:12,359 Speaker 1: my young head coaches to call plays to influence the 90 00:05:12,400 --> 00:05:15,440 Speaker 1: game because clearly they're preparing their teams. Both teams came 91 00:05:15,480 --> 00:05:17,640 Speaker 1: in today with a chance to win ten games. Both 92 00:05:17,640 --> 00:05:20,279 Speaker 1: teams last year, one drafted second, the other drafted fourth. 93 00:05:20,520 --> 00:05:24,480 Speaker 1: But both impact the game all freaking season. Demiko is 94 00:05:24,480 --> 00:05:26,200 Speaker 1: an elite defensive coach. I mean he doesn't have the 95 00:05:26,200 --> 00:05:29,320 Speaker 1: personnel right now. And clearly Shane is an awesome offensive coach. 96 00:05:29,440 --> 00:05:31,560 Speaker 1: I wanted to start with that last try they get 97 00:05:31,560 --> 00:05:33,760 Speaker 1: the ball back with six to twenty five. Their defense 98 00:05:33,800 --> 00:05:37,640 Speaker 1: isn't very good, clearly, so Shane Steichen. Instead of most 99 00:05:37,720 --> 00:05:40,279 Speaker 1: young coaches, what they would have done, do anything humanly 100 00:05:40,320 --> 00:05:43,440 Speaker 1: possible to move the ball downfield as quickly as possible 101 00:05:43,640 --> 00:05:46,200 Speaker 1: and score at will. If they score in two minutes, 102 00:05:46,279 --> 00:05:48,960 Speaker 1: so be it. But he knew if he gave the 103 00:05:49,000 --> 00:05:51,720 Speaker 1: ball back to C. J. Stroud and Nico Collins, who 104 00:05:51,720 --> 00:05:54,760 Speaker 1: looks like freaking Jerry Rice, They're gonna lose. And you 105 00:05:54,760 --> 00:05:58,200 Speaker 1: know what sucked is that even the possibility of the 106 00:05:58,240 --> 00:06:01,960 Speaker 1: Texans losing because of a mixed extra point. I'm all 107 00:06:02,000 --> 00:06:04,279 Speaker 1: for end of a game field goal maker miss to 108 00:06:04,360 --> 00:06:06,840 Speaker 1: lose on an extra point, that would have really sucked. 109 00:06:06,960 --> 00:06:09,440 Speaker 1: Glad it didn't come down to that. But Shane Steichen 110 00:06:09,760 --> 00:06:13,040 Speaker 1: who methodically moved the ball down the field, mixing in 111 00:06:13,440 --> 00:06:17,200 Speaker 1: a ton of runs. Obviously, Jonathan Taylor getting first down 112 00:06:17,279 --> 00:06:20,640 Speaker 1: after first down, battling through an injury, that is something 113 00:06:20,680 --> 00:06:22,400 Speaker 1: that I don't think a lot of coaches would have 114 00:06:22,400 --> 00:06:25,520 Speaker 1: done because most young coaches and listen, you and I 115 00:06:25,640 --> 00:06:28,400 Speaker 1: probably do the same. You just get pass happy. And 116 00:06:28,520 --> 00:06:32,800 Speaker 1: he was so I would say discipline with running the ball. 117 00:06:32,839 --> 00:06:36,839 Speaker 1: It was really impressive. And on that final play on 118 00:06:36,839 --> 00:06:39,640 Speaker 1: on fourth down, he let the clock run down and 119 00:06:39,720 --> 00:06:42,039 Speaker 1: Troy said he was hoping to get him to jump 120 00:06:42,120 --> 00:06:44,159 Speaker 1: off sides. And I'm not trying to talk shit about Akman, 121 00:06:44,440 --> 00:06:46,200 Speaker 1: but no, He wasn't trying to get him to jump 122 00:06:46,200 --> 00:06:48,839 Speaker 1: off sides. What he was trying to do, which he 123 00:06:48,960 --> 00:06:52,800 Speaker 1: clearly did, was listen, he's all in on scoring, so 124 00:06:52,960 --> 00:06:55,800 Speaker 1: be it. If he only has two timeouts. That is 125 00:06:55,839 --> 00:06:58,680 Speaker 1: the game right there. And he wanted to get their 126 00:06:58,760 --> 00:07:01,640 Speaker 1: defensive look. So the play that they came out in 127 00:07:02,200 --> 00:07:04,960 Speaker 1: to which they ultimately called the timeout, they came out 128 00:07:05,000 --> 00:07:07,520 Speaker 1: in the same play which they ran when the guy 129 00:07:07,640 --> 00:07:10,040 Speaker 1: dropped the ball, he knew that that was going to 130 00:07:10,080 --> 00:07:11,960 Speaker 1: be wide open there in the flat. Now we can 131 00:07:12,080 --> 00:07:14,760 Speaker 1: argue until the Cows come home thirty one in the game, 132 00:07:15,080 --> 00:07:18,240 Speaker 1: not Jonathan Taylor. Maybe he thought without Jonathan Taylor they'd 133 00:07:18,280 --> 00:07:21,360 Speaker 1: be less likely to go in a man situation. Maybe 134 00:07:21,400 --> 00:07:23,360 Speaker 1: they would change to the line of scrimmage with him in, 135 00:07:23,760 --> 00:07:25,520 Speaker 1: Maybe they would go all out because they had been 136 00:07:25,560 --> 00:07:28,520 Speaker 1: handing him the ball NonStop. Listen, this is a National 137 00:07:28,560 --> 00:07:31,400 Speaker 1: Football League. Not a great pass. But I don't think 138 00:07:31,440 --> 00:07:33,960 Speaker 1: Gardner minshew' is that good. Maybe I'm an outlier, like 139 00:07:34,080 --> 00:07:37,240 Speaker 1: he's a good backup quarterback, and it's remarkable with Shane 140 00:07:37,320 --> 00:07:40,120 Speaker 1: Stikeen to win nine games when that guy has basically 141 00:07:40,160 --> 00:07:43,200 Speaker 1: been your full time starting quarterback all season. Uh, listen, 142 00:07:43,240 --> 00:07:45,559 Speaker 1: he's fine. Like I'd like him as my backup quarterback. 143 00:07:45,560 --> 00:07:47,280 Speaker 1: I don't want him as my full time starter. Not 144 00:07:47,320 --> 00:07:50,040 Speaker 1: a great pass, but no one's acting like that's Peyton Manning. 