1 00:00:00,800 --> 00:00:07,160 Speaker 1: And now Move the Sticks with Daniel Jeremiah and Bucky Brooks. Hey, 2 00:00:07,280 --> 00:00:09,880 Speaker 1: what's going on? Everybody? Welcome back to another Monday edition 3 00:00:09,920 --> 00:00:12,600 Speaker 1: of Move the Sticks. I am Rhett Lewis and my 4 00:00:12,680 --> 00:00:15,760 Speaker 1: voice is hanging on here with Daniel Jeremiah and Buckey 5 00:00:15,760 --> 00:00:18,639 Speaker 1: Brooks are fromer NFL Scouts. Guys, great to be back 6 00:00:18,720 --> 00:00:22,119 Speaker 1: with you here. We have six playoff spots locked up, 7 00:00:22,480 --> 00:00:24,360 Speaker 1: only one of which comes from the a f C, 8 00:00:24,560 --> 00:00:27,880 Speaker 1: which means we have twelve teams in that conference fighting 9 00:00:27,880 --> 00:00:30,320 Speaker 1: for six open spots. You guys ready for a little 10 00:00:30,360 --> 00:00:32,959 Speaker 1: wild ride these last two weeks. Let's do it all right, 11 00:00:33,479 --> 00:00:37,680 Speaker 1: Let's kick this thing off with our Big three and 12 00:00:37,720 --> 00:00:40,120 Speaker 1: the Bills and Patriots. One of two games on Sunday 13 00:00:40,159 --> 00:00:42,520 Speaker 1: we're first place in a division was on the line 14 00:00:42,800 --> 00:00:45,279 Speaker 1: and the Bills, with Josh Allen leading the way, control 15 00:00:45,360 --> 00:00:48,800 Speaker 1: the game, clutch plays from Alan down the stretch, three 16 00:00:48,840 --> 00:00:51,919 Speaker 1: TD passes. Bills have scored thirty or more points now 17 00:00:52,280 --> 00:00:55,600 Speaker 1: nine times this season, and they get the thirty one 18 00:00:55,680 --> 00:00:59,480 Speaker 1: when regaining the top spots in the a f C. So, 19 00:00:59,680 --> 00:01:05,440 Speaker 1: ded J, when miss team is thriving, you got Josh 20 00:01:05,480 --> 00:01:08,080 Speaker 1: Allen loading everybody up on his back. And when you 21 00:01:08,160 --> 00:01:10,280 Speaker 1: were sitting on your couch in front of the fireplace 22 00:01:10,319 --> 00:01:13,039 Speaker 1: today with the electric blanket on your lap, how much 23 00:01:13,120 --> 00:01:17,000 Speaker 1: fun was that Josh Allen game tape to watch? Yeah, 24 00:01:17,000 --> 00:01:19,120 Speaker 1: you forgot the cup of coffee as well. Right, completes 25 00:01:19,160 --> 00:01:21,080 Speaker 1: the whole book of what I had going on this morning. 26 00:01:21,360 --> 00:01:24,160 Speaker 1: Uh No, Josh Allen to me is like the human 27 00:01:24,240 --> 00:01:27,120 Speaker 1: highlight film Dominique Wilkins. And that didn't matter, you know, 28 00:01:27,160 --> 00:01:29,000 Speaker 1: if they were winning or losing. He was worth the 29 00:01:29,040 --> 00:01:32,080 Speaker 1: watch because he's so exciting. He does everything. You know, 30 00:01:32,120 --> 00:01:33,560 Speaker 1: you talk about what he did through the air, three 31 00:01:33,760 --> 00:01:36,160 Speaker 1: or fourteen yards, three touchdowns, no picks, He leads a 32 00:01:36,200 --> 00:01:39,240 Speaker 1: team in rushing again with sixty four yards, including a 33 00:01:39,440 --> 00:01:42,120 Speaker 1: huge one on a fourth down, or his ability to 34 00:01:42,120 --> 00:01:45,160 Speaker 1: make people miss and make magic happen help lead this 35 00:01:45,200 --> 00:01:48,080 Speaker 1: Buffalo Bills team to victory. Look, I don't know that 36 00:01:48,080 --> 00:01:50,560 Speaker 1: there's a team that's more dependent on their quarterback than 37 00:01:50,600 --> 00:01:53,200 Speaker 1: the Buffalo Bills are what Josh Allen, But he showed 38 00:01:53,240 --> 00:01:55,720 Speaker 1: in this one and they gotta have a moment that 39 00:01:55,800 --> 00:01:57,400 Speaker 1: he was up to the task. And that's why that 40 00:01:57,440 --> 00:02:00,280 Speaker 1: makes this Buffalo Bills team very dangerous. One to get 41 00:02:00,280 --> 00:02:03,160 Speaker 1: to the postseason. Yeah, DJ does make him very dangerous. 42 00:02:03,160 --> 00:02:05,680 Speaker 1: And I love the analogy and the comparison to Dominique 43 00:02:05,680 --> 00:02:09,000 Speaker 1: Wilkins because, as you know, Dominique Wilkins was a score, 44 00:02:09,040 --> 00:02:11,240 Speaker 1: not a shooter. And so when you look at Josh Challen, 45 00:02:11,440 --> 00:02:14,800 Speaker 1: it's not always textbook or done the way coaches may 46 00:02:14,880 --> 00:02:17,320 Speaker 1: draw it up. But he certainly is effective and for 47 00:02:17,400 --> 00:02:20,079 Speaker 1: a Bills team that needs him to be that m 48 00:02:20,160 --> 00:02:23,120 Speaker 1: v P caliber playmaker, it certainly worked. And I think 49 00:02:23,320 --> 00:02:25,800 Speaker 1: what he did is he gave us a preview of 50 00:02:25,840 --> 00:02:28,000 Speaker 1: how he needs to play, and if he continues to 51 00:02:28,000 --> 00:02:30,839 Speaker 1: play like that, then it allows their defense to play 52 00:02:30,919 --> 00:02:33,480 Speaker 1: the way that they want to play. After being embarrassed 53 00:02:33,520 --> 00:02:35,800 Speaker 1: a couple of weeks ago facing the Pages giving up 54 00:02:35,800 --> 00:02:38,160 Speaker 1: over two hud yards on the ground, they came back 55 00:02:38,400 --> 00:02:40,799 Speaker 1: like a force Jordan for you, Michael Hid did a 56 00:02:40,840 --> 00:02:42,920 Speaker 1: great job plug in those gafts and they were able 57 00:02:42,960 --> 00:02:44,960 Speaker 1: to put the game. Yeah. So, like I come back 58 00:02:44,960 --> 00:02:47,200 Speaker 1: to this, Phil Belichick talked about it today. So this 59 00:02:47,240 --> 00:02:50,320 Speaker 1: game came down to third downs for the Patriots. They 60 00:02:50,320 --> 00:02:53,520 Speaker 1: converted just one of their ten opportunities. The Bills were 61 00:02:53,600 --> 00:02:57,320 Speaker 1: terrific on third down, particularly on third and short situations 62 00:02:57,360 --> 00:03:00,600 Speaker 1: where the Patriots were in a running situation. Bill's defense 63 00:03:00,680 --> 00:03:02,680 Speaker 1: was able to come up big in those spots. Here, 64 00:03:02,760 --> 00:03:05,079 Speaker 1: Damian Harris, while I scored three touchdowns on the ground, 65 00:03:05,400 --> 00:03:07,880 Speaker 1: didn't ruin the day like they did a couple of 66 00:03:07,919 --> 00:03:10,079 Speaker 1: weeks ago. And then you know, like for the Patriots, 67 00:03:10,120 --> 00:03:12,840 Speaker 1: for the Bills on the other side, uh, they were 68 00:03:12,919 --> 00:03:17,360 Speaker 1: fantastic on fourth down, like those opportunities, Uh, you know, 69 00:03:17,440 --> 00:03:19,639 Speaker 1: down in the red zone. They had the fourth down 70 00:03:19,720 --> 00:03:22,880 Speaker 1: that Alan converted to Isaiah Mackenzie, who was by the way, 71 00:03:22,960 --> 00:03:25,440 Speaker 1: terrific in this game, might have stolen that slot receiver 72 00:03:25,600 --> 00:03:27,959 Speaker 1: role from Cole Beasley was unavailable in this game. But 73 00:03:28,000 --> 00:03:32,079 Speaker 1: how about the Bill's offense did not punt a single time. 74 00:03:32,320 --> 00:03:34,839 Speaker 1: For the first time ever a team against a Bill 75 00:03:34,880 --> 00:03:39,120 Speaker 1: Belichick coach team did not punt four hundred and seventy 76 00:03:39,120 --> 00:03:41,600 Speaker 1: four games. They're the first team to do it. They 77 00:03:41,600 --> 00:03:44,360 Speaker 1: were pretty good in that in that regard. So look, 78 00:03:44,680 --> 00:03:46,640 Speaker 1: we are going to get to Mac Jones rookie report 79 00:03:46,720 --> 00:03:49,200 Speaker 1: card here in just a second, but I think this 80 00:03:49,240 --> 00:03:51,440 Speaker 1: game kind of illustrates there still a gap in this 81 00:03:51,480 --> 00:03:53,840 Speaker 1: division in the quarterbacks. Josh Allen is at the top 82 00:03:53,880 --> 00:03:56,480 Speaker 1: and Mac Jones is not quite there yet for what 83 00:03:56,520 --> 00:03:58,720 Speaker 1: the one for what the Patriots are asking him to 84 00:03:58,760 --> 00:04:00,840 Speaker 1: do DJ and two what he's able to do as 85 00:04:00,840 --> 00:04:02,800 Speaker 1: a rookie. Yeah, no doubt. And to me, we always 86 00:04:02,800 --> 00:04:05,320 Speaker 1: talk trucks and trailers, right, those truck quarterbacks, there's not 87 00:04:05,400 --> 00:04:07,080 Speaker 1: many of them. Josh Allen is one of those. He 88 00:04:07,120 --> 00:04:09,120 Speaker 1: can carry the supporting cast no matter who it is. 89 00:04:09,480 --> 00:04:11,080 Speaker 1: I think when you look at Mac Jones, he's gonna 90 00:04:11,080 --> 00:04:14,480 Speaker 1: be dependent on his environment, and sometimes that environment can include, 91 00:04:14,720 --> 00:04:16,560 Speaker 1: you know, what type of whether you might get, or 92 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:18,080 