Covino & RichC&R are in for the REAL start of the New Year! The guys enjoy a conversation about patience (Mayo in NE) & golden NFL opportunities! They talk Ben Johnson & Mike McCarthy and take calls from across the country. 'THINGS THAT MAKE YOU Go HMM' takes you around Week 18, at the incentives & more. Plus, was the Lions victory over the Vikings not as lopsided as it may seem?
Hey, thanks for listening to the Coveno and Rich podcast. Be sure to catch us live every weekday from five to seven Eastern to the four Pacific on Fox Sports Radio. Find your local station for Covino Rich at Fox sports Radio dot com, or stream us live every day on the iHeartRadio app like searching FSR. Oh yeah, Monday, back in action. Back in action officially. Yeah right, So I hope you took your decorations down over the weekend. Hope you got to relax a little bit, watch some foodsball, maybe catch up on Squid Game two. But yeah, we're back in action today. Kids are back to school, you're back to work, and it's good to be back here on Fox Radio, Covino and Rich. Even though we were here just in for Colin gonna say last week, let's be honest, was anyone really working I was. I mean, you were here, but I'm saying, like today, your kids are back in school. You probably took down the Christmas tree. It's January, deal with it, all right. So CNR on FSR eight seven, seven ninety nine on Fox, and we be rocking out. Let's go lots to get to today. We got some shacked Diesel Whack Diesel NBA trivia prizes to give away. We're gonna talk some foosball, talking about taking opportunities. Has your mind changed on certain teams after this weekend? And we got to kick it off like we always do with things that make you go hmmm. But any observations, Rich, Yeah, before they go and get to all that, I just feel like, as they call it black Monday, after the NFL season, coaches get fired. It's inevitable every year the carousel of coaches continues to keep rolling along. And I just thought about it. You know, there was something Gronk said about Mayo and the Patriots. Take a listen to this. This is this is a little set up to what I'm thinking. Ad Gronk Mayo out after one season as the Patriots head coach.
I was shocked by that, and that happened that soon was a shocker to a lot of people, especially here at the desk. We were all surprised by that. I think it was unfair to coach Gerd Mayo. I mean, he had never had the chance to develop as a head coach. He was just a rookie himself in that department. And if you judge a coach by their first year. That's really not appropriate. I mean, Jamie Johnson, you went one in fifteen your first year, and then you want a couple Super Bowls after that. I mean, he really, Hey, we gotta go to break.
I mean, I're gonna.
Keep talking about that much.
Stop your rambling, Gronk. I'm by the way, I'm shocked that Gronk didn't giggle when he said shocker anyway, is coaching the same liability now as a rookie quarterback that gets drafted to the wrong team. Yeah, because of the impatience of everyone in general, in society and cultural issue. It's not even a football issue. It's just an impatience that we have an expectation to deliver now. Whin now want things now, even like waiting rooms. It's I'm not going to get into a Seinfeld bit, you know, like we wants a deal. I mean, it's why we have the room. Nobody wants to wait around young people, old people. I thought it used to be old people who were impatient, Like my dad when he walks into a barber shop, Hey Dad, why didn't you get a haircut? Yeah? And they see it had a weight, so I went home my dad. Like, but even young people when you're you ever see your kids watching a cartoon. If it doesn't kick in right away, they're tuned now. Nobody wants to wait, especially when you're paying millions of dollars for football and to win. Now. They don't got time for May'll figure it out. As Ronnie Chenn the comedian doesn't do the bit Amazon now Prime now like if they could, people would want Prime now, like next day is not enough, Like you would think, oh wow, I ordered something and it's gonna be a my doorstep tomorrow. We've talked about this many times, with quarterback development, with artist development, record deals, music artists, comedians, comedians. There's no grace period in life, let alone football, especially like I said, when there's expectations, championships and millions of dollars on the line. So with all that said, with Gronk sticking up for his old pal, no one's waiting around for results. I mean, not a great season in New England. But again his first year, you could say Dan Campbell his first year for the Lions were three and thirteen. He was trying to start a culture. The next year they're over five hundred and then the last two years they've been fantastic. So there's more stir in the kool aid than meets the I But I'm with you. You got to give people some time to figure it out. But in a world Covino where patience is just clearly not there, music, comedy, sports, any life in general. A big complaint by the youngest generation is that they started a job like a couple months in though I could