145 00:07:50,200 --> 00:07:51,480 Speaker 1: Throw it a little behind him. This is a National 146 00:07:51,480 --> 00:07:53,320 Speaker 1: Football League. You gotta catch it, you fall in the 147 00:07:53,320 --> 00:07:56,760 Speaker 1: first down. I have no problem with the timeout because 148 00:07:57,000 --> 00:07:59,480 Speaker 1: he schemed up a play that didn't just work. The 149 00:07:59,480 --> 00:08:01,840 Speaker 1: guy was why the guy just dropped the ball right 150 00:08:02,000 --> 00:08:04,400 Speaker 1: and his quarterback, who's let's face it just kind of 151 00:08:04,440 --> 00:08:07,640 Speaker 1: average for NFL standards, definitely relative to c J. Stroud. 152 00:08:08,000 --> 00:08:10,040 Speaker 1: Just didn't throw a great ball. Now, maybe even if 153 00:08:10,040 --> 00:08:12,320 Speaker 1: he hits him in stride he drops it anyway. But like, 154 00:08:12,560 --> 00:08:15,520 Speaker 1: I have no problem with that sequence because he put 155 00:08:15,640 --> 00:08:18,880 Speaker 1: him down the field perfectly with time, and if he 156 00:08:18,960 --> 00:08:21,760 Speaker 1: catches that ball more time runs, maybe Demico has to 157 00:08:21,760 --> 00:08:24,400 Speaker 1: think about do I need to start calling timeouts? I 158 00:08:24,440 --> 00:08:27,440 Speaker 1: thought change Styken put on a masterclass. Trust me, I 159 00:08:27,520 --> 00:08:29,440 Speaker 1: bet social media and everywhere you look are gonna talk 160 00:08:29,480 --> 00:08:32,000 Speaker 1: shit about him on that final sequence. No issue with it, 161 00:08:32,280 --> 00:08:35,480 Speaker 1: like that's scheming. This is an intellectual league. He went 162 00:08:35,559 --> 00:08:37,840 Speaker 1: he was going up against a high level defensive coordinator. 163 00:08:37,960 --> 00:08:39,880 Speaker 1: He saw his look. He knew the play would work 164 00:08:40,160 --> 00:08:43,760 Speaker 1: and listen the schematics of it did they just as 165 00:08:43,840 --> 00:08:46,400 Speaker 1: coaches would say, he didn't execute it right. But let's 166 00:08:46,400 --> 00:08:49,040 Speaker 1: face it, like the Colts, this isn't like the Seven Colts. 167 00:08:49,520 --> 00:08:53,520 Speaker 1: I mean that's it's not Reggie Wayne or Joseph die right, 168 00:08:53,559 --> 00:08:56,760 Speaker 1: I mean, these are they have no business being in 169 00:08:56,800 --> 00:08:59,560 Speaker 1: that situation. You could argue that Texans don't really have 170 00:08:59,600 --> 00:09:01,839 Speaker 1: a business being in that situation, but they have a 171 00:09:01,840 --> 00:09:05,559 Speaker 1: star quarterback, and I want to start there. They've won 172 00:09:05,559 --> 00:09:08,559 Speaker 1: eleven games in the last three years, and they went 173 00:09:08,559 --> 00:09:10,319 Speaker 1: through a lot of shit for a couple of years 174 00:09:10,679 --> 00:09:12,880 Speaker 1: and a couple of years ago when they hired David Kelly, 175 00:09:13,120 --> 00:09:15,640 Speaker 1: no one would touch that job. The reason they hired 176 00:09:15,640 --> 00:09:17,880 Speaker 1: that Listen, I work with David Kelly. He's a really 177 00:09:17,960 --> 00:09:22,119 Speaker 1: nice guy. Every single human I've ever met was absolutely 178 00:09:22,160 --> 00:09:24,400 Speaker 1: floored when they hired him, Like he's not a head coach. 179 00:09:24,920 --> 00:09:27,720 Speaker 1: No one else would touch it. The building was toxic, 180 00:09:28,200 --> 00:09:30,280 Speaker 1: so they had to hire him, and even last year 181 00:09:30,320 --> 00:09:34,360 Speaker 1: with Lovey Smith, weren't many options and Demiko kind of 182 00:09:34,400 --> 00:09:37,960 Speaker 1: a unique situation because he had played there and he 183 00:09:38,080 --> 00:09:40,800 Speaker 1: valued the organization. He valued the family that owns it, 184 00:09:41,160 --> 00:09:43,600 Speaker 1: and they got the right guy and the most powerful 185 00:09:43,600 --> 00:09:46,000 Speaker 1: thing you could have in the NFL beside a good owner. 186 00:09:46,040 --> 00:09:47,679 Speaker 1: And I don't think the Texas have a good owner. 187 00:09:47,840 --> 00:09:49,720 Speaker 1: But he doesn't really matter if you have a star 188 00:09:49,800 --> 00:09:52,959 Speaker 1: head coach and a star quarterback, and the Houston Texas 189 00:09:52,960 --> 00:09:56,720 Speaker 1: had that and obviously the quarterback. I think it shows you. 190 00:09:56,760 --> 00:09:59,760 Speaker 1: And listen, the draft's going to be not that far away, 191 00:09:59,800 --> 00:10:02,480 Speaker 1: and all we've been talking about Kayleb Williams for two years. 192 00:10:02,720 --> 00:10:05,640 Speaker 1: There is no sure thing in the NFL. It's a crapshoot. 193 00:10:05,640 --> 00:10:08,240 Speaker 1: I don't give a shit who the player is. We 194 00:10:08,320 --> 00:10:11,080 Speaker 1: see it time and time again. And I don't know 195 00:10:11,160 --> 00:10:14,240 Speaker 1: this for a fact, but I have pretty well sourced 196 00:10:14,240 --> 00:10:15,880 Speaker 1: people in the league if they would have got the 197 00:10:15,920 --> 00:10:17,680 Speaker 1: number one pick, and the reason they didn't is because 198 00:10:17,720 --> 00:10:20,080 Speaker 1: love Smith won the last game. Bryce hugs your quarterback, 199 00:10:20,400 --> 00:10:22,400 Speaker 1: and listen, I'm not trying to bury the guy after 200 00:10:22,480 --> 00:10:26,840 Speaker 1: one season on in a horrendous organization with terrible players 201 00:10:26,880 --> 00:10:29,800 Speaker 1: with no coach. But like the chance that Bryce Young's 202 00:10:29,840 --> 00:10:31,640 Speaker 1: ever as good as this guy, I don't see it. 203 00:10:31,640 --> 00:10:34,240 Speaker 1: It's not like he's exactly thrown to Andre Johnson out 204 00:10:34,240 --> 00:10:37,920 Speaker 1: there now. Nico