Speaker 1: who's in front of you and who you're throwing the 93 00:04:18,080 --> 00:04:20,640 Speaker 1: football too. They didn't win enough one on ones in 94 00:04:20,680 --> 00:04:23,040 Speaker 1: this game. Um, and I'm with you. I think this 95 00:04:23,080 --> 00:04:25,920 Speaker 1: gap is pretty widen, this division between Josh Allen, not 96 00:04:25,960 --> 00:04:28,520 Speaker 1: just Mac Jones, but everybody else really um, and it 97 00:04:28,520 --> 00:04:30,800 Speaker 1: should be that way for the next decade plus. So 98 00:04:30,920 --> 00:04:33,520 Speaker 1: there's some more roster construction work that needs to be 99 00:04:33,560 --> 00:04:37,160 Speaker 1: done with this Patriots team. And lastly, guys, you know, 100 00:04:37,200 --> 00:04:38,960 Speaker 1: if you're a Bills fan, you gotta be watching that 101 00:04:39,000 --> 00:04:40,960 Speaker 1: game saying, man, if we didn't have the weather that 102 00:04:41,000 --> 00:04:43,120 Speaker 1: we had in that first meeting, this team is just 103 00:04:43,200 --> 00:04:45,400 Speaker 1: simply better than New England Patriots. They should have swept 104 00:04:45,400 --> 00:04:47,320 Speaker 1: the series. Yeah, I mean, when you think about it, 105 00:04:47,400 --> 00:04:50,479 Speaker 1: Meg Jones, the Cinefello story kind of came to a 106 00:04:50,520 --> 00:04:52,360 Speaker 1: hall for a little bit because the last two weeks, 107 00:04:52,400 --> 00:04:54,400 Speaker 1: what teams have been able to do is put the 108 00:04:54,440 --> 00:04:56,680 Speaker 1: game on mac jones shoulders and see if the young 109 00:04:56,680 --> 00:04:59,520 Speaker 1: guys ready to take over. And he's not quite ready yet. 110 00:04:59,600 --> 00:05:02,720 Speaker 1: So I think it's a learning experience for the Patriots. 111 00:05:02,760 --> 00:05:04,520 Speaker 1: They have to understand that they have to control the 112 00:05:04,520 --> 00:05:07,279 Speaker 1: game from the outset because if he gets outside of 113 00:05:07,279 --> 00:05:10,360 Speaker 1: their control, Matt Jones is not quite a their comfort 114 00:05:10,440 --> 00:05:15,719 Speaker 1: zone where you can handle it and do more things. 115 00:05:16,560 --> 00:05:18,840 Speaker 1: Unrealistic to ask him to do what Josh Allen's doing 116 00:05:18,839 --> 00:05:21,560 Speaker 1: for the Bills right now, considering where they are in 117 00:05:21,600 --> 00:05:24,320 Speaker 1: their respective careers. Here's how they look in the a 118 00:05:24,440 --> 00:05:27,120 Speaker 1: f C playoff pictures. So the Bills jumping in to 119 00:05:27,279 --> 00:05:29,640 Speaker 1: the a f C East Leads are currently the number 120 00:05:29,640 --> 00:05:33,679 Speaker 1: four seed, Patriots the number six seed as that second 121 00:05:33,839 --> 00:05:37,000 Speaker 1: wild card. But guys, like I said, there's sixteen or 122 00:05:37,040 --> 00:05:40,000 Speaker 1: there's twelve teams still fighting for six remaining spots in 123 00:05:40,080 --> 00:05:41,640 Speaker 1: the a f C. We're gonna have a wild fight 124 00:05:41,880 --> 00:05:45,400 Speaker 1: down the stretch. There is a scenario where the Dolphins 125 00:05:45,400 --> 00:05:48,159 Speaker 1: beat the Saints tonight, they would replace the Ravens as 126 00:05:48,240 --> 00:05:49,719 Speaker 1: the seven Sea will get to that game here and 127 00:05:49,760 --> 00:05:51,960 Speaker 1: just a little bit, game number two for us another 128 00:05:52,000 --> 00:05:54,440 Speaker 1: win and in scenario here for the Rams and they 129 00:05:54,480 --> 00:05:58,680 Speaker 1: take advantage. They overcome three interceptions from Matthew Stafford to 130 00:05:58,839 --> 00:06:02,440 Speaker 1: come up with a win in Minneapolis, and by doing so, 131 00:06:02,520 --> 00:06:04,560 Speaker 1: they also allow their friends there in the a f 132 00:06:04,640 --> 00:06:07,240 Speaker 1: C WES, the Arizona Cardinals to punch their ticket to 133 00:06:07,240 --> 00:06:10,880 Speaker 1: the postseason as well. Let's start here, Bucky, how did 134 00:06:10,920 --> 00:06:13,160 Speaker 1: they overcome the three interceptions? Well, I guess a career 135 00:06:13,200 --> 00:06:15,440 Speaker 1: day from Sony Michelle on the ground certainly helped. Yeah. 136 00:06:15,440 --> 00:06:18,960 Speaker 1: Sona Michelle has been really a nice fine for the Rams. 137 00:06:19,000 --> 00:06:21,640 Speaker 1: And when they were able to trade for Sonna Michelle 138 00:06:21,640 --> 00:06:23,640 Speaker 1: from the Patriots, it was really kind of an afterthought. 139 00:06:23,680 --> 00:06:25,760 Speaker 1: No one thought that it would do anything or have 140 00:06:25,800 --> 00:06:28,440 Speaker 1: an impact on the offense. But what you've seen since 141 00:06:28,480 --> 00:06:31,039 Speaker 1: that three game losing street, Sona Michelle has been a 142 00:06:31,080 --> 00:06:33,760 Speaker 1: big factor in that four game span where they won 143 00:06:33,839 --> 00:06:35,920 Speaker 1: all four games. He has to one under yard games, 144 00:06:36,080 --> 00:06:38,320 Speaker 1: He's rushed for over four hundred yards and in three 145 00:06:38,400 --> 00:06:40,760 Speaker 1: of those games he's had over twin he carries, and 146 00:06:40,839 --> 00:06:45,160 Speaker 1: so that workload has given this offense more balanced, more diversity, 147 00:06:45,480 --> 00:06:47,880 Speaker 1: and actually it's taking some of the pressure off of 148 00:06:47,920 --> 00:06:50,600 Speaker 1: Matthew Stafford to play at a high level for this 149 00:06:50,640 --> 00:06:53,679 Speaker 1: team to win games. I like the way this offense 150 00:06:53,800 --> 00:06:56,360 Speaker 1: is morphing. And even though Matthew Stafford had a bad game, 151 00:06:56,520 --> 00:06:59,039 Speaker 1: I think this team is better prepared to win the 152 00:06:59,040 --> 00:07:01,800 Speaker 1: postseason does an emergency. So Michip, Yeah, they need that 153 00:07:01,880 --> 00:07:04,400 Speaker 1: run game going, guys. And when you watch this game, 154 00:07:04,440 --> 00:07:06,280 Speaker 1: a couple of things stood out to me. Rob Havenstein 155 00:07:06,320 --> 00:07:08,480 Speaker 1: had a phenomenal game at right tackle, springing a lot 156 00:07:08,520 --> 00:07:10,160 Speaker 1: of these runs. But I want to show you a 157 00:07:10,160 --> 00:07:12,840 Speaker 1: play here of Cooper Cup because we talked about what 158 00:07:12,880 --> 00:07:15,480 Speaker 1: he's done receiving this year, But how about what he 159 00:07:15,560 --> 00:07:17,640 Speaker 1: does in the run game. These rams. Receivers are asked 160 00:07:17,640 --> 00:07:20,520 Speaker 1: to get inside and dig dig linebackers, dig safeties out. 161 00:07:20,560 --> 00:07:22,520 Speaker 1: Watch this pressure. You're gonna see this run through here 162 00:07:22,560 --> 00:07:25,600 Speaker 1: from the safety and he cleans him out on a 163 00:07:25,680 --> 00:07:28,160 Speaker 1: key third and one which ends up springing this run. 164 00:07:28,240 --> 00:07:30,160 Speaker 1: You see the effort there at the end to get 165 00:07:30,200 --> 00:07:32,440 Speaker 1: a lot extra but I thought that was a great 166 00:07:32,480 --> 00:07:35,560 Speaker 1: indication of kind of the selfless ball that they're playing 167 00:07:35,560 --> 00:07:38,560 Speaker 1: when they're rolling asking these receivers to do it. Cooper 168 00:07:38,560 --> 00:07:40,840 Speaker 1: Cup the numbers in the passing games speak for themselves, 169 00:07:40,840 --> 00:07:42,680 Speaker 1: but still doing the dirty work, And I'd love to 170 00:07:42,720 --> 00:07:44,960 Speaker 1: see that from a player for sure. And then I'd 171 00:07:44,960 --> 00:07:48,239 Speaker 1: love to see the Justin Jefferson Odell Beckham connection. Today 172 00:07:48,280 --> 00:07:49,880 Speaker 1: on the field, he had Jefferson we're in the O 173 00:07:49,960 --> 00:07:52,120 Speaker 1: b J T shirt showing you that he was a 174 00:07:52,120 --> 00:07:54,960 Speaker 1: couple of yards away from breaking Odell's record for the 175 00:07:54,960 --> 00:07:57,600 Speaker 1: most receiving yards by a player in his first two seasons. 