get a raise, Like, they don't even realize the idea of like putting in your your hours and paying your dues. So I said, it used to be old people that was synonymous with being impatient. But I tried watching Mary Poppins with my niece and nephew and old movies and old school cartoons. It starts with the credits. If you guys realize what I'm talking about, right, you were trying to watch an old movie with with kids today They're like, why are there credits in the beginning of the movie because they want the action. Nah, you thought your niece and nephew were gonna be all about chim chimney, chim chim What is this. I'm like, it's the credits. They're like, yeah, Well, this is boring. They want they want the fun right then and there. They don't have time to wait. Nobody does, especially the Patriots, dude, especially when Patriots fans have an expectation, you know, when the Craft family has an expectation. The controversy became, though, with the Gronk thing, is hey, man, for the first time, he's making a good point and you cut him off. The controversy was like, hey, was he about to say some bad stuff about the Craft family and that's why they cut it. I think Gronk just didn't realize that we were going to commercial But I agree. But if you read social media, the whole conspiracy, you know, social media takes on a life of itself. The whole spin on it was they were trying to stop him from really speaking his mind on the truth, like how unfair it really was. But I really do think that they they probably gave him some extra time and he stomped over the queue. Listen, dude, we don't need to, you know, beat a dead horse with the sentiment that society is impatient. But the question I want to ask everybody is, because you know how impatient people are, you know that a band they put out one good song. You better give me another hit in a month. A comedian does an hour long comedy special that took them years to craft. If it's a hit, Netflix or HBO or Hulu's telling them, yo, can you pop out another hour special in six months? Impatience is a major issue in society. In fact, one of my favorite quotes, and I'll be honest with you, but it makes sense that the NFL is not a shouldn't be like a learning ground, do you know what I mean? I agree, but I mean one of my favorite quotes. And I can't say that I have. But he or she who masters patience could master anything, because it is very hard to be patient. No one is. But with that said, if you're Ben Johnson, offensive coordinator of the Lions, or you're some hot candidate for a coaching position in any sport, or for that matter, if you are this year's virgin of Caleb William and you know you're the top pick, and you know you are very well going to be judged so quickly do you look back at guys like Eli Manning and John Elway that said no, I'm not playing there and think a little differently? Now, Well, those are people who knew their value. Right. Not everybody is John Elway in Peyton Manning. You don't think Caleb Williams is saying like, well, I mean if I had the coaching that Jaden Daniels had, and if I, you know, a year ago, she j Stroud had a better opportunity. Like I am one who says you gotta believe in yourself and take your opportunities as they come. Not everybody's elite in that way. It depends on who you are, what your values are. I think you got to take your opportunities. That's especially you think there's this many slots and spots in football. I believe Howard Stern said it like in radio, Right, we work in radio. He said, there's less opportunity in radio there are in professional sports. You got to take the opportunities when they're given. Yeah, but if not everybody gets to call that shot. Yeah, but if you take a trash opportunity, you're setting yourself up. Yeah, you're setting yourself up to be like, that was my chance, and that's what I did. For instance, if you're Ben Johnson, who's like the hottest thing right now, there's like multiple teams that are like, look, what he do with the Lions offense with him and Dan Quinn. Like I thought Bargestsie was the hottest thing going to Ny BARGESTSI maybe what how much last year? Eighty million dollars the highest paid comedian of twenty twenty four with his new Netflix special. You look at what Dan Campbell and Ben Johnson did. I thought Nikki Glazer was the hottest thing right now she is, But you look at what the Lions coaching staff did in the last couple of years and turns around that franchise. Yeah, if you're Ben Johnson, who's getting praised Giants, Bears, Patriots, everyone wants to interview this guy. And from what I understand, Danny G would you believe that Ben Johnson makes like head coach money spot? Can you double check this for me? I think I saw Ben Johnson makes about five MILLI year as an offensive coordinator. And if that's the accurate numbers, then why on earth would this guy go to New England and be like, yeah, I'm I'm gonna, yeah, I'm gonna take on this uphill battle. Don't you want to wait for just the right opportunity, like, oh, you got the quarterback? I know I could work with you're rolling out the red carpet, or