Collins looks like a but CJ. Stroud 205 00:10:38,160 --> 00:10:40,480 Speaker 1: is just a star, and they would not have drafted him. 206 00:10:40,480 --> 00:10:43,160 Speaker 1: It's no different than the Chargers with Herbert. If they 207 00:10:43,160 --> 00:10:45,080 Speaker 1: would have had the higher pick, they would have taken 208 00:10:45,080 --> 00:10:47,600 Speaker 1: to it. Sometimes you gotta get lucky. Welcome to life. 209 00:10:47,880 --> 00:10:49,680 Speaker 1: We all get a little lucky sometimes, and when you 210 00:10:49,679 --> 00:10:51,720 Speaker 1: do get lucky, you gotta take advantage of and the 211 00:10:51,720 --> 00:10:54,800 Speaker 1: Texans did, and it shows you the power of getting 212 00:10:54,840 --> 00:10:57,880 Speaker 1: a good coach. Demiko is a rocket ship. He's been 213 00:10:57,920 --> 00:11:00,400 Speaker 1: that way since probably was in high school. Some guys 214 00:11:00,440 --> 00:11:03,120 Speaker 1: are born to coach, And if you look around the NFL, 215 00:11:03,160 --> 00:11:07,319 Speaker 1: obviously Belichick, Kyle Shanahan, Andy Reid, Sean Payton, Pete Carroll, 216 00:11:07,720 --> 00:11:10,360 Speaker 1: some of Mike Vrabel. You go over Mike Tomlin. Some 217 00:11:10,360 --> 00:11:14,520 Speaker 1: guys are just better at playing football when they're younger, right, Like, 218 00:11:14,679 --> 00:11:17,880 Speaker 1: the reason Demiko didn't become a coach till his early 219 00:11:17,960 --> 00:11:20,880 Speaker 1: thirties was because he was playing in the NFL. If 220 00:11:20,920 --> 00:11:24,240 Speaker 1: Demiko had been a fringe college guy and never been drafted, 221 00:11:24,280 --> 00:11:26,280 Speaker 1: let's just say he was a solid guy at Alabama, 222 00:11:26,440 --> 00:11:28,280 Speaker 1: fringe guy washed out of the league in a year. 223 00:11:28,440 --> 00:11:31,480 Speaker 1: He would have been in the coaching profession quickly. The 224 00:11:31,480 --> 00:11:34,280 Speaker 1: reason Bill Belichick started coaching at twenty three years old. 225 00:11:34,320 --> 00:11:37,199 Speaker 1: They couldn't play right. The reason Vrabel didn't start coaching 226 00:11:37,200 --> 00:11:39,840 Speaker 1: the later. He's playing in the league, so I never 227 00:11:40,000 --> 00:11:43,199 Speaker 1: And the coaching cycle is gonna come around soon like deserve, deserve, 228 00:11:43,240 --> 00:11:46,240 Speaker 1: deserve bullshit, like not everyone's on the same path. Some 229 00:11:46,280 --> 00:11:48,720 Speaker 1: people like me didn't play like you gotta start his 230 00:11:48,760 --> 00:11:52,040 Speaker 1: intern level. Some guys like Demiko become a position coach 231 00:11:52,160 --> 00:11:54,880 Speaker 1: like their second year coaching. Everyone's on a different path. 232 00:11:55,480 --> 00:12:00,560 Speaker 1: And Demiko is gonna is a good coach no matter what. 233 00:12:01,200 --> 00:12:03,720 Speaker 1: But he's not a winning coach without a really good 234 00:12:03,800 --> 00:12:07,000 Speaker 1: quarterback because that's the National Football League, and you get CJ. 235 00:12:07,080 --> 00:12:11,720 Speaker 1: Stroud because of luck, like and it changes your franchise. 236 00:12:11,760 --> 00:12:14,440 Speaker 1: And tonight he put on a clinic like the thing 237 00:12:14,520 --> 00:12:16,240 Speaker 1: and a lot of people compared him coming out of 238 00:12:16,240 --> 00:12:20,840 Speaker 1: college to Jared Goff. Really good pocket player, throws a 239 00:12:20,920 --> 00:12:24,120 Speaker 1: beautiful ball. But that was before the Georgia game that 240 00:12:24,160 --> 00:12:26,079 Speaker 1: we're like, God, this guy is a pretty good athlete, 241 00:12:26,200 --> 00:12:28,400 Speaker 1: and tonight it was on full display. He doesn't really 242 00:12:28,440 --> 00:12:30,640 Speaker 1: know how to slide something that you probably need to 243 00:12:30,679 --> 00:12:32,800 Speaker 1: work on. Now. You could argue this with Michael Vick 244 00:12:32,880 --> 00:12:34,640 Speaker 1: thing some guys that if they can't slide, they can 245 00:12:34,679 --> 00:12:37,000 Speaker 1: never slide, So it's not a natural emotion. That'd be 246 00:12:37,080 --> 00:12:38,959 Speaker 1: something that I would try to harp on over the 247 00:12:39,000 --> 00:12:41,840 Speaker 1: next couple of years, because he's definitely a pretty good athlete, 248 00:12:42,280 --> 00:12:44,440 Speaker 1: and to me, the thing that stands out. You know, 249 00:12:44,520 --> 00:12:46,480 Speaker 1: he's accurate. You know, he has a good arm. We 250 00:12:46,520 --> 00:12:50,440 Speaker 1: saw all that Ohio State. It's his playmaking ability and 251 00:12:50,559 --> 00:12:53,280 Speaker 1: he only had the one game. And partly because I 252 00:12:53,320 --> 00:12:55,400 Speaker 1: got news for everyone coming up month, the Big Ten sucks. 253 00:12:55,800 --> 00:12:58,320 Speaker 1: It really does. For most years, it's two good teams, 254 00:12:58,840 --> 00:13:00,720 Speaker 1: you know. Obviously this year is just two good teams 255 00:13:00,800 --> 00:13:03,320 Speaker 1: Like Penn State's terrible. It's just not a great conference, 256 00:13:03,360 --> 00:13:07,120 Speaker 1: especially athletically on defense. So you just don't really see 257 00:13:07,120 --> 00:13:08,079 Speaker 1: it with him, and he didn't need to do it 258 00:13:08,080 --> 00:13:10,280 Speaker 1: because Ohio State was so much better. But you watch 259 00:13:10,360 --> 00:13:13,120 Speaker 1: him that Georgia game, you're like, God, this guy really's 260 00:13:13,120 --> 00:13:15,880 Speaker 1: got some other pitches, right, And then you saw it 261 00:13:15,880 --> 00:13:18,240 Speaker 1: tonight that that play that he made where it looked 262 00:13:18,280 --> 00:13:19,960 Speaker 1: like he was throwing it away. He wasn't throwing it away. 263 00:13:19,960 --> 00:13:21,959 Speaker 1: He's throwing it Nico Collins, who made a great catch, 264 00:13:22,480 --> 00:13:25,760 Speaker 1: and his instincts as a playmaker are something that's gonna 265 00:13:25,760 --> 00:13:28,559 Speaker 1: turn him into potentially top five quarterback. Now. I always 266 00:13:28,559 --> 00:13:31,720 Speaker 1: struggle with this because listen, the Jags game, A lot 267 00:13:31,720 --> 00:13:33,640 Speaker 1: of people are gonna be paying attention to that tomorrow. 