176 00:07:57,640 --> 00:08:00,000 Speaker 1: Here's the ball in the catchery. Actually did it nine 177 00:08:00,040 --> 00:08:02,800 Speaker 1: our game with Ramsey and coverage. But then Beckham would 178 00:08:02,840 --> 00:08:05,200 Speaker 1: have the last laugh, a little head nod, the hesitation, 179 00:08:05,240 --> 00:08:07,920 Speaker 1: gets himself wide open corner in the end zone, and 180 00:08:07,960 --> 00:08:12,840 Speaker 1: then d J hits the gritty with Jefferson. There it is, 181 00:08:13,000 --> 00:08:14,760 Speaker 1: there it is. I did it for you, all right, 182 00:08:14,800 --> 00:08:17,280 Speaker 1: So yeah, I know I know you do. I know 183 00:08:17,360 --> 00:08:20,720 Speaker 1: you do. Bucky. Let's go back and look at Matthew Stafford, though, 184 00:08:20,960 --> 00:08:24,800 Speaker 1: what's your loving of concern seeing the three interceptions in 185 00:08:24,840 --> 00:08:27,680 Speaker 1: a game like this, this late in the season. I mean, look, 186 00:08:27,720 --> 00:08:30,040 Speaker 1: the concern is that Matthew Stafford may mess it up 187 00:08:30,040 --> 00:08:32,280 Speaker 1: when they get to the postseason. We have seen him 188 00:08:32,280 --> 00:08:34,200 Speaker 1: have a couple of games where he's turned the ball over, 189 00:08:34,440 --> 00:08:37,560 Speaker 1: and we know turnovers are magnified in the playoffs, and 190 00:08:37,600 --> 00:08:39,960 Speaker 1: so because Matthew Stafford has never won a playoff game, 191 00:08:40,240 --> 00:08:42,560 Speaker 1: you do want if he's going to press and try 192 00:08:42,640 --> 00:08:44,800 Speaker 1: to do too much as opposed to rely on his 193 00:08:44,800 --> 00:08:47,240 Speaker 1: teammates in the system. It's the one thing that you 194 00:08:47,320 --> 00:08:50,160 Speaker 1: worry about when you have this Rams team because for 195 00:08:50,280 --> 00:08:53,160 Speaker 1: Matthew Stafford is a super Bowl of bus because otherwise 196 00:08:53,679 --> 00:08:56,319 Speaker 1: his arrival is not an upgrade over what they had 197 00:08:56,320 --> 00:08:58,720 Speaker 1: and Jerry Golf. So I worry about him doing too 198 00:08:58,800 --> 00:09:01,080 Speaker 1: much and having one of these days on the big 199 00:09:01,120 --> 00:09:03,120 Speaker 1: stage of the post. Yeah. One thing though, Buck, there 200 00:09:03,160 --> 00:09:04,920 Speaker 1: was so much pressure on matt Stafford, maybe more than 201 00:09:04,960 --> 00:09:06,720 Speaker 1: any other player in the league. And the first hurdle 202 00:09:06,720 --> 00:09:09,040 Speaker 1: has been accomplished. They are in the postseason, so check 203 00:09:09,120 --> 00:09:11,040 Speaker 1: that box off. At least didn't have to worry about 204 00:09:11,080 --> 00:09:13,160 Speaker 1: that now. Like you said, needs to play well in 205 00:09:13,200 --> 00:09:15,480 Speaker 1: those big moments in the interior. That offensive lines gott 206 00:09:15,480 --> 00:09:16,760 Speaker 1: to do do a little bit better job of keeping them 207 00:09:16,840 --> 00:09:19,520 Speaker 1: up right with you on that. Okay, But the Rams 208 00:09:19,520 --> 00:09:22,360 Speaker 1: in a good spot to get the NFC West right 209 00:09:22,360 --> 00:09:24,880 Speaker 1: now heading down the stretch in these final two games. Okay, 210 00:09:24,920 --> 00:09:27,240 Speaker 1: let's get the game three of our big three. It 211 00:09:27,240 --> 00:09:29,840 Speaker 1: comes from Sunday Nights where the Cowboys clinched the NFC 212 00:09:29,880 --> 00:09:33,320 Speaker 1: East before kickoff and played like champs. Monster. First half 213 00:09:33,440 --> 00:09:35,920 Speaker 1: started with the Trayvon Diggs, his eleventh interception of the 214 00:09:35,920 --> 00:09:38,880 Speaker 1: season led to the Cowboys first TV. They then scored 215 00:09:38,920 --> 00:09:42,360 Speaker 1: on five straight offensive possessions and got a pick six 216 00:09:42,360 --> 00:09:46,120 Speaker 1: from DeMarcus Lawrence in that mix there in the first half. 217 00:09:46,160 --> 00:09:49,080 Speaker 1: They were up seven at the break. It was in 218 00:09:49,120 --> 00:09:53,200 Speaker 1: sanity for the Cowboys on Sunday Night. Dak Prescott with 219 00:09:53,280 --> 00:09:56,800 Speaker 1: the best half, the most productive half a quarterback has 220 00:09:56,840 --> 00:10:00,760 Speaker 1: thrown all season long, with three thirty in passing yards 221 00:10:00,760 --> 00:10:04,360 Speaker 1: in four touchdowns. DJ, what didn't you see from him? Well, 222 00:10:04,400 --> 00:10:06,320 Speaker 1: you know, you watch that tape and you can tell 223 00:10:06,440 --> 00:10:09,240 Speaker 1: right away that the Washington football team is down linebackers 224 00:10:09,320 --> 00:10:12,320 Speaker 1: and Dak Prescott and the play calling of Kellen Moore 225 00:10:12,480 --> 00:10:15,720 Speaker 1: was ruthless and attacking those linebackers. You saw it with 226 00:10:15,760 --> 00:10:18,080 Speaker 1: play action and mess with their eyes. You saw it 227 00:10:18,080 --> 00:10:20,560 Speaker 1: in their zone spacing, being able to manipulate them and 228 00:10:20,600 --> 00:10:23,160 Speaker 1: move them and find open guys working in the seams 229 00:10:23,200 --> 00:10:26,080 Speaker 1: as well. I mean, Dak Prescott just did whatever he 230 00:10:26,200 --> 00:10:28,480 Speaker 1: wanted to in this game, and this, to me can 231 00:10:28,520 --> 00:10:31,200 Speaker 1: be a great momentum builder, a great confidence builder for 232 00:10:31,320 --> 00:10:33,800 Speaker 1: him because it doesn't matter who was out there to 233 00:10:33,920 --> 00:10:36,760 Speaker 1: deliver the ball as accurately as as he did that 234 00:10:36,840 --> 00:10:39,160 Speaker 1: little slump. I guess, as Jerry Jones would call it, 235 00:10:39,160 --> 00:10:41,679 Speaker 1: I think we can officially say that one's over. Yeah, DJ. 236 00:10:41,800 --> 00:10:43,640 Speaker 1: What I liked about what the Cowboys did is they 237 00:10:43,640 --> 00:10:47,080 Speaker 1: played with more pace than tempo, pushed the pace fast 238 00:10:47,240 --> 00:10:50,280 Speaker 1: on the ball, didn't allow the Washington football team to breathe, 239 00:10:50,480 --> 00:10:53,360 Speaker 1: and you saw Dak Prescott getting rhythm. What also liked 240 00:10:53,440 --> 00:10:56,520 Speaker 1: was the Cowboys defense. We have talked about that Dan 241 00:10:56,640 --> 00:10:59,840 Speaker 1: Quinn has done really getting this defense up and going, 242 00:11:00,200 --> 00:11:02,960 Speaker 1: but now you're seeing they're playing at a dominant level. 243 00:11:03,200 --> 00:11:06,079 Speaker 1: We have talked to Best previously on the podcast what 244 00:11:06,120 --> 00:11:09,160 Speaker 1: they're doing for Michael Parsons, getting him mashed up on 245 00:11:09,320 --> 00:11:13,280 Speaker 1: guards coming from death. You saw him hit uh Eric 246 00:11:13,320 --> 00:11:15,719 Speaker 1: Clouds with a little eurostep to get a second, and 247 00:11:15,760 --> 00:11:17,959 Speaker 1: you saw the Marcus Lawrence hang out there and get 248 00:11:17,960 --> 00:11:20,800 Speaker 1: a pick six, and Trayvon Diggs get another pick and 249 00:11:20,880 --> 00:11:24,440 Speaker 1: Randy greg Remake plays. This Cowboys defense is the most 250 00:11:24,480 --> 00:11:27,559 Speaker 1: complete version of the Cowboys teams that we've seen in years, 251 00:11:27,840 --> 00:11:30,600 Speaker 1: and we might want to get comfortable considering them a 252 00:11:30,679 --> 00:11:32,960 Speaker 1: legitimate conde for the Super Bowl because when they play 253 00:11:33,040 --> 00:11:35,360 Speaker 1: like this, it doesn't be hard to beat him. When 254 00:11:35,360 --> 00:11:39,360 Speaker 1: the stars for Dallas show up like that, uh yeah, 255 00:11:39,440 --> 00:11:43,320 Speaker 1: they can beat anybody on any given day. Okay, So look, 256 00:11:43,440 --> 00:11:45,600 Speaker 1: I get it if you're a Washington defender and you're 257 00:11:45,640 --> 00:11:49,360 Speaker 1: watching all this happen. Yeah, there's a little frustration involved here. 258 00:11:49,400 --> 00:11:51,800 Speaker 1: It's just a little bit rare that you see it 259 00:11:52,000 --> 00:11:57,120 Speaker 1: unfold in this way on national television. So here's the 260 00:11:57,160 --> 00:11:59,400 Speaker 1: moral of the story. Don't poke your teammate in the 261 00:11:59,400 --> 00:12:01,440 Speaker 1: head because then you're gonna catch a haymaker to the 262 00:12:01,480 --> 00:12:06,640 Speaker 1: collar bone. Right, Yeah, I think I think touching is 263 00:12:06,679 --> 00:12:08,880 Speaker 1: off limits. Buck you you probably agree with me on 264 00:12:08,920 --> 00:12:11,480 Speaker 1: this one. You can scream at guys, but once once 265 00:12:11,520 --> 00:12:13,280 Speaker 1: you put the finger in the face, the hands are 266 00:12:13,280 --> 00:12:16,280 Speaker 1: probably getting ready to fly. So look, emotions are high. 267 00:12:16,320 --> 00:12:18,920 Speaker 1: These guys have known each other forever their college teammates exactly. 