do you think any coordinator question because that opportunity may never come again, you know, and then there's so many factors involved. I get what you're saying. Do you wait for the perfect opportunity or do you just take your chance in believing yourself over the last believe in themselves to the point where if the money's right and the situation's right, they believe in themselves enough to make it right when they get there. Coh. But what you've seen happen with Sam Darnold and Baker Mayfield, and what you've seen with Caleb Williams, and you know, people not living up to the expectation, maybe Trevor Lawrence, certain guys. Would you, especially in a time where college athletes already making money with nil? Now, is there a part of you that's like that might be the changer right now? I don't need the money right now. I'll wait it out, you know what I'm saying. Like, if you're a star and they're like, yeah, you're gonna go to like an organization, I mean, I hate to pick on them, but the Jets Aaron Rodgers couldn't go there and make anything happen. If you're a young stud quarterback in college football and they're like, you know, you're likely going to go to the Jets, do you say, no, I'm not because I'm only going to fail, which is a terrible outlook. But yeah, that's the chance and risk you're taking. Again, if you have that type of power and that star power and you're one of the few in the world that gets to call that shot, then yes, I think you take advantage of that, of that opportunity. What does Eli Manning have to What does have two of Super Bowl? What does John Elway have two of Super Bowls? And these are guys that arguably work what pains in the asses when they were a twenty something year old kid coming out of college. I don't want to play for the Colts. I don't want to play for the Chargers. They they were looked at as like a little problemaic. What was this guy doing? Looking back now? Is hindsight like no, they just they just knew you end up in certain places. It's a death center. Again, I hate to give you two answers, but both could be true here. I think if you are in that position to make that call. You take advantage of it because you know your value. You're confident in that, and you will end up somewhere else but in life and for other people, you know, any opportunity is a big opportunity. They don't have the luxury of calling that shot. You got to take that opportunity anyone. So it just depends who you are. But you gotta know your value. You got to you gotta be certain who you are, what you're capable of come. If you don't think anyone over the I mean you can list what was the old joke, he could list like twenty names on the back of a jersey. You don't think any of those quarterbacks of the Cleveland Browns over the last decades, like I'll be the guy. I'm confident enough that I'll be the guy that takes his team to like playoff glory. Baker Mayfield was one guy that you know got anywhere and they can let him go. He changed the culture. He was doing a good job. He was confident enough. But I mean, like there are teams and I'm just saying moving forward because our impatience won't allow it. Jimmy Johnson to go one and fifteen then I could say, you think Steph Curry wanted to play for the Golden State Warriors or was he dope enough to make the actual change. I get what you're saying, But then he becomes the face of the franchise. Like there's risk and there's reward in the risk. Yeah. To me, it's just you see some of these coaching and quarterback opportunities and vacancies, and you're like, man, you'd have to be pretty confident yourself. Fox Sports Radio Nation. What Rich is getting at is when you're hot like Hansel, and you're hot right now like Ben Johnson, and you're making a good living, you're making head coaching money as an offensive coordinator for the Lions. Do you jump at any head coaching opportunity when it's available because the goal really is to what become a head coach in the National Football League? Or do you wait until that perfect opportunity is there? And here's the risk. Sometimes that perfect opportunity never comes, and sometimes one would say there's no such thing as a perfect opportunity. Say the same about dating. You make it the best, exactly the best you can. I don't know if I want to marry, well, you know, it's not perfect for me. Right, there's no such thing as a perfect person for you. You take someone that's that's that loves you enough and that you care about enough, and you make it work and you do your best, you know. And that's exactly when we discussed rich Here's what I wrote. You know what you wrote? It is I can't even write what I wrote. Sorry, guys. You take opportunities when they're given and do your best with them. See, I think that that is well, you might argue that's good advice. I feel like taking an opportunity just because it's there is old school thinking like, hey, man, put your head down and work hard and you'll get there. I think now as a player, but you will. I believe in that. I believe in that. Not everybody is Caleb Williams. He's a great example because maybe