268 00:13:33,920 --> 00:13:36,880 Speaker 1: Right they win, they win the division, they lose, the 269 00:13:36,920 --> 00:13:40,400 Speaker 1: Steelers would be in. It's a massive game. Trevor Lawrence 270 00:13:40,760 --> 00:13:43,599 Speaker 1: just a year ago we all thought was headed towards superstardom. 271 00:13:43,840 --> 00:13:46,800 Speaker 1: This year everyone's like, can't pay him yet. Things change fast, 272 00:13:47,200 --> 00:13:50,280 Speaker 1: so you gotta be careful. It's about sustaining success over 273 00:13:50,320 --> 00:13:53,360 Speaker 1: a long period of time. But as a rookie, it 274 00:13:53,400 --> 00:13:56,800 Speaker 1: doesn't get much better than that, Like that that performance tonight, 275 00:13:57,000 --> 00:14:00,200 Speaker 1: what he's done all season. Obviously you know he won 276 00:14:00,280 --> 00:14:02,880 Speaker 1: like the Good Guy Award or whatever they said on television. 277 00:14:03,160 --> 00:14:04,920 Speaker 1: It just doesn't get any I mean, that's all. That's 278 00:14:04,960 --> 00:14:06,600 Speaker 1: as good as it gets. The whole point if you're 279 00:14:06,600 --> 00:14:09,040 Speaker 1: a GM or a coach of running a franchise is 280 00:14:09,080 --> 00:14:11,280 Speaker 1: to find that guy. And it looks like they did. 281 00:14:11,520 --> 00:14:13,760 Speaker 1: And obviously Will Anderson's a stud too, so that they 282 00:14:13,800 --> 00:14:16,120 Speaker 1: have now a core. Here's the thing. Big picture for 283 00:14:16,160 --> 00:14:19,200 Speaker 1: the Texans. We talked about the coach, we talked about 284 00:14:19,240 --> 00:14:22,120 Speaker 1: the quarterback. Their GM clearly is pretty good. He fleeced 285 00:14:22,120 --> 00:14:24,920 Speaker 1: the Cleveland Browns. They have a first round pick, a 286 00:14:24,960 --> 00:14:26,720 Speaker 1: second round pick, and a third round pick in this 287 00:14:26,800 --> 00:14:29,400 Speaker 1: upcoming draft. They traded away their first round pick to 288 00:14:29,480 --> 00:14:31,360 Speaker 1: go up to get Will Anderson, but they have Cleveland's 289 00:14:31,360 --> 00:14:33,760 Speaker 1: first round pick, which actually could end up pretty shitty 290 00:14:33,760 --> 00:14:36,760 Speaker 1: if they win a couple of playoff games. But you know, 291 00:14:37,200 --> 00:14:40,560 Speaker 1: it's a fluid situation, so you never know. On in 292 00:14:40,640 --> 00:14:44,280 Speaker 1: early January the final cap space for every team, but 293 00:14:44,320 --> 00:14:46,880 Speaker 1: they are projected to have the most cap space, and 294 00:14:47,560 --> 00:14:48,800 Speaker 1: you don't think a lot of people are gonna want 295 00:14:48,800 --> 00:14:51,120 Speaker 1: to play there. No state income tax. I saw a 296 00:14:51,160 --> 00:14:53,600 Speaker 1: tweet today that it's actually the best division to play 297 00:14:53,640 --> 00:14:58,280 Speaker 1: in because Nashville Titans no state income tax, Jacksonville no 298 00:14:58,280 --> 00:15:01,120 Speaker 1: state income tax. In Indianapol this is low state income text. 299 00:15:01,320 --> 00:15:03,880 Speaker 1: So of all the divisions in terms of getting your money, 300 00:15:04,240 --> 00:15:05,800 Speaker 1: one they're gonna have a lot to give out, and 301 00:15:05,840 --> 00:15:08,400 Speaker 1: two it's very lucrative in terms of the tax situation. 302 00:15:09,240 --> 00:15:11,680 Speaker 1: I think the Texans, if they were a stock right now, 303 00:15:12,080 --> 00:15:14,280 Speaker 1: you would bet on them to be a consistent playoff 304 00:15:14,280 --> 00:15:16,560 Speaker 1: team for years to come. Now, obviously they're gonna have 305 00:15:16,600 --> 00:15:20,760 Speaker 1: to improve on defense, especially upfront. It's just that they're 306 00:15:20,800 --> 00:15:22,440 Speaker 1: gonna have to hit on more draft picks. They're gonna 307 00:15:22,440 --> 00:15:24,880 Speaker 1: have to make smart free agent signings. But anytime you 308 00:15:24,920 --> 00:15:26,800 Speaker 1: have a coach and you have a quarterback with that 309 00:15:26,920 --> 00:15:30,480 Speaker 1: much talent, it'd be hard, especially in the division. You 310 00:15:30,560 --> 00:15:32,640 Speaker 1: know what's crazy. I was thinking about this when you 311 00:15:32,640 --> 00:15:35,520 Speaker 1: know the Colts won nine, the Jags already have nine, 312 00:15:35,560 --> 00:15:38,480 Speaker 1: and listen, probably beat the Titans. You could have multiple 313 00:15:38,480 --> 00:15:40,680 Speaker 1: ten win teams. A nine win team in your shittiest 314 00:15:40,680 --> 00:15:44,840 Speaker 1: team is Mike Vrabel, who his quarterback or his coaching. 315 00:15:45,320 --> 00:15:48,080 Speaker 1: Kind of situation with the Titans is kind of in 316 00:15:48,080 --> 00:15:50,360 Speaker 1: flux because it feels like he wants to leave, but 317 00:15:50,440 --> 00:15:52,720 Speaker 1: he's clearly a really good coach. Their team just sucks. 