268 00:12:19,040 --> 00:12:21,520 Speaker 1: Um So, I don't know if this has any long 269 00:12:21,600 --> 00:12:23,920 Speaker 1: term repercussions other than the fact that maybe learn your 270 00:12:23,960 --> 00:12:27,040 Speaker 1: lesson there that let's keep our hands to ourselves. Yeah, 271 00:12:27,240 --> 00:12:29,400 Speaker 1: I think there's something that, Like we've been around scenes, 272 00:12:29,440 --> 00:12:32,600 Speaker 1: we're look, emotions do fly hot, particularly in the game 273 00:12:32,600 --> 00:12:34,920 Speaker 1: when you're getting whooped, like the Washington football team is 274 00:12:34,920 --> 00:12:37,400 Speaker 1: getting whooped by the Cowboys. But you have to Ron 275 00:12:37,440 --> 00:12:40,040 Speaker 1: Paint is wrong. He cannot stick his finger in Jonathan 276 00:12:40,080 --> 00:12:42,800 Speaker 1: Allen's face. I don't care where we're at, and anytime 277 00:12:42,920 --> 00:12:45,280 Speaker 1: that's going to lead to a fist coming back, and 278 00:12:45,360 --> 00:12:47,640 Speaker 1: so they have to work it out. It'll be interesting 279 00:12:47,640 --> 00:12:50,440 Speaker 1: to see how Ron Rivera handles this internally to make 280 00:12:50,480 --> 00:12:52,600 Speaker 1: sure these guys get back on the same page, both 281 00:12:52,679 --> 00:12:55,920 Speaker 1: of them saying, look, we're brothers, brothers fight. That's essentially 282 00:12:56,000 --> 00:12:59,920 Speaker 1: what happened. See if there are any lingering effects moving forward. 283 00:13:00,040 --> 00:13:02,480 Speaker 1: Right now, we've got three divisions sewn up in the NFC, 284 00:13:02,880 --> 00:13:07,920 Speaker 1: the North, the East, and the South. Rams leading the West, 285 00:13:08,080 --> 00:13:11,600 Speaker 1: and you've got the Cardinals who are into the playoffs 286 00:13:11,640 --> 00:13:14,199 Speaker 1: as well. They clinched a birth So we've got six 287 00:13:14,240 --> 00:13:22,120 Speaker 1: teams fighting for two remaining spots. All right, let's get 288 00:13:22,120 --> 00:13:25,920 Speaker 1: into what happened with the Chargers down in Houston. Obviously, DJ, 289 00:13:26,080 --> 00:13:28,160 Speaker 1: you had a firsthand view of this one from Houston 290 00:13:28,440 --> 00:13:32,280 Speaker 1: calling the game for the Chargers radio broadcast. Allowing I mean, 291 00:13:33,679 --> 00:13:36,880 Speaker 1: and just over twenty seven points per game allowed so 292 00:13:36,960 --> 00:13:40,320 Speaker 1: far this season has not been great, and obviously allowing 293 00:13:40,360 --> 00:13:44,200 Speaker 1: opponents to convert over of their third downs is not 294 00:13:44,320 --> 00:13:47,760 Speaker 1: great either. Texans converted nine of thirteen and one of 295 00:13:47,800 --> 00:13:50,440 Speaker 1: the most surprising wins of the season here with both 296 00:13:50,440 --> 00:13:53,200 Speaker 1: teams dealing with COVID losses. But I mean, how do 297 00:13:53,240 --> 00:13:54,880 Speaker 1: we make sense of what we saw yesterday from the 298 00:13:54,960 --> 00:13:58,440 Speaker 1: Chargers teach? Well, again, I'm not going to go to 299 00:13:58,480 --> 00:14:00,480 Speaker 1: the excuse. You know what, the players are out. You 300 00:14:00,520 --> 00:14:02,559 Speaker 1: can look at all the stars the Charges were missing. 301 00:14:02,720 --> 00:14:05,520 Speaker 1: The Houston Texans were missing almost the entire offensive line 302 00:14:05,559 --> 00:14:07,840 Speaker 1: in this game, and they wouldn't have their best playmaker 303 00:14:07,880 --> 00:14:10,520 Speaker 1: and Brandon Cooks, So guys were out on both sides. 304 00:14:11,000 --> 00:14:13,800 Speaker 1: The third down thing they were lastingly coming into this game, 305 00:14:13,960 --> 00:14:16,800 Speaker 1: and then this this game was even worse. You talked 306 00:14:16,800 --> 00:14:19,280 Speaker 1: about nine of thirteen, They couldn't get off the field. 307 00:14:19,400 --> 00:14:22,560 Speaker 1: They couldn't stop the run. Um. Those issues have kind 308 00:14:22,560 --> 00:14:24,320 Speaker 1: of showed up, and they've shown up a lot early 309 00:14:24,320 --> 00:14:26,080 Speaker 1: in the season. I thought the run defense had improved 310 00:14:26,080 --> 00:14:28,400 Speaker 1: as of late, but it was a disaster in this game. 311 00:14:28,680 --> 00:14:33,360 Speaker 1: Combination not getting off blocks, missing tackles, overrunning plays, you 312 00:14:33,440 --> 00:14:35,880 Speaker 1: name it, they did it. But this one was not 313 00:14:36,040 --> 00:14:39,880 Speaker 1: on the offense. This was on the defense of the Chargers. Yeah, 314 00:14:39,920 --> 00:14:41,920 Speaker 1: the defense could not get the ball back. I mean 315 00:14:41,960 --> 00:14:45,360 Speaker 1: this was literally watching the Houston Texas play half court 316 00:14:45,400 --> 00:14:48,440 Speaker 1: basketball as if they were to Wisconsin Badgers. They're just 317 00:14:48,600 --> 00:14:51,000 Speaker 1: holding onto the ball given it to rest Burke had 318 00:14:51,200 --> 00:14:53,360 Speaker 1: res Burke had had a hundred yard game only the 319 00:14:53,440 --> 00:14:56,320 Speaker 1: second time in his career. And so when you look 320 00:14:56,360 --> 00:14:58,720 Speaker 1: at the way the Texas were able to play, they 321 00:14:58,720 --> 00:15:02,720 Speaker 1: were always a manageable situations and so this was I 322 00:15:02,760 --> 00:15:05,920 Speaker 1: guess a gay plan of a dream for the Texas 323 00:15:05,960 --> 00:15:07,440 Speaker 1: to be able to dictate the turns, to be able 324 00:15:07,440 --> 00:15:10,520 Speaker 1: to control the action and keep the Charges on the sideline. 325 00:15:10,720 --> 00:15:13,080 Speaker 1: It was an almost ten minute differential in the time 326 00:15:13,080 --> 00:15:16,360 Speaker 1: of possession. This is how the Texans had to play, 327 00:15:16,440 --> 00:15:18,560 Speaker 1: and they were able to play because the Charges defense 328 00:15:18,560 --> 00:15:24,520 Speaker 1: couldn't stand up to the challenge. Let's kick off another 329 00:15:24,680 --> 00:15:26,920 Speaker 1: edition of our Elite eight here on the Monday. Move 330 00:15:27,040 --> 00:15:30,080 Speaker 1: the sticks right, Louis Daniel, Jeremiah, Bucky Brooks back here 331 00:15:30,120 --> 00:15:31,920 Speaker 1: with you, guys. So we're gonna use, you know, the 332 00:15:32,000 --> 00:15:37,600 Speaker 1: holiday themed edition of gifts or returns for certain games 333 00:15:37,640 --> 00:15:41,440 Speaker 1: and players in the NFL this week sixteen Sunday, DJ, 334 00:15:41,640 --> 00:15:45,760 Speaker 1: you get to lead us off with big man touchdowns. Yeah, 335 00:15:45,840 --> 00:15:47,800 Speaker 1: we had a bunch of big man touchdowns around the 336 00:15:47,880 --> 00:15:49,880 Speaker 1: league this week, but I'm gonna go with the Lane 337 00:15:49,960 --> 00:15:52,200 Speaker 1: Johnson one just for this reason, having been there in 338 00:15:52,200 --> 00:15:57,080 Speaker 1: that organization and understanding how much that organization loves this guy. 339 00:15:57,120 --> 00:15:59,200 Speaker 1: So not only is it a big man touchdown, he's 340 00:15:59,200 --> 00:16:01,800 Speaker 1: one of the best apples in football, and he's beloved 341 00:16:01,800 --> 00:16:04,120 Speaker 1: by his teammates. So to find a way to scheme 342 00:16:04,200 --> 00:16:06,120 Speaker 1: that up and get him a freebie. As a former 343 00:16:06,160 --> 00:16:09,720 Speaker 1: tight end, I love that. That was definitely a gift. Yeah, 344 00:16:09,840 --> 00:16:12,920 Speaker 1: there was definitely a gift, and I appreciated Lane Johnson 345 00:16:13,240 --> 00:16:15,080 Speaker 1: being able to do it. But let's go to a 346 00:16:15,080 --> 00:16:17,720 Speaker 1: guy who spensed some time in Philadelphia, Andy Reid, and 347 00:16:17,760 --> 00:16:20,720 Speaker 1: the gift that keeps giving the Chief's offense. When you 348 00:16:20,720 --> 00:16:23,000 Speaker 1: think about this offense. I think it's the depth and 349 00:16:23,040 --> 00:16:25,600 Speaker 1: the talent that they have that is why it's such 350 00:16:25,640 --> 00:16:29,160 Speaker 1: a worthy uh Cause, when I think about Brian's springle 351 00:16:29,320 --> 00:16:32,480 Speaker 1: and Miko Hardman being able to step in, Derek Gore 352 00:16:32,600 --> 00:16:34,640 Speaker 1: and Darryl Williams being able to step in for Clade, 353 00:16:34,640 --> 00:16:37,760 Speaker 1: it was a large this offense, Keith rolling, and it's 354 00:16:37,800 --> 00:16:40,240 Speaker 1: reminiscent of the way they played a few years ago. 355 00:16:40,800 --> 00:16:42,840 Speaker 1: This is a team that's beginning to get hot. They're 356 00:16:42,840 --> 00:16:45,840 Speaker 1: putting up forty burgers. They're beginning to put up numbers, 357 00:16:46,080 --> 00:16:48,080 Speaker 1: and with the defense playing the way they're playing, look 358 00:16:48,080 --> 00:16:51,400 Speaker 1: out the Chiefs are back. Yeah, even without Travis Kelsey, 359 00:16:51,480 --> 00:16:53,640 Speaker 1: they had a going on offense in this game against 360 00:16:53,800 --> 00:16:56,040 Speaker 1: the Steelers. Guys, I got