he did the wrong thing. Not everybody is him, right, not everybody. I think he had the potential to call shit. We said it the other day, buddy, we said it. How when you see Sam Darnold in that meme of him in Baker Mayfield when they were on the Panthers and they look sad and now it's like, look at them this year, both playoff quarterbacks. I mean, those are two success stories. But what about a guy like Daniel Jones or Justin Fields. They made money, but they may never really get the opportunity. So you're not automatic. Fox Sports Radio Nation the number eight seven, seven ninety nine on Fox. You could chime in at Covino and Rich on social media. If you were in a position like a Ben Johnson, do you take the opportunity when it's given or do you wait for the perfect situation? And you know another angle, like, look at it again him, it's it's case by case him. I think he has the luxury to wait. He has money, He's on a winning franchise already. There's no need to make some sort of desperate jump to be a head coach. Now. I I don't know if you'll roll with this example, but I remember you and I were working at ESPN at the time. Yeah, And I remember sitting in the newsroom with you when they came up with the draft order in the NBA and the world was like, yo, if Zion went to New York, he could totally be the face of basketball in the biggest market. The Knicks need a guy that could be the start of something when the Pelicans got him and you're like, yeah, what's gonna happen with what happened with Anthony Davis where he plays there a couple of years and he's like, yeah, I'm not winning here, I'll leave. And look, I mean as Zion lived up to any of what we thought. Yeah, he has good moments here and there, but no, like situation matters. No one could deny that. But that might have been one of the most disappointing scenarios, Like oh really, but I always looked at that as part of the luck of the drama, and then you sort of try to create your own destiny from there. But Rich is right, there is a different way of thinking for some people's. That's really what I gotta emphasize in parentheses for some people. Are you look at an old school or new school? Is it old? I'm gonna say, I'm gonna categorize old school thinking as you know what, I'm gonna take the opportunity to put my head down to work hard. New school thinking is yeah, no matter how hard I work, unless I set myself up for success, people won't have patience and I may get the raw deal. How do you think should like a Shudur Sanders would be received if he was like, yo, I'm playing for the week ass team. If should Norse? He say no, Man, I can go there and change the culture around and there's more reward in that risk. Like like we said, the question is what do you do and how do you handle it? And what are your thoughts on it? We'll take your feedback. Next, let's get to the phones. Let's get to you guys. CNR right here on FSR now playoffs. We're talking about playoffs.
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Yeah, Covino, and Rich on Fox Sports Radio. If you missed our Friday show. Had a lot of fun filling in for Colin on the Herd. Check that on the podcast. It's going to be back back to normal. I hope you had a great weekend. Hope you had a Geno Smith Mike Evans sort of weekend, Jamar Chase. How lucky Mike Evans is the circumstances in which the Bucks score that touchdown, get the ball back, and are able to say, all right, let's run a quick play to get this done for him. You think they did the right thing though risking it, Yes, slightly risking it. I mean for the morale it brought the team, I would say, and the money you put in his pocket, I would say, yes, Speculating Mike Evans is one of those guys that means a lot to the Tampa Bay community. He's a Buck. Throw them through. They made the playoffs. You what are you really jeopardizing a fumble return for a touchdown, a two point conversion, send it to overtime? Like I think it was a safe enough scenario to try to get this guy five yards, But it had to be Coveno like I was saying. It had to be so perfect where the Saints got the ball back. Yet you know, turn the ball over on downs and they got the ball back. I thought it was I thought it was pretty cool. I hope you had a Lions sort of weekend. And I mentioned Jamar Chase because he got that triple crown. Even though the season seems a little wasted, but we did see a lot of milestones, a lot of incentives met, and we saw some exciting football. We have to acknowledge that we did not expect that. Then you know what all those milestones we talk of and the incentives last week we went through the list. We went through it. But you know, weekend definitely surprised me, meaning the games were way more exciting than I thought they would be. Draftkingson FanDuel and MGM and all the websites today. 