318 00:15:53,200 --> 00:15:56,640 Speaker 1: So this is a vision that I, listen, I love 319 00:15:56,680 --> 00:15:58,880 Speaker 1: to talk shit about, actually turned out to be okay, 320 00:15:59,480 --> 00:16:03,120 Speaker 1: really really impressively and like the Colts, no business winning 321 00:16:03,200 --> 00:16:08,280 Speaker 1: nine games, absolutely none. And Shane Steiken, if you I 322 00:16:08,320 --> 00:16:09,960 Speaker 1: don't have a vote, but if if you told me 323 00:16:10,000 --> 00:16:11,720 Speaker 1: someone voted for him for Coach of the year, Like, 324 00:16:11,720 --> 00:16:14,000 Speaker 1: I'm not gonna argue with you. I've said my piece. 325 00:16:14,160 --> 00:16:17,920 Speaker 1: I would vote for Dan Campbell because of the franchise. Obviously, 326 00:16:17,920 --> 00:16:21,640 Speaker 1: what Stefanski has done with Flacco is incredible. He didn't 327 00:16:21,640 --> 00:16:24,080 Speaker 1: win it a couple of years ago, but stike in 328 00:16:24,160 --> 00:16:27,760 Speaker 1: this year to have that team with nine wins, that team, 329 00:16:28,080 --> 00:16:30,720 Speaker 1: think of what he handled. He inherited a team who 330 00:16:30,880 --> 00:16:35,280 Speaker 1: drafted a quarterback who we all acknowledge, like Anthony Richardson, 331 00:16:35,640 --> 00:16:38,200 Speaker 1: Like the thing was CJ. Stroud. It was like, he's 332 00:16:38,280 --> 00:16:40,960 Speaker 1: kind of NFL ready. It's like, what's his ceiling? Turns 333 00:16:40,960 --> 00:16:43,800 Speaker 1: out a ceiling, it's pretty high. But everyone knew what 334 00:16:44,000 --> 00:16:47,040 Speaker 1: he did would translate to the NFL. It was just 335 00:16:47,080 --> 00:16:49,880 Speaker 1: about at what level. With Andrew Richardson, it was like, yeah, 336 00:16:49,920 --> 00:16:52,880 Speaker 1: he doesn't really know what he's doing, complete freak athlete, 337 00:16:53,200 --> 00:16:55,960 Speaker 1: maybe the biggest arm immediately in the NFL. Just figure 338 00:16:56,000 --> 00:16:58,000 Speaker 1: out a way to build an offense around him. So 339 00:16:58,080 --> 00:17:01,120 Speaker 1: it was gonna be a total just building here, and 340 00:17:01,160 --> 00:17:03,080 Speaker 1: then he gets injured. You're like, this is gonna be 341 00:17:03,080 --> 00:17:04,760 Speaker 1: one of the worst teams in the NFL. They did 342 00:17:04,840 --> 00:17:08,640 Speaker 1: Gardner Minshew. They are two minutes away from potentially going 343 00:17:08,680 --> 00:17:12,879 Speaker 1: to the playoffs. Absolutely incredible season. I mean incredible, And 344 00:17:12,920 --> 00:17:16,359 Speaker 1: you could argue, like listen, I'm not trying to shit 345 00:17:16,440 --> 00:17:20,080 Speaker 1: on defensive coaches. I like Coward. I agree with his thing. 346 00:17:20,480 --> 00:17:23,719 Speaker 1: I'd go offense if I have the choice. That's what 347 00:17:23,760 --> 00:17:27,399 Speaker 1: you want, an offensive head coach who clearly resonates with 348 00:17:27,440 --> 00:17:30,000 Speaker 1: the players and is an elite play caller, like you 349 00:17:30,040 --> 00:17:31,320 Speaker 1: watched the Night You're like guy, that's kind of what 350 00:17:31,400 --> 00:17:34,720 Speaker 1: the Eagles are missing. He did that with Gardner Minshew. 351 00:17:35,880 --> 00:17:38,560 Speaker 1: You know that Gardner Minshew, before Mike Leach called him 352 00:17:38,880 --> 00:17:42,439 Speaker 1: his senior in college, was gonna go to Alabama and 353 00:17:42,520 --> 00:17:45,880 Speaker 1: become a coach. Now, obviously he's good enough to play 354 00:17:45,880 --> 00:17:47,600 Speaker 1: in the NFL. I'm not trying to just shit on 355 00:17:47,640 --> 00:17:51,680 Speaker 1: the guy, but he was a phone call away from 356 00:17:51,720 --> 00:17:54,840 Speaker 1: just going into his coaching career. And this is a 357 00:17:54,840 --> 00:17:56,639 Speaker 1: guy that every team in the league has had a 358 00:17:56,720 --> 00:17:59,280 Speaker 1: chance to like be in the Gardner Minshew business the 359 00:17:59,320 --> 00:18:02,280 Speaker 1: last couple of years as as either a backup or 360 00:18:02,280 --> 00:18:05,399 Speaker 1: a bridge starter. Most teams kind of passing. So Shane 361 00:18:05,400 --> 00:18:08,720 Speaker 1: Steichen what he did this year, the situation with Ursa 362 00:18:09,000 --> 00:18:11,240 Speaker 1: and Jonathan Taylor. By the end of the year Jonathan 363 00:18:11,240 --> 00:18:13,120 Speaker 1: Taylor looks like fucking one of the best running backs 364 00:18:13,119 --> 00:18:15,520 Speaker 1: in the NFL. I mean, we knew that, but mentally 365 00:18:15,680 --> 00:18:17,959 Speaker 1: was in the right spot. Just being able to handle that. 366 00:18:18,440 --> 00:18:22,240 Speaker 1: Just a fantastic coaching job that was. I'm never gonna 367 00:18:22,320 --> 00:18:25,480 Speaker 1: change from this position. I'm not hiring a guy under 368 00:18:25,520 --> 00:18:28,680 Speaker 1: like fifty five years old to be a CEO head coach. 369 00:18:29,200 --> 00:18:34,760 Speaker 1: It drives me nuts. Brian day Ball, Robert Sala, It's like, 370 00:18:35,280 --> 00:18:37,560 Speaker 1: I want you to influence at least half the snaps. 371 00:18:37,880 --> 00:18:40,240 Speaker 1: You can't just tell me, well, I'm motivating and coaching 372 00:18:40,280 --> 00:18:43,240 Speaker 1: my coaches. Well, those guys are doing that as well 373 00:18:43,280 --> 00:18:47,280 Speaker 1: as coaching half the game. So congrats to the Texans. 