one for you, and unfortunately, 361 00:16:56,080 --> 00:16:57,760 Speaker 1: I'm gonna have to make a return, although I feel 362 00:16:57,800 --> 00:17:00,360 Speaker 1: like the return window is closed, so I I don't know. 363 00:17:00,400 --> 00:17:02,320 Speaker 1: It might be stuck with Teddy Bridgewater and Drew Lock 364 00:17:02,400 --> 00:17:04,840 Speaker 1: here from the Denver Broncos at quarterback. But that's what 365 00:17:04,880 --> 00:17:06,680 Speaker 1: I want to do. We had to. We we gotta 366 00:17:06,720 --> 00:17:09,240 Speaker 1: return them to the QB drawing board. Here. I thought, maybe, 367 00:17:09,600 --> 00:17:11,960 Speaker 1: you know, Drew Lock might at least unlock some of 368 00:17:12,040 --> 00:17:14,800 Speaker 1: the explosives that we haven't really seen from this Broncos 369 00:17:14,840 --> 00:17:18,040 Speaker 1: offense uh this year. And look, I'll be an he 370 00:17:18,119 --> 00:17:20,359 Speaker 1: put one right on Albert O'COI buno that he dropped 371 00:17:20,359 --> 00:17:22,560 Speaker 1: that could have been big and the Broncos comeback efforts 372 00:17:22,560 --> 00:17:24,879 Speaker 1: there down the stretch. But man, I just like I 373 00:17:25,240 --> 00:17:27,720 Speaker 1: just want everything to I just want to exchange, I 374 00:17:27,720 --> 00:17:29,639 Speaker 1: want to return. I don't want store credit. I just 375 00:17:29,680 --> 00:17:31,840 Speaker 1: want to kind of start from scratch on the Broncos 376 00:17:31,880 --> 00:17:34,640 Speaker 1: offense right now. Yeah, I can understand that hundred fifty 377 00:17:34,840 --> 00:17:36,919 Speaker 1: yards that's not gonna get it done. All right, I'm 378 00:17:36,920 --> 00:17:39,159 Speaker 1: gonna go to one of the best presents. And that 379 00:17:39,240 --> 00:17:41,520 Speaker 1: was the gift to Ryan Tannehill of A J. Brown 380 00:17:41,560 --> 00:17:44,000 Speaker 1: coming back into the lineup. We saw the immediate impact 381 00:17:44,080 --> 00:17:46,200 Speaker 1: he made. I want to say it was our good 382 00:17:46,200 --> 00:17:48,639 Speaker 1: friend Rett Lewis who said A J. Brown coming back 383 00:17:48,680 --> 00:17:50,880 Speaker 1: to this offense will have a bigger impact than even 384 00:17:50,960 --> 00:17:53,840 Speaker 1: Derrick Henry because they had been running the ball even 385 00:17:53,880 --> 00:17:56,240 Speaker 1: without Derrick Henry, but they had nobody that could uncover 386 00:17:56,359 --> 00:17:58,920 Speaker 1: down the field. A J. Brown did that big play 387 00:17:59,000 --> 00:18:01,480 Speaker 1: after big play and come back when over the forty 388 00:18:01,560 --> 00:18:04,159 Speaker 1: Niners and I will sneak in one return, by the way, 389 00:18:04,200 --> 00:18:07,440 Speaker 1: a bonus return. I think, as Red Gloats, I think 390 00:18:07,560 --> 00:18:10,200 Speaker 1: that the forty Niners are at least consulting the receipt 391 00:18:10,280 --> 00:18:12,720 Speaker 1: on Jimmy Garoppolo. They might need to be searching for 392 00:18:12,760 --> 00:18:15,240 Speaker 1: it at this moment, but they're looking around to find 393 00:18:15,240 --> 00:18:18,320 Speaker 1: out which drawer they put that one in. Well, here's 394 00:18:20,119 --> 00:18:22,720 Speaker 1: here's the thing. If Kyle Shanahan makes his way to 395 00:18:22,760 --> 00:18:25,200 Speaker 1: the story, he's gonna bump into Kevin Stefanski because Stevin 396 00:18:25,280 --> 00:18:28,480 Speaker 1: Knfanci's already on the return counter trying to give bed Baker. 397 00:18:28,920 --> 00:18:32,000 Speaker 1: So maybe Jimmy Garoppolo will meet them there. But Kevin 398 00:18:32,040 --> 00:18:34,280 Speaker 1: Stefanski is there trying to figure out what he can 399 00:18:34,280 --> 00:18:37,720 Speaker 1: get in return for Baker Mayfield, because after four interceptions 400 00:18:37,760 --> 00:18:40,920 Speaker 1: against the Green Bay Packers, they certainly have to maybe 401 00:18:41,480 --> 00:18:44,679 Speaker 1: reconsider or have a little buyer's remorse that the number 402 00:18:44,720 --> 00:18:48,080 Speaker 1: one overall pick is certainly not playing like the dominant 403 00:18:48,080 --> 00:18:50,000 Speaker 1: player that they would want them to be. So maybe 404 00:18:50,080 --> 00:18:53,080 Speaker 1: Kevin Stefanski is going to shop a little bit and 405 00:18:53,080 --> 00:18:55,480 Speaker 1: see if you can find an upgrade in the off season, 406 00:18:55,840 --> 00:18:58,199 Speaker 1: and that will be one of the storylines to follow 407 00:18:58,320 --> 00:19:01,320 Speaker 1: no buyers remorse for the tam of a Buccaneers after 408 00:19:01,359 --> 00:19:05,040 Speaker 1: bringing Tom Brady down from New England. And you know 409 00:19:05,080 --> 00:19:07,320 Speaker 1: all he did now is bring the Bucks their first 410 00:19:07,600 --> 00:19:10,040 Speaker 1: division title since two thousand seven. So we are going 411 00:19:10,080 --> 00:19:13,200 Speaker 1: to gift the man who has everything a new drawer, 412 00:19:13,560 --> 00:19:19,160 Speaker 1: specifically for his eighteen division championship T shirts. You think 413 00:19:19,160 --> 00:19:22,959 Speaker 1: he's still got the first one, now here's the I 414 00:19:23,000 --> 00:19:25,920 Speaker 1: personally know, Marie Condo. So what you're gonna have to do, though, 415 00:19:26,040 --> 00:19:29,480 Speaker 1: is fold those in a very specific way to fit 416 00:19:29,640 --> 00:19:32,800 Speaker 1: all of those T shirts in one drawer. It takes 417 00:19:32,840 --> 00:19:35,720 Speaker 1: some effort, it takes some skill, and it takes commitment, 418 00:19:36,560 --> 00:19:38,720 Speaker 1: but he'll get it done. I think if it doesn't 419 00:19:38,720 --> 00:19:43,000 Speaker 1: bring you joy, you gotta get rid of Stephanie Sparks 420 00:19:43,119 --> 00:19:45,920 Speaker 1: Joy and the where it goes, I'm gonna go. Arthur 421 00:19:45,920 --> 00:19:49,160 Speaker 1: Smith being excited because he looks around, he sees Bruce 422 00:19:49,200 --> 00:19:52,000 Speaker 1: Arians being excited about the new shirts. He is excited 423 00:19:52,000 --> 00:19:55,080 Speaker 1: about his new toy. Cow Fits call Fits had another 424 00:19:55,119 --> 00:19:57,560 Speaker 1: hundred yard game. I think he closed in and broke 425 00:19:57,680 --> 00:20:00,440 Speaker 1: Tony Gonzalez single season record. Its I it is down 426 00:20:00,440 --> 00:20:03,119 Speaker 1: in Atlanta and so Cale piss has been everything that 427 00:20:03,160 --> 00:20:05,800 Speaker 1: they wanted him to be, and I would say that 428 00:20:05,880 --> 00:20:07,920 Speaker 1: there's still so much meat left on the bone in 429 00:20:08,040 --> 00:20:10,439 Speaker 1: terms of what they can do with Kyle Pitts before 430 00:20:10,440 --> 00:20:13,719 Speaker 1: a rookie, a standout, a Pro Bowl player, He's everything. 431 00:20:13,840 --> 00:20:16,520 Speaker 1: The Atlanta factorssarily have to be pleased with their first 432 00:20:16,600 --> 00:20:19,040 Speaker 1: round pick. Yeah, I look, that's highest grade I've ever 433 00:20:19,080 --> 00:20:20,800 Speaker 1: given to a tight end. So I don't think it's 434 00:20:20,800 --> 00:20:22,120 Speaker 1: a shocked any of the three of us to see 435 00:20:22,119 --> 00:20:24,679 Speaker 1: what this guy is doing. He's a special, special player. 436 00:20:24,960 --> 00:20:27,040 Speaker 1: I want to go to the Bear Seahawks game though, 437 00:20:27,080 --> 00:20:30,280 Speaker 1: for this gift, because demure Bird might be the catch 438 00:20:30,600 --> 00:20:32,760 Speaker 1: of the year and it saved all of the viewing 439 00:20:32,800 --> 00:20:35,160 Speaker 1: public of having to go through an overtime game between 440 00:20:35,200 --> 00:20:38,199 Speaker 1: two teams playing meaningless football. So I thought it was 441 00:20:38,240 --> 00:20:40,960 Speaker 1: a tremendous gift to all of mankind that he was 442 00:20:41,000 --> 00:20:43,440 Speaker 1: able to haul this in, finish it with one hand, 443 00:20:43,480 --> 00:20:46,480 Speaker 1: and somehow find a way to get his feet on 444 00:20:46,520 --> 00:20:49,960 Speaker 1: the ground. Uh. Man, you know, it's uh, it's it's 445 00:20:49,960 --> 00:20:52,600 Speaker 1: a big moment for him, but honestly, it's a big 446 00:20:52,600 --> 00:20:54,439 Speaker 1: moment for all of us that that was the end 447 00:20:54,520 --> 00:20:59,680 Speaker 1: of that football. I mean, you're not wrong. You're you're 448 00:20:59,720 --> 00:21:02,280 Speaker 1: not wrong. Thanks to Matt Naggy for electing to go 449 00:21:02,400 --> 00:21:04,440 Speaker 1: for two there, one way or another, we were going 450 00:21:04,520 --> 00:21:07,360 Speaker 1: to escape over time. At least a mere bird gave 451 00:21:07,440 --> 00:21:10,000 Speaker 1: us some positivity