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Check it out out. Enjoy our show on Fox Sports Radio's YouTube page and all the videos there, Elijah Spot, the whole video team. Everybody does a great job with that. We appreciate it again, Fox Sports Radio's YouTube page. Now, the question simple before we get into things that made you go HM Week eighteen, It's about opportunity and whether or not you're set up to succeed, and it's case by case. Some people have no choice but to take the opportunity. Sometimes the money some people have the luxury to wait. Sometimes the money could lure you into the wrong opportunity. Hey, rich and I let's just say, in our professional career along the way, took opportunities where they came. We knew that we were not set up to succeed. Looking back, I'm still glad I learned from that experience. That's the truth, because I do believe if you are talented, didn't it didn't. Randy Pofo say the cream rises to the top, you know, and you do work. Call hold him Randy Puff. It might not happen there, but it will happen eventually. Man, And I do believe. So you're downplaying that hard work doesn't pay off. Call me old school. I still believe. And I'm not just saying this to sound righteous. Yeah, you do sound right, and taught this since I was a little kid. Man, You put your head down, you work hard, good things hurten. That's not like fools say all right, all right man, you think everybody's uh, if everybody's John l Way, then let's see it. Let's see what happens when people say, all right, well them beat it. No one wants a hotshot from the get goun. I'm saying my point is simple, just because you're good, if you enter a bad scenario, it can make a super talented person look like trash, and then that might be your only opportunity. And we bring up Ben Johnson just as a fun example, because right now, no one's hotter than him in Detroit. The offensive schemes he's got going on, they're scoring points left and right. Detroit Berrol didn't make the playoffs. Is anyone saying it's Joe Burrow's fault. He's still the man. He also made a Super Bowl, And I'm saying, you still have a way. Not everyone's playing professional sports. Is this a question in life or a question in professional sports? There's still a way where Hey, if you're doing your part and you're doing your thing, you got to take those opportunities where they're given and do your best. Let's go to your phone calls. Let's go to what's Sartain Bakersfield. They say, what's up to Andrew? What's up? Andrew?
What up?
Andrew?
Hey, what's up? Guys? Just have to tell you. I was in and out of the house and I have a radio in the garage, came in, heard your guys voice and was I was like, yes, totally awesome. You're talking about Black Monday. So that was a good thing. Excited or glad to hear you guys love it? Thank you, Okay. So I just think it's about timing and whether or not Ben Johnson like wants to be a head coach, for example, It always bothered me like when Roy Williams went from Kansas to North Carolina. Just because it's more money or at or place, does it mean it's the best decision. And it kind of bothered me when Calen Debor went from Washington to Alabama.
Listen, sometimes you're chasing the money and you can't blame someone if the money's huge, right, Like you could say that about coaches m players, like you could say Robbie Cano sort of sidetracked his Hall of Fame possible career by going to Seattle instead of staying on the yanking or sometimes remember in the movie LaBamba, when Joey Pants says what's more important the music or the money? Richie Valen says, my family. You know, you don't know what motivates people, and you could simplify it rich With. Decisions are not easy to make sometimes just so many things to factor. Sometimes you have to take that opportunity though, I'll make the best of it. Let's say, what's up to Taylor in Illinois? What's up Taylor?
Hey, how're we going?
What's up? Bud?
I was just calling about how you say we gotta you only get a good opportunity once in a while, you know how coach they get fired for read that's dysfunction, you know. So there's good opportunities in the NFL, would be a good head head coach comes well, doesn't really come around there.
That's what I was saying. There's so few opportunities. There's there's thirty two teams, which means there's thirty two jobs. And think of how many good coaches or tenured coaches there are. So every year you know there's going to be a couple, but you're going up against, by the way, every other potential coordinator coach. Fireworks show started. Dan Bayer said that the Bears asked if they could speak to Mike McCarthy about the head coaching gig. So you know there are opportunities opening in other places, but does that does that make the Cowboys feel like, oh, someone else wants them? Like you know when you you know when you are dating someone and and other people are interested in them, gonna make them hotter. No, Dan said that Mike McCarthy hotter Now to the dance cowboys, like your buddy breaks up with his girl, might be breaking up with his girlfriend and then you asking him like, hey, are you okay? Five dator, It's kind of like it's kind like that a little bit. But opportunities are few and far between. They're there, but they're few and far between, so sometimes you have no choice but to take them and make the best of it. Pete, what's up?