374 00:18:47,640 --> 00:18:51,159 Speaker 1: Just a remarkable achievement. Congrats to the Colts. What a 375 00:18:51,200 --> 00:18:53,960 Speaker 1: fun season. And you know, the crazy part for the 376 00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:57,040 Speaker 1: Colts the difference with the Texans. Even if they get 377 00:18:57,119 --> 00:19:01,400 Speaker 1: killed in this playoff game, which very possible, I don't 378 00:19:01,400 --> 00:19:03,679 Speaker 1: think they're going far though. You know C J. Stroud 379 00:19:03,680 --> 00:19:06,040 Speaker 1: gets really hot, you never know, but I'm gonna bet 380 00:19:06,080 --> 00:19:07,760 Speaker 1: against him in the first round. I don't even know 381 00:19:07,800 --> 00:19:09,879 Speaker 1: who they're playing, I don't even know what seed they are, 382 00:19:10,000 --> 00:19:11,680 Speaker 1: but I'm gonna bet against them in the first round. 383 00:19:12,760 --> 00:19:15,919 Speaker 1: Their future is so bright. With the Colts, it's like 384 00:19:16,359 --> 00:19:19,040 Speaker 1: you're kind of starting back at ground zero because you 385 00:19:19,080 --> 00:19:23,359 Speaker 1: have this young quarterback who, while he only played several games, 386 00:19:23,480 --> 00:19:26,560 Speaker 1: got hurt in multiple games. So you're gonna have the 387 00:19:26,640 --> 00:19:31,640 Speaker 1: question can he stay healthy? Right, and can he become 388 00:19:31,760 --> 00:19:35,680 Speaker 1: a legitimate NFL quarterback? So in a weird way, they 389 00:19:35,680 --> 00:19:39,199 Speaker 1: could make a step next year organizationally, like add a 390 00:19:39,200 --> 00:19:42,439 Speaker 1: bunch of talent and have less wins. Right, there's a 391 00:19:42,440 --> 00:19:45,200 Speaker 1: decent chance that they're not in this position next year. 392 00:19:45,640 --> 00:19:48,399 Speaker 1: But actually, when the season ends, have a brighter future 393 00:19:48,440 --> 00:19:52,520 Speaker 1: because you're like, well, Anthony Richardson played all seventeen games, 394 00:19:52,800 --> 00:19:55,520 Speaker 1: he threw twenty five touchdowns, threw a bunch of picks, 395 00:19:55,520 --> 00:19:57,680 Speaker 1: but we got a lot to work with. The future 396 00:19:57,720 --> 00:20:00,560 Speaker 1: is bright. That's if I was made in an early 397 00:20:00,600 --> 00:20:05,200 Speaker 1: prediction that that's probably where I would go. So, yeah, 398 00:20:05,200 --> 00:20:14,399 Speaker 1: that was fun. And then on the early game, Mike Tomlin, 399 00:20:14,760 --> 00:20:16,879 Speaker 1: the Steelers had to win that game. I don't care 400 00:20:16,880 --> 00:20:19,000 Speaker 1: if they want it two to nothing or like they 401 00:20:19,080 --> 00:20:22,159 Speaker 1: ended up winning at seventeen to ten. You cannot lose 402 00:20:22,400 --> 00:20:25,040 Speaker 1: to the Baltimore Ravens. I don't care. How hardest raining, 403 00:20:25,080 --> 00:20:27,920 Speaker 1: how wet the field is when all their good players, 404 00:20:28,440 --> 00:20:30,439 Speaker 1: I know they did, like Clowney, some of their guys played, 405 00:20:30,440 --> 00:20:35,000 Speaker 1: but the majority of them were in street cloths. When 406 00:20:35,000 --> 00:20:37,840 Speaker 1: you watch that game and the Steelers won, you know, 407 00:20:37,960 --> 00:20:41,040 Speaker 1: Lewis and Orlovsky, they're like, it's so incredible, It's just 408 00:20:41,080 --> 00:20:44,280 Speaker 1: another winning season. I look at it kind of differently. 409 00:20:44,520 --> 00:20:46,240 Speaker 1: You guys know where I stand. I think the Mitch 410 00:20:46,280 --> 00:20:51,400 Speaker 1: Trubisky contract had one of the most negative impacts of 411 00:20:51,440 --> 00:20:53,720 Speaker 1: any guy in the NFL. Right, you'd be like, well, 412 00:20:53,800 --> 00:20:57,720 Speaker 1: Deshaun Watson's contract is infinitely worse. Well, yeah, he didn't 413 00:20:57,720 --> 00:20:59,480 Speaker 1: play well and he makes a lot of money, but 414 00:20:59,480 --> 00:21:02,760 Speaker 1: what do he play as team won? When Trubisky played, 415 00:21:03,080 --> 00:21:07,240 Speaker 1: the Steelers were objectively awful, and he was objectively one 416 00:21:07,240 --> 00:21:10,240 Speaker 1: of the worst players in the NFL at any position, 417 00:21:10,520 --> 00:21:13,879 Speaker 1: let alone the most important position, which can just immediately 418 00:21:13,880 --> 00:21:16,840 Speaker 1: lose you games. And they lost the game to the Colts, 419 00:21:16,920 --> 00:21:19,560 Speaker 1: which if they would have played Mason Rudolph at the time, 420 00:21:19,680 --> 00:21:24,159 Speaker 1: who Tomlin has been around four years. Maybe they're not 421 00:21:24,200 --> 00:21:27,680 Speaker 1: in a position where they have to watch football tomorrow 422 00:21:27,760 --> 00:21:31,560 Speaker 1: and actively root for two teams. They're in a position 423 00:21:31,600 --> 00:21:34,240 Speaker 1: tomorrow where they're on their knees and praying that either 424 00:21:34,320 --> 00:21:37,400 Speaker 1: Titans pull an upset or the Bills lose to the Dolphins, 425 00:21:37,480 --> 00:21:40,760 Speaker 1: which I don't see happening. Obviously, crazy things happening. They 426 00:21:40,880 --> 00:21:43,320 Speaker 1: might make the playoffs, but to me, it's like that 427 00:21:43,800 --> 00:21:46,760 Speaker 1: does not take away from they should not be in 428 00:21:46,800 --> 00:21:49,760 Speaker 1: this position now. If they were to make the playoffs, TJ. 429 00:21:49,880 --> 00:21:53,800 Speaker 1: Watt has sprained MCL you know, his status obviously would 430 00:21:53,840 --> 00:21:56,040 Speaker 1: be up in the air, potentially not be able to play. 431 00:21:56,280 --> 00:21:59,320 Speaker 