at the end. So Mary Christmas to 452 00:21:10,080 --> 00:21:12,600 Speaker 1: all and to all a good night, all right. DJ 453 00:21:13,400 --> 00:21:16,239 Speaker 1: Rookie report card for Zack Wilson. Yeah, I'm gonna give 454 00:21:16,280 --> 00:21:18,359 Speaker 1: him a B plus this week. The explosive running, almost 455 00:21:18,359 --> 00:21:20,080 Speaker 1: had a hundred yards on the ground, made some big 456 00:21:20,119 --> 00:21:22,240 Speaker 1: time plays with his legs. You know. On the negative 457 00:21:22,240 --> 00:21:24,080 Speaker 1: side of things, there's still a couple of boots where 458 00:21:24,080 --> 00:21:26,040 Speaker 1: he's got some layups. He's just got a hit. He 459 00:21:26,080 --> 00:21:28,119 Speaker 1: can't miss some of those easier throws. That's been a 460 00:21:28,119 --> 00:21:30,159 Speaker 1: little bit of a running theme for him. But the 461 00:21:30,200 --> 00:21:32,520 Speaker 1: playmaking ability, to me was was excellent. So we give 462 00:21:32,560 --> 00:21:34,760 Speaker 1: him a B plus. I like it. I like the 463 00:21:34,800 --> 00:21:38,040 Speaker 1: trend that we're starting here, Bucky. Just Trevor Lawrence keep 464 00:21:38,040 --> 00:21:40,800 Speaker 1: it going with positivity. Yeah, I'm gonna say positivele and 465 00:21:40,800 --> 00:21:42,480 Speaker 1: Trevor Lawrence. I feel like this was his best game 466 00:21:42,560 --> 00:21:44,040 Speaker 1: it as a pro. I'm gonna give him a B 467 00:21:44,160 --> 00:21:46,280 Speaker 1: for his efforts. Thought he did some really good things. 468 00:21:46,760 --> 00:21:49,880 Speaker 1: He was really efficient from the pocket, ran the offense well, 469 00:21:49,880 --> 00:21:51,760 Speaker 1: particularly down the stretch when he had to run a 470 00:21:51,800 --> 00:21:54,040 Speaker 1: two minute drill to put them in position to win 471 00:21:54,119 --> 00:21:57,600 Speaker 1: the game. The only thing is he doesn't come up 472 00:21:57,640 --> 00:22:00,240 Speaker 1: big in those moments where he hasn't done that yet, 473 00:22:00,520 --> 00:22:03,040 Speaker 1: and so that's the next step for Trevor. Lawrence is 474 00:22:03,080 --> 00:22:04,920 Speaker 1: good to get them there, but now he has to 475 00:22:05,000 --> 00:22:06,840 Speaker 1: learn how to win those games, and he has to 476 00:22:06,880 --> 00:22:09,920 Speaker 1: do it with his ability to make plays. All right, guys, 477 00:22:09,920 --> 00:22:13,160 Speaker 1: I'm gonna jump in on mac Jones. Unfortunately cannot get 478 00:22:13,240 --> 00:22:16,919 Speaker 1: him into the b category in this game against the Bills. Here, 479 00:22:16,960 --> 00:22:20,400 Speaker 1: I gotta give mac Jones a CEE. Look, I think 480 00:22:20,480 --> 00:22:22,600 Speaker 1: he played some winning football in this game. I think 481 00:22:22,600 --> 00:22:26,240 Speaker 1: he had some big time throws, just not enough of them. 482 00:22:26,280 --> 00:22:27,720 Speaker 1: I mean, you want to look at the fourth down 483 00:22:27,800 --> 00:22:30,000 Speaker 1: he had in the red zone where he's rolling out 484 00:22:30,040 --> 00:22:32,000 Speaker 1: to his right, gets the top of the numbers, throws 485 00:22:32,080 --> 00:22:34,320 Speaker 1: back to the middle of the field for on I 486 00:22:34,440 --> 00:22:36,400 Speaker 1: gotta have it play. They end up getting a touchdown 487 00:22:36,840 --> 00:22:38,600 Speaker 1: later in the drive. I mean, like plays like that 488 00:22:38,640 --> 00:22:41,560 Speaker 1: are great, but but again I just don't see enough 489 00:22:41,600 --> 00:22:44,240 Speaker 1: of those. Uh. Down the stretch had an opportunity for 490 00:22:44,280 --> 00:22:47,320 Speaker 1: a couple of big throws to Jacoby Myerson, a Hunt 491 00:22:47,440 --> 00:22:50,000 Speaker 1: Henry on one of the last drives of the game 492 00:22:50,240 --> 00:22:52,840 Speaker 1: that didn't result in a touchdown. So I just I 493 00:22:52,920 --> 00:22:57,560 Speaker 1: just don't think we're there yet for Mac Jones. But Dj, 494 00:22:57,680 --> 00:23:00,760 Speaker 1: let's get to Davis Mills was the third round pick 495 00:23:00,800 --> 00:23:03,280 Speaker 1: of the Houston Texans. Back in the starting lineup here 496 00:23:03,320 --> 00:23:05,800 Speaker 1: and showing some signs of progress. Yeah, Davids Mills. I 497 00:23:05,840 --> 00:23:08,240 Speaker 1: remember him training with Mac Jones and run up to 498 00:23:08,280 --> 00:23:10,000 Speaker 1: the draft. Look, he was an a dress ball game 499 00:23:10,040 --> 00:23:12,280 Speaker 1: getting a chance to Yeah, absolutely, getting a chance to 500 00:23:12,320 --> 00:23:14,960 Speaker 1: see him live. And I know, you know, both teams 501 00:23:14,960 --> 00:23:17,719 Speaker 1: were missing players, but you can't play any better than 502 00:23:17,760 --> 00:23:19,159 Speaker 1: he did. And I struggled to come up with a 503 00:23:19,200 --> 00:23:21,520 Speaker 1: negative form because he was efficient, he was accurate with 504 00:23:21,560 --> 00:23:23,439 Speaker 1: the football, did everything he needed to do for the 505 00:23:23,440 --> 00:23:27,119 Speaker 1: Houston Texans to shock everybody, knock off the Chargers. So, um, 506 00:23:27,160 --> 00:23:29,920 Speaker 1: you know, I thought it was an outstanding performance from 507 00:23:30,040 --> 00:23:32,560 Speaker 1: Davis Mills. You see it. They're efficient, accurate, have not 508 00:23:32,680 --> 00:23:34,159 Speaker 1: much else to say. He did everything he had to 509 00:23:34,200 --> 00:23:36,880 Speaker 1: do for them to win that ballgame. You know he's 510 00:23:36,880 --> 00:23:39,280 Speaker 1: done this. They're on the one to Conley. He's done 511 00:23:39,320 --> 00:23:41,520 Speaker 1: this the last couple of weeks, He's played really, really well. 512 00:23:41,600 --> 00:23:43,280 Speaker 1: And I think what we have to remember is, at 513 00:23:43,320 --> 00:23:45,520 Speaker 1: one point this guy was the number one high school 514 00:23:45,680 --> 00:23:48,080 Speaker 1: recruit in the country. He was a big time player. 515 00:23:48,160 --> 00:23:51,399 Speaker 1: Injuries handed his career at Stanford. But what you're seeing 516 00:23:51,720 --> 00:23:54,080 Speaker 1: is dad talent that really excited a lot of scales 517 00:23:54,320 --> 00:23:56,120 Speaker 1: when he was in the draft he was going through 518 00:23:56,160 --> 00:23:59,080 Speaker 1: the process. Yeah, like you know, I wonder he started 519 00:23:59,080 --> 00:24:01,560 Speaker 1: some games early a season, probably maybe before he was 520 00:24:01,600 --> 00:24:03,920 Speaker 1: really ready to do it, when Tyrod Taylor was down 521 00:24:04,000 --> 00:24:07,000 Speaker 1: and then gave you know, gave it back to Tyrod 522 00:24:07,000 --> 00:24:08,840 Speaker 1: Taylor and then King comes back in. It seems like 523 00:24:08,880 --> 00:24:11,280 Speaker 1: it's a little bit better now from what we've seen 524 00:24:11,320 --> 00:24:12,879 Speaker 1: here in these last couple of weeks. Is this kind 525 00:24:12,920 --> 00:24:14,960 Speaker 1: of proved to you that, you know, maybe the Houstons 526 00:24:15,000 --> 00:24:18,359 Speaker 1: have their quarterback here in Davis Mills teach. Oh, I 527 00:24:18,400 --> 00:24:20,960 Speaker 1: think they do, and you know, talking to people around 528 00:24:21,200 --> 00:24:23,080 Speaker 1: the program there, I think this is going to be 529 00:24:23,119 --> 00:24:25,840 Speaker 1: their guy going into next year. So, um, this is 530 00:24:25,880 --> 00:24:27,879 Speaker 1: a quarterback. If you stack him up with the quarterback 531 00:24:27,920 --> 00:24:29,480 Speaker 1: class getting ready to come out, he'd be at the 532 00:24:29,480 --> 00:24:31,359 Speaker 1: top of the list. And to be quite honest, when 533 00:24:31,400 --> 00:24:33,160 Speaker 1: you stack him up with the class that he's in, 534 00:24:33,200 --> 00:24:35,600 Speaker 1: the Harold much heralded class we had in this last draft, 535 00:24:36,119 --> 00:24:38,560 Speaker 1: behind Mac jones's played the next best. I mean, he's 536 00:24:38,600 --> 00:24:41,080 Speaker 1: played better than Trevor Lawrence. He's played better than Zack Wilson, 537 00:24:41,119 --> 00:24:43,199 Speaker 1: has played better than justin fields. And he's doing it 538 00:24:43,240 --> 00:24:46,439 Speaker 1: guys with a makeshift offensive line. Really it's been Brandon 539 00:24:46,440 --> 00:24:48,640 Speaker 1: Cooks is his only weapon. He didn't play in this game, 540 00:24:49,160 --> 00:24:51,760 Speaker 1: so he's been able to overcome his surroundings and play good, 541 00:24:51,800 --> 00:24:54,560 Speaker 1: solid football. So he's gonna be a building block for 542 00:24:54,600 --> 00:24:56,920 Speaker 1: them going forward. Which, Bucky, when you