Pete?
And Penn? You're on with C and R.
Hey, buddy, Okay, So.
First off, we have to understand just because you're an amazing offensive or defensive coordinator doesn't mean you're a head coach.
Facts.
You're right, okay, you guys. You guys are such a great example of that. One of you is very specific, very well spoken. You can do all the reads of the advertisers that want it to be crisp and clear, and one of you is a guy that would be like, you know what the advertiser wants it to be? A hey, you know what, we're really cool place. That's who should do it. A good boss, a good head coach knows how to manipulate every everybody into a positive situation. An offensive coordinator, offensive coordinates, a defensive coordinator, defensive coordinates. Who are the longest guys coaching? Read horball and my brain always forgets names?
In Pittsburgh My Tom Tomlin?
Yeah right, okay, okay, how many of them were coordinators?
No, you're right, you're right. And by the way, the whole time, I'm thinking, who does he thinks the bozo you? And who does he think is the well spoken one me? Which is crazy? Are you should be embarrassed? Yeah? That you think that, and that's your problem, he said. The other one's cool though, Oh really, no no, no, no, So I'm I'm the cool one and you're the one's a hipster and one's a pros. I mean, he's got it all backwards. I could have said it like this. Just because we're good radio hosts doesn't mean we could do play by play, Yeah right, Like they're completely different skills. Just because we're on the mic doesn't mean we could do that. And believe me, we tried just for fun. Totally different. So being a head coach, and you know, it's a totally different gigs.
There's plenty of drive time DJs who have tried to turn into the program director of a radio station.
Yeah, doesn't translate that in our world. That's a great example. And if you want to stick to like the radio broadcasting world, there have been plenty of like I guess you would say, like old school DJs, like the guy they were talking between the songs, got an opportunity to do the morning show. And this guy couldn't talk for more than twenty seconds at a time, like his specialty was, like he could talk for twenty seconds and be clever in between songs, but crack the mic for more than that. He's like a deer in headlights. Yeah, so you never know appreciate the call man eight seven to seven ninety nine, Oh Fox. Do you take the opportunity when it's given or do you wait for the perfect opportunity. It's an interesting thing. You wait for the perfect opportunity. You brought up to relationships before. Rich sit there, you know, empty handed, waiting all day? Not empty handed? Did you be by yourself? Andy Rhode Islands, Well, I was trying to keep it clean. Yeah, what's up, buddy.
I think that Ben Johnson may just be eyeing out Mike McCarthy. These contracts, seeing that Jerry Jones is not even off from him an extension, and that might be a juicy pick for him because not only is that team already you know, kind of established, but say, if things don't work out with Dak, Prescott needs to say that he doesn't want to groom trade Land a young and upcoming, possibly good quarterback if that could be groomed into a system that he can possibly make his own. So I think that, you know, guys, a looming for Ben Johnson. I don't appreciate the backhand, the comments from back from the last caller. You can't call the great Richard Casino buzozos.
I don't like that.
But one of us, you know, let's go to Dan Buyer for an update. And and Dan, before he gives the update, who do you think he was referring to as the boson? You know, I'm a Cavino guy, and I liked all of Dan Byer's post on TikTok over the weekend.
I'm jack grabbed, I screen grabbed, liked by Steve Cavino. I did as well, all right, guys, I did like the first call of that was like, gosh, thank guys, God you guys are back because I was in for you guys for like half of last week.
Yeah, you know, so it's just good.
Yeah, thank goodness, you guys are back, and not that idiot that was talking about people hating their jobs on Friday.
Well, thanks for holding down the pin. You're welcome.
And again, I know Covino got the Tingley's when he heard that, Like, thanks so much, appreciate it.
Trying to hide my smile here that I'm back.
In the fold.