1: But regardless, this should be a twelve win team. This 432 00:21:59,400 --> 00:22:01,560 Speaker 1: should be a team that is not just locked into 433 00:22:01,560 --> 00:22:04,119 Speaker 1: the playoffs right now, but is feeling good. This should 434 00:22:04,160 --> 00:22:06,800 Speaker 1: have been a team that could have had TJ. Watt 435 00:22:06,840 --> 00:22:09,840 Speaker 1: in street close to day because today didn't matter. They 436 00:22:09,840 --> 00:22:13,640 Speaker 1: should not have been in this position now. I said 437 00:22:13,640 --> 00:22:16,880 Speaker 1: forever Tomlin to the Chargers or whatever. Are they gonna 438 00:22:16,880 --> 00:22:19,720 Speaker 1: fire a guy that wins ten games? Doubtful? But where 439 00:22:19,760 --> 00:22:22,120 Speaker 1: they don't make the playoffs, so back to back years 440 00:22:22,119 --> 00:22:24,840 Speaker 1: they don't make the playoffs. I picked this team to 441 00:22:24,880 --> 00:22:27,480 Speaker 1: win the division. Clearly, they weren't as good as Baltimore. 442 00:22:27,560 --> 00:22:29,400 Speaker 1: You know, when they're both playing their starters and Kenny 443 00:22:29,400 --> 00:22:33,359 Speaker 1: Pickett Lamar gaps wide. But they shouldn't have been They 444 00:22:33,359 --> 00:22:35,560 Speaker 1: should have been eleven or twelve wins. This should have 445 00:22:35,560 --> 00:22:37,960 Speaker 1: been a team like the Cleveland Browns tomorrow, nothing to 446 00:22:37,960 --> 00:22:41,600 Speaker 1: play for, you're in the playoffs. They have too much talent. Like, 447 00:22:41,760 --> 00:22:44,119 Speaker 1: I'm not acting like Mike Tomlin is a bad coach. 448 00:22:44,280 --> 00:22:47,639 Speaker 1: He clearly is good. He clearly is good. But this 449 00:22:47,800 --> 00:22:51,320 Speaker 1: year he let the team down. I won't take it like. 450 00:22:51,440 --> 00:22:53,600 Speaker 1: There's no other way you can describe it. He's the 451 00:22:53,640 --> 00:22:56,480 Speaker 1: head coach, He's the guy signing off on Trubisky. I'm 452 00:22:56,480 --> 00:22:58,840 Speaker 1: not even talking about firing Canada or the new offensive 453 00:22:59,160 --> 00:23:02,080 Speaker 1: regardless of all that, he's in charge of who's out 454 00:23:02,080 --> 00:23:04,719 Speaker 1: on the field. And when Pikett went down and they 455 00:23:04,760 --> 00:23:07,960 Speaker 1: went with him over and over and over again. Even 456 00:23:08,000 --> 00:23:10,080 Speaker 1: back to that Colts game, which I remember it was 457 00:23:10,119 --> 00:23:12,000 Speaker 1: a Saturday game. I remember watching on the couch, the 458 00:23:12,040 --> 00:23:14,760 Speaker 1: same spot. I watched both games a day, thinking you 459 00:23:14,800 --> 00:23:17,080 Speaker 1: got you can't bring this guy back at half, and 460 00:23:17,119 --> 00:23:20,200 Speaker 1: they kept rolling Trubisky out until two minutes left in 461 00:23:20,240 --> 00:23:21,600 Speaker 1: the game, when the game was over and they threw 462 00:23:21,680 --> 00:23:24,719 Speaker 1: Rudolph in there. It's like, what's going on? If I 463 00:23:24,840 --> 00:23:27,600 Speaker 1: was a Steeler fan today, like the Steelers aren't in 464 00:23:27,600 --> 00:23:30,360 Speaker 1: the spot like the culture of the Texans where you're 465 00:23:30,400 --> 00:23:33,000 Speaker 1: doing cart wheels over nine or ten wins. Like to me, 466 00:23:33,160 --> 00:23:36,640 Speaker 1: this year is like borderline embarrassing because of what it 467 00:23:36,680 --> 00:23:39,439 Speaker 1: could have been. Not because even with Mason Rudolf, they 468 00:23:39,480 --> 00:23:42,320 Speaker 1: would have made some long playoff run, but they should 469 00:23:42,320 --> 00:23:45,600 Speaker 1: have been a team today that was cruising into the playoffs. 470 00:23:45,960 --> 00:23:48,080 Speaker 1: I don't think any Steeler fan would disagree with me 471 00:23:48,160 --> 00:23:50,680 Speaker 1: on that one. So like to be in a position 472 00:23:50,720 --> 00:23:54,160 Speaker 1: where everyone's sitting on their couch tomorrow rooting on these teams. 473 00:23:55,600 --> 00:23:58,679 Speaker 1: There's seven teams now in the playoffs. Seven they added 474 00:23:58,680 --> 00:24:01,199 Speaker 1: a fucking team three years ago. So if you're not 475 00:24:01,359 --> 00:24:04,640 Speaker 1: in that going into the weekend like the Rams are, 476 00:24:04,800 --> 00:24:06,760 Speaker 1: like the Browns are, to me, you haven't had a 477 00:24:06,760 --> 00:24:08,960 Speaker 1: good year. I mean, especially if you're a high level 478 00:24:09,080 --> 00:24:11,919 Speaker 1: organization like the Steelers, who coming into the season loaded 479 00:24:12,000 --> 00:24:15,840 Speaker 1: roster team that's really good. Clearly the quarterback position up 480 00:24:15,880 --> 00:24:18,919 Speaker 1: in flux. But to roll out Trubisky to roll like 481 00:24:18,960 --> 00:24:21,919 Speaker 1: think about Gardner Minshew, who is like clearly one of 482 00:24:21,920 --> 00:24:25,119 Speaker 1: the best backups in the NFL. The gap between Gardner 483 00:24:25,119 --> 00:24:28,199 Speaker 1: Minshew looks like Joe Montana compared to miss Trubisky, and 484 00:24:28,240 --> 00:24:31,919 Speaker 1: they played him over and over and over again, like 485 00:24:32,800 --> 00:24:35,040 Speaker 1: you have to have a quick hook. It's like a 486 00:24:35,040 --> 00:24:38,040 Speaker 1: playoff baseball game. When you have a starter in a 487 00:24:38,119 --> 00:24:40,919 Speaker 1: must win game. You can't just allow him to give 488 00:24:41,000 --> 00:24:43,320 Speaker 1: up hit after hit, home run after home run, even 489 00:24:43,320 --> 00:24:44,800 Speaker 1: if it's the second end. You gotta get him out of 490 00:24:44,840 --> 00:24:47,639 Speaker 1: the game. And Tomlin, who clearly kind of hangs his 491 00:24:47,640 --> 00:24:50,959 Speaker 1: hat on this old school loyalty thing. It cost him 492 00:24:51,000 --> 00:24:53,520 Speaker 1: this year and if by the time you hear me 493 00:24:53,560 --> 00:24:56,239 Speaker 1: next they're not in the playoffs, Like I'm sorry, this 494 00:24:56,359 --> 00:24:59,199 Speaker 1: is his fault, Like we all expect him to just 495 00:24:59,280 --> 00:25:02,439 Speaker 1: win now, Like no one thinks Mike Tomlin is just 496 00:25:02,560 --> 00:25:06,119 Speaker 1: gonna have a bad season. It's like impossible. The organization, 497 00:25:06,280 --> 00:25:09,600 Speaker 1: the infrastructure, they have too much talent. It's not gonna happen. 498 00:25:10,280 --> 00:25:13,119 Speaker 1: But now we're kind of like, is nine ten is 499 00:25:13,119 --> 00:25:16,199 Speaker 1: that just cool? Like is that just okay? Like the 500 00:25:16,240 --> 00:25:19,679 Speaker 1: Texans celebrating like they won the Super Bowl today? They 501 00:25:19,720 --> 00:25:23,480 Speaker 1: should they won eight games the last two years, or 502 00:25:23,720 --> 00:25:26,200 Speaker 1: they won seven games the last two years, Like that's 503 00:25:26,720 --> 00:25:29,400 Speaker 1: Mike Tomlin wins seven games usually by the middle of December, 504 00:25:31,160 --> 00:25:33,560 Speaker 1: but to not be in the playoffs, I just I 505 00:25:33,600 --> 00:25:36,480 Speaker 1: can't get over it. I really can't. And it's all 506 00:25:36,520 --> 00:25:41,280 Speaker 1: because of Trubisky and his unwillingness to just go to Rudolph, 507 00:25:41,520 --> 00:25:45,960 Speaker 1: who clearly the other thing would be if Mitch was 508 00:25:46,000 --> 00:25:48,400 Speaker 1: new to you and you hadn't seen you'd seen this 509 00:25:48,480 --> 00:25:52,720 Speaker 1: thing before, like you'd seen this movie. It's not like, well, 510 00:25:52,720 --> 00:25:54,720 Speaker 1: I'm hoping this get better. He was a former high pick, 511 00:25:54,760 --> 00:25:56,560 Speaker 1: he played good football somewhere else. Keep better on your 512 00:25:56,560 --> 00:25:59,080 Speaker 1: team for a couple of years. Now, talking Trubisky, you 513 00:25:59,160 --> 00:26:02,840 Speaker 1: extended him. I can't celebrate like, oh, just another winning 514 00:26:02,880 --> 00:26:05,960 Speaker 1: season like the television guys did. No. I look at like, 515 00:26:06,080 --> 00:26:10,400 Speaker 1: what a disappointment, What an embarrassment. I'd say the same 516 00:26:10,440 --> 00:26:13,480 Speaker 1: thing with the Jags. The Jags, let's assume they win 517 00:26:13,520 --> 00:26:16,760 Speaker 1: to the Titans, like it's a disappointing season. You had 518 00:26:16,800 --> 00:26:19,200 Speaker 1: to win the last week to win ten games. It's 519 00:26:19,240 --> 00:26:21,480 Speaker 1: one thing. If you gotta win the last week of 520 00:26:21,520 --> 00:26:24,800 Speaker 1: the season to win your division. At twelve thirteen wins, 521 00:26:24,800 --> 00:26:27,720 Speaker 1: that's impressive. Like the Cowboys, they gotta win tomorrow to 522 00:26:27,760 --> 00:26:31,000 Speaker 1: win the division. That's a lot different than what the 523 00:26:31,040 --> 00:26:34,160 Speaker 1: Steelers are doing today right, or the Jags are doing 524 00:26:34,359 --> 00:26:39,160 Speaker 1: like Those are disappointing seasons. Expectations are high. However, your 525 00:26:39,160 --> 00:26:42,560 Speaker 1: season goes is also based on expectations. Like the Niners 526 00:26:42,560 --> 00:26:44,280 Speaker 1: and Ravens. They did what a lot of people thought 527 00:26:44,280 --> 00:26:47,359 Speaker 1: they were gonna be really good right to why the Eagles, 528 00:26:47,400 --> 00:26:49,720 Speaker 1: there's so much negativity. Eagles are gonna end up winning 529 00:26:49,720 --> 00:26:53,720 Speaker 1: twelve games assuming they beat the Giants tomorrow. People are 530 00:26:53,760 --> 00:26:56,680 Speaker 1: acting like a disaster because the expectations were so high. 531 00:26:56,920 --> 00:27:00,360 Speaker 1: The Colts, Jim irsay, if he sobers up to throw 532 00:27:00,400 --> 00:27:05,720 Speaker 1: everybody party, that's an incredible accomplishment. Nine wins, Like, expectations 533 00:27:05,720 --> 00:27:08,600 Speaker 1: are part of football. Like Jim Harbaugh, He's supposed to 534 00:27:08,680 --> 00:27:12,640 Speaker 1: be in the National Championship. His team was absolutely loaded. Washington. 535 00:27:12,720 --> 00:27:15,000 Speaker 1: If they lose a National championship, they can hang their 536 00:27:15,000 --> 00:27:18,199 Speaker 1: head high. Look at last year TCU. They lost by 537 00:27:18,240 --> 00:27:21,880 Speaker 1: one hundred points in the National Championship. It'll never be top. 538 00:27:21,960 --> 00:27:24,320 Speaker 1: That's the greatest season in the history of TCU football. 539 00:27:24,440 --> 00:27:27,439 Speaker 1: It'll never happen again. They will never be in the 540 00:27:27,440 --> 00:27:30,280 Speaker 1: final two, you know, in the National Championship gap. That'll 541 00:27:30,320 --> 00:27:32,680 Speaker 1: never happen again. I promise you that I'd bet a 542 00:27:32,680 --> 00:27:35,600 Speaker 1: lot of money on that one. So expectations are part 543 00:27:35,600 --> 00:27:39,320 Speaker 1: of it. In the expectations this year for Pittsburgh were high, 544 00:27:39,359 --> 00:27:45,800 Speaker 1: and to me they underachieved. The volume