look at the 543 00:24:57,000 --> 00:25:00,480 Speaker 1: Deshaun Watson, you know, lottery ticket that they have, and 544 00:25:00,520 --> 00:25:02,640 Speaker 1: they trade him in the off season and you add 545 00:25:02,640 --> 00:25:04,479 Speaker 1: a bunch of picks and players around him, I mean, 546 00:25:04,520 --> 00:25:07,320 Speaker 1: I'm excited to see what Davids Mills can do. Yeah, 547 00:25:07,359 --> 00:25:09,520 Speaker 1: I think he's done enough this go around to certainly 548 00:25:09,560 --> 00:25:11,960 Speaker 1: excite him and to make them envision him being the 549 00:25:12,000 --> 00:25:15,159 Speaker 1: starting quarterback next year. Was then freeze them up to 550 00:25:15,320 --> 00:25:18,239 Speaker 1: really be aggressive in the draft, not only for this 551 00:25:18,320 --> 00:25:21,360 Speaker 1: year's draft whenever they do auction off to Shaun Watson, 552 00:25:21,600 --> 00:25:24,960 Speaker 1: but setting themselves up for next year's draft, so they 553 00:25:25,000 --> 00:25:29,080 Speaker 1: can take some position players, upgrade the defense, upgrade the 554 00:25:29,119 --> 00:25:32,080 Speaker 1: offensive line, see what the quarterback looks like in year two, 555 00:25:32,440 --> 00:25:36,040 Speaker 1: and then Steell have some capital and some ammunition to 556 00:25:36,119 --> 00:25:39,960 Speaker 1: deal to make some moves in twenty three. So I 557 00:25:40,000 --> 00:25:42,679 Speaker 1: think this is the best case scenario for the Houston 558 00:25:42,720 --> 00:25:45,760 Speaker 1: Texas and it's one they wanted all along. Yeah, and 559 00:25:45,760 --> 00:25:48,159 Speaker 1: we think about this draft class for nickis Sarrio, his 560 00:25:48,240 --> 00:25:51,520 Speaker 1: first as the general manager. Darre in Houston didn't have 561 00:25:51,560 --> 00:25:53,680 Speaker 1: a first round pick due to the Laramie Tunsil trade. 562 00:25:53,720 --> 00:25:56,480 Speaker 1: But I mean, guys, this kind of solid class here. 563 00:25:56,520 --> 00:25:59,200 Speaker 1: You get Davis Mills. In the third you had Nico Collins, 564 00:25:59,240 --> 00:26:02,159 Speaker 1: who caught his first We're touchdown from Davis Mills in 565 00:26:02,160 --> 00:26:04,879 Speaker 1: this game. In the second round, you had Brevn Jordan, 566 00:26:04,960 --> 00:26:08,520 Speaker 1: who has caught touchdowns three touchdowns in the last month, 567 00:26:08,800 --> 00:26:11,320 Speaker 1: the tight end from Miami. So like, there are some 568 00:26:11,400 --> 00:26:14,800 Speaker 1: pieces here, still not high level talent, but like there's 569 00:26:14,840 --> 00:26:17,640 Speaker 1: some hope and it feels like Davis Mills is a 570 00:26:17,680 --> 00:26:21,040 Speaker 1: beacon of hope for this franchise as they build towards 571 00:26:21,080 --> 00:26:24,440 Speaker 1: the future. Here. Yeah, and look that they need some excitement. 572 00:26:24,480 --> 00:26:25,800 Speaker 1: I mean that was a big win for them, but 573 00:26:25,840 --> 00:26:28,520 Speaker 1: that stadium was about half full and that you could 574 00:26:28,520 --> 00:26:30,720 Speaker 1: hear a pin drop at moments during that game. And 575 00:26:30,800 --> 00:26:32,760 Speaker 1: they need to get back to being competitive. And this 576 00:26:32,800 --> 00:26:35,160 Speaker 1: is going to be a huge offseason for them when 577 00:26:35,160 --> 00:26:37,119 Speaker 1: you look at the draft and then free agency, and 578 00:26:37,119 --> 00:26:39,560 Speaker 1: more importantly that decision with the Shawn Watson. It's gonna 579 00:26:39,560 --> 00:26:41,640 Speaker 1: shape this team for the next decade. But they've got 580 00:26:41,640 --> 00:26:45,000 Speaker 1: a chance to have a cheap starting quarterback with years 581 00:26:45,000 --> 00:26:47,880 Speaker 1: of control. That's what everybody in the NFL is chasing. 582 00:26:47,920 --> 00:26:49,640 Speaker 1: The only thing is they don't get the fifth year, 583 00:26:49,680 --> 00:26:52,440 Speaker 1: but they still have three years on that that third 584 00:26:52,520 --> 00:26:55,240 Speaker 1: round pick contract there for Davis Mills doing some really 585 00:26:55,320 --> 00:26:58,480 Speaker 1: nice things down with the Houston Texans. It's time now 586 00:26:58,520 --> 00:27:02,040 Speaker 1: for our scout story. The Panthers have lost five straight 587 00:27:02,080 --> 00:27:04,959 Speaker 1: here in Matt Rule's second season. They've got quarterback issues, 588 00:27:04,960 --> 00:27:08,359 Speaker 1: They've got injuries, they seemingly have ninety nine problems. But 589 00:27:08,400 --> 00:27:12,439 Speaker 1: apparently the process isn't one. But I believe it's one 590 00:27:12,480 --> 00:27:14,800 Speaker 1: thousand percent working. I just know no one can see it. 591 00:27:14,800 --> 00:27:17,320 Speaker 1: And I apologize to tell our team all the time. 592 00:27:17,720 --> 00:27:20,840 Speaker 1: It took jay Z like seven years, took it took 593 00:27:20,880 --> 00:27:23,440 Speaker 1: him seven years. He had to start his own agency 594 00:27:23,520 --> 00:27:26,359 Speaker 1: to become famous, to become an overnight sensation, Like, it 595 00:27:26,440 --> 00:27:30,280 Speaker 1: takes time. We can have some fun with it, right 596 00:27:30,320 --> 00:27:33,119 Speaker 1: and understand the message that Matt Rule is trying to 597 00:27:33,160 --> 00:27:36,159 Speaker 1: preach to his team. But the question here, Bucky, do 598 00:27:36,200 --> 00:27:39,880 Speaker 1: you feel like the method in the message is working 599 00:27:40,080 --> 00:27:43,479 Speaker 1: in Carolina? Yeah? Look, I think this is slow build, 600 00:27:43,560 --> 00:27:44,879 Speaker 1: and I think when you go back and look at 601 00:27:44,880 --> 00:27:47,040 Speaker 1: mat rules history, this is the way that it's always 602 00:27:47,080 --> 00:27:49,240 Speaker 1: kind of happened for him. It takes a while for 603 00:27:49,320 --> 00:27:51,120 Speaker 1: him to kind of assess what he's doing, and then 604 00:27:51,440 --> 00:27:54,480 Speaker 1: by year three you begin to see significant progress. That's 605 00:27:54,520 --> 00:27:57,000 Speaker 1: what happened at Temple. It happened again at Balin. I 606 00:27:57,080 --> 00:27:59,800 Speaker 1: expected to happen with the Panthers. It doesn't look pretty 607 00:27:59,840 --> 00:28:01,879 Speaker 1: right now because they haven't been able to get it 608 00:28:01,920 --> 00:28:04,240 Speaker 1: going into missed up a five game losing streak. But 609 00:28:04,359 --> 00:28:07,480 Speaker 1: remember this is a very talented team and they just 610 00:28:07,560 --> 00:28:09,919 Speaker 1: needed to pop in a pop. Yeah. I just have 611 00:28:10,280 --> 00:28:12,240 Speaker 1: my only concern, and I love coach Rule and I 612 00:28:12,280 --> 00:28:14,680 Speaker 1: believe in his you know, his method and how he's 613 00:28:14,680 --> 00:28:17,800 Speaker 1: been able to turn teams around. The difference between college 614 00:28:17,800 --> 00:28:19,960 Speaker 1: and the NFL, though, is you can have a turnaround 615 00:28:20,000 --> 00:28:22,960 Speaker 1: in college without the presence of a great quarterback. Shoot 616 00:28:23,000 --> 00:28:26,840 Speaker 1: you can go win a national championship without a phenomenal quarterback. 617 00:28:27,119 --> 00:28:30,120 Speaker 1: In the NFL, if you don't have an upper tier quarterback, man, 618 00:28:30,200 --> 00:28:32,720 Speaker 1: it is awfully hard. And right now they are not 619 00:28:32,760 --> 00:28:35,120 Speaker 1: in a position where they have that. Now there's other 620 00:28:35,200 --> 00:28:38,160 Speaker 1: roster holes. I think this offensive line needs to be addressed. Uh, 621 00:28:38,240 --> 00:28:39,800 Speaker 1: they can get there in the off season, but in 622 00:28:39,880 --> 00:28:43,080 Speaker 1: order for them to to become that overnight sensation that 623 00:28:43,120 --> 00:28:46,320 Speaker 1: he's talking about, they're gonna have to get that position right. 624 00:28:46,400 --> 00:28:49,080 Speaker 1: And they've kind of pushed their chips in on Sam Donald. 625 00:28:49,080 --> 00:28:51,040 Speaker 1: The results have been mixed at best. At this point 626 00:28:51,080 --> 00:28:53,360 Speaker 1: in time. That doesn't look like it's worked. Um So 627 00:28:53,480 --> 00:28:55,959 Speaker 1: until they get that part figured out, it's gonna be 628 00:28:56,040 --> 00:28:58,560 Speaker 1: very difficult to see this thing really turn around. And 629 00:28:58,600 --> 00:29:01,040 Speaker 1: they've guaranteed his fifth year similary sort they're all on 630 00:29:01,120 --> 00:29:02,920 Speaker 1: the hook for a bunch of money there with Sam 631 00:29:02,960 --> 00:29:05,320 Speaker 1: Donald going into this next season. But they do have 632 00:29:05,320 --> 00:29:08,080 Speaker 1: an opportunity here, Bucky because they fired Joe Brady as 633 00:29:08,120 --> 00:29:11,480 Speaker 1: the offensive coordinator to kind of remold their offense, which 634 00:29:11,480 --> 00:29:14,880 Speaker 1: has some really good pieces. McCaffrey, d J Moore, Robby Anderson. 635 00:29:14,880 --> 00:29:17,160 Speaker 1: There are guys out there that can make plays for you. 636 00:29:17,240 --> 00:29:20,600 Speaker 1: So they've got an opportunity to decide if they want 637 00:29:20,600 --> 00:29:23,480 Speaker 1: to chart a new direction in terms of offensive scheme 638 00:29:23,480 --> 00:29:25,560 Speaker 1: and philosophy, and they can do it with a new 639 00:29:25,600 --> 00:29:30,080 Speaker 1: offensive coordinator and Bucky perhaps a new quarterback in tandem. Right, 640 00:29:31,040 --> 00:29:33,600 Speaker 1: you know, I think that has to be uh, that 641 00:29:33,680 --> 00:29:36,280 Speaker 1: has to be into the conversation because no matter what 642 00:29:36,320 --> 00:29:38,240 Speaker 1: they did with Sam Donald, they could guarantee the fifth 643 00:29:38,280 --> 00:29:40,960 Speaker 1: year option. Look, the cost of doing business is one thing. 644 00:29:41,160 --> 00:29:44,959 Speaker 1: Putting yourself in a position to win the games that's another. 645 00:29:45,080 --> 00:29:46,800 Speaker 1: And so what you do is you have Sam Donald, 646 00:29:46,840 --> 00:29:48,400 Speaker 1: you know he's going to be on the roster, but 647 00:29:48,560 --> 00:29:51,360 Speaker 1: you have to look under every rock to speak out 648 00:29:51,440 --> 00:29:53,880 Speaker 1: if you can find a franchise quarterback that can help 649 00:29:53,920 --> 00:29:58,160 Speaker 1: you go from good to great. And so that's reigniting 650 00:29:58,200 --> 00:30:01,800 Speaker 1: those conversations with the Houston Texas Brown Deshaun Watson, if 651 00:30:01,800 --> 00:30:04,120 Speaker 1: you can handle his legal situation so that you can 652 00:30:04,120 --> 00:30:07,680 Speaker 1: get a big time quarterback in place, because as DJ said, 653 00:30:07,920 --> 00:30:11,600 Speaker 1: the National Football League is a quarterback driven league and 654 00:30:11,680 --> 00:30:14,160 Speaker 1: you need to have in a level quarterback to win 655 00:30:14,240 --> 00:30:16,640 Speaker 1: in this game. And so for the Panthers everything is 656 00:30:16,680 --> 00:30:19,080 Speaker 1: about finding the next quarterback that can lead them to 657 00:30:19,080 --> 00:30:21,440 Speaker 1: the promised Land. Yeah, you know, look again, I go 658 00:30:21,520 --> 00:30:23,840 Speaker 1: back to that offensive line that that's got to get fixed. 659 00:30:23,840 --> 00:30:25,480 Speaker 1: On the defensive side of the ball. Though you mentioned 660 00:30:25,480 --> 00:30:28,960 Speaker 1: those offensive pieces, it's been one of one of the 661 00:30:29,000 --> 00:30:31,680 Speaker 1: better pass rushers in the league. You've got him in 662 00:30:31,720 --> 00:30:34,280 Speaker 1: the mix. You've got Hassan Reddick, who who fits there 663 00:30:34,280 --> 00:30:36,600 Speaker 1: with what he's done. Obviously a familiar already. They were 664 00:30:36,640 --> 00:30:39,160 Speaker 1: going back to college with coach rules so that they've 665 00:30:39,160 --> 00:30:41,800 Speaker 1: got some key building blocks in place there, Derek Brown 666 00:30:41,840 --> 00:30:44,520 Speaker 1: who they picked in the first round, Jeremy Chin, They've 667 00:30:44,560 --> 00:30:47,120 Speaker 1: got a lot of pieces. But man, I'm just telling 668 00:30:47,120 --> 00:30:50,200 Speaker 1: you your roster has to be stacked. If you're going 669 00:30:50,240 --> 00:30:52,479 Speaker 1: to carry the quarterback position. That it's gonna take him 670 00:30:52,520 --> 00:30:53,920 Speaker 1: a couple of years where they could ever get to 671 00:30:53,960 --> 00:30:56,040 Speaker 1: that point. It's a lot faster fixed if you can 672 00:30:56,040 --> 00:30:58,560 Speaker 1: get the quarterback right and figure that out. The question 673 00:30:58,640 --> 00:31:00,600 Speaker 1: is who is that guy in and where do you 674 00:31:00,640 --> 00:31:02,920 Speaker 1: find him? How do you get him? Um, that's the 675 00:31:03,000 --> 00:31:05,360 Speaker 1: challenge he's got in front of him. Just dropped the 676 00:31:05,400 --> 00:31:09,120 Speaker 1: quarterback in and brush those shoulders off in Caroline's a 677 00:31:09,320 --> 00:31:13,800 Speaker 1: great We got one game left to close out this 678 00:31:13,840 --> 00:31:17,040 Speaker 1: week down in New Orleans, the Dolphins visiting the Saints 679 00:31:17,040 --> 00:31:20,720 Speaker 1: on Monday Night Football. Dolphins, if they win, would supplant 680 00:31:20,800 --> 00:31:23,040 Speaker 1: the Ravens as the seventh seed in the a f C. 681 00:31:23,160 --> 00:31:24,920 Speaker 1: So a lot on the line and for the Saints 682 00:31:24,920 --> 00:31:29,600 Speaker 1: starting their fourth quarterback this season. The rookie ian Book 683 00:31:29,720 --> 00:31:32,160 Speaker 1: getting to go here, DJ. What's the report on Ian 684 00:31:32,200 --> 00:31:34,880 Speaker 1: Book on what we should expect tonight? Well, Ian Book 685 00:31:34,880 --> 00:31:37,440 Speaker 1: can create. He's a playmaker. He's a winning is quarterback 686 00:31:37,480 --> 00:31:39,760 Speaker 1: in Notre Dame history, so that is a big, big 687 00:31:39,760 --> 00:31:41,880 Speaker 1: statement in and of itself. But he can great make 688 00:31:41,960 --> 00:31:45,160 Speaker 1: things happen. Um does not have a huge arm, but 689 00:31:45,280 --> 00:31:47,960 Speaker 1: he's ultra competitive. And I'll say this and since I 690 00:31:48,000 --> 00:31:50,840 Speaker 1: started scouting in oh three of interview to zillion players 691 00:31:50,840 --> 00:31:52,600 Speaker 1: as a scouting in the media, only two guys have 692 00:31:52,680 --> 00:31:55,200 Speaker 1: bothered to get my number and thank me for the conversation. 693 00:31:55,240 --> 00:31:57,080 Speaker 1: The first one was Russell Wilson, the second one was 694 00:31:57,120 --> 00:31:59,400 Speaker 1: Ian Book. So he's in great company, guys, I'm telling 695 00:31:59,480 --> 00:32:02,280 Speaker 1: you great like where we're going, d Bucky, what do 696 00:32:02,360 --> 00:32:04,840 Speaker 1: you think Look, I think this is an interesting game 697 00:32:04,880 --> 00:32:07,560 Speaker 1: because the Miami Dolphins a ride in the big time streak. 698 00:32:07,640 --> 00:32:09,560 Speaker 1: Six games in a row they've won. They've done it 699 00:32:09,560 --> 00:32:11,600 Speaker 1: because they've been able to put pressure on the quarterback. 700 00:32:11,680 --> 00:32:13,960 Speaker 1: They're gonna play some cover zer row. They're gonna test 701 00:32:14,000 --> 00:32:16,080 Speaker 1: Ian book, They're gonna play with his eyes. He has 702 00:32:16,120 --> 00:32:18,480 Speaker 1: to avoid making the big mistake. And then on the 703 00:32:18,520 --> 00:32:21,000 Speaker 1: other side, to talk about Lowa has gotten hot because 704 00:32:21,040 --> 00:32:23,760 Speaker 1: they are r p O Central. No one throws more 705 00:32:23,880 --> 00:32:27,240 Speaker 1: r pos than this team, and so can they get 706 00:32:27,360 --> 00:32:31,000 Speaker 1: open versus man coverage because man coverage eliminates the r 707 00:32:31,000 --> 00:32:32,959 Speaker 1: p O game. This would be a test. It might 708 00:32:33,000 --> 00:32:36,280 Speaker 1: be a low scoring game because both defenses can counter 709 00:32:36,280 --> 00:32:39,080 Speaker 1: balance where the offenses want to do. Sean Payton making 710 00:32:39,080 --> 00:32:41,160 Speaker 1: a play to the people of New Orleans. He needs 711 00:32:41,160 --> 00:32:45,120 Speaker 1: all seventy two thousand in full throats all night long 712 00:32:45,320 --> 00:32:48,320 Speaker 1: to help his team canna win tonight. Took to Twitter 713 00:32:48,640 --> 00:32:50,440 Speaker 1: to make that play. Look, you gotta pull out all 714 00:32:50,480 --> 00:32:52,880 Speaker 1: the stops on Monday Night at this point in this season, 715 00:32:53,360 --> 00:32:55,400 Speaker 1: when you're a team that's fighting for your playoff lines 716 00:32:55,520 --> 00:32:57,200 Speaker 1: like the Saints are, perhaps they can count on that 717 00:32:57,320 --> 00:33:00,160 Speaker 1: defense tonight against two A tungue by lawa like they 718 00:33:00,200 --> 00:33:02,920 Speaker 1: did a week ago against Tom Brady. That's gonna do 719 00:33:02,920 --> 00:33:04,800 Speaker 1: it for us here this Monday. Edi going to move 720 00:33:04,840 --> 00:33:06,680 Speaker 1: the sticks. Thanks for me with us. We'll see her 721 00:33:06,920 --> 00:33:09,720 Speaker 1: right back here next Monday following week seventeen