What tipped you off when I raised the roof?
Yeah, yes, because bozos don't do that all. The Jacksonville Jaguars fired head coach Doug Peterson today after three seasons, including a four and thirteen mark in twenty twenty four. They kept general manager Trent balk The reason why I don't.
Want to throw the baby out for the bathwater.
Okay, we have a lot of things that are working that can.
Always be improved and will improve.
And there are other things that are not working that need to be fixed.
Giants confirmed ED coach Brian Dable and GM Joe Shane will return next season. Colts are keeping ED coach Shean Steichen and GM Chris Ballad you alluded to the report earlier, ESPN says the Bears have asked the Cowboys for permission to speak with that coach Mike McCarthy. McCarthy has a week left on his contract, so the Cowboys put in a little pinch or at least trying to fast forward their decision of the Chicago Bears. We're expected to also talk with a bunch of other people, including Brian Flores, Todd Monkin, and Arthur Smith. Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurt still in concussion protocol. Packers wide receiver Christian Watson suffered a twenty ACL along with other damage he has done for the season. Brown GM Andrew Berry said quarterback Deshaun Watson had a setback in his recovery from a torn achilles. No word if that will affect Watson's status for twenty twenty five. Maps guard Kyrie Irving out one to two weeks dealing with a back issue.
Guys, back to you, thanks to be by the way, Do you think that changes anything for Dallas? Like the interest from the Bears is it almost like it's almost like if you I hate to always make it about dating, but if the girl you're thinking about letting down has another dude lined up, you might see his year, you know. If it doesn't, it also force them to maybe say something sooner than they wanted to.
That was my thought, And as I told Kevino, it's like the Cowboys right now don't know if they're going to keep McCarthy. We think they are, but they have a week to figure out a new deal for him. So it's kind of like, all right, are you're going to keep him or not? So the Bears kind of forcing the issue, forcing the Cowboys hand here.
Yeah, because if the Cowboys say, yeah, you could talk to him, then that totally implies that they're open to negotiating, right, you're letting them go. I like the move. Thank you dB for the update, But thanks guys Wilson. We have more Covino and Rich coming up next. In fact, we're gonna talk about all the things that made us go hmm. Week eighteen of the NFL, and I do want to go over each point spread according to DraftKings because I told you and Danny specifically, please don't look, just like, don't look at the point spreads, because I did the blind test where I guessed the point spreads, and I feel like one of them's way off, and I want to know if you guys agree, So we'll get to that next. Take a little peak at Wildcard weekend because it's going to be fired up six games. We got it all next right here, Covin and Rich Now the average time the average time to hire for most organizations is thirty to forty five days you set it. Are you tired of a costly and lengthy hiring process. Simplify and speed up you recruitment by using the experts at Express Employment Pros. Reduce time to hire, cut down on multiple interviews, and lower your recruitment costs. Whether you're looking for contract workers or a new team member. Our streamline job posting, candidate screening, and hiring process is more efficient than hiring on your own. Visit expresspros dot com today. Have it used as staffing company before. This is the year to do things differently. Businesses are navigating a hiring landscape that has never been more expensive or regulated. Draft the experts and get the next pro for your team. Start at expresspros dot com to find a location near you for all types of jobs and a variety of reasons. Choosing Express Employment Professionals is the move to make With more than eight hundred and sixty locally owned offices, you'll get the hiring support you need at expresspros dot com. That's expresspros dot com. All right, we're back. Sorry. Rich was distracting me on social media. Rich is going through his TikTok distracting me with all these crazy videos. Yeah, you can't watch that at work, guys. I know how your phone away. Cavino and Rich on Fox Sports Radio. We got big sexy Ryan here. We got Dan eg on the phones at eight seven to seven ninety nine ol Fox. Elijah's hanging out with the videos at Fox Sports Radio. Fox Sports Radios YouTube page. DB's got your updates. Having a good day spotties here and Rich. Before we get into things that make you go hmm, I want to remind you that Rapid Radios are the wonky talkie for the playoffs. They're pushing to talk, offering national LTE coverage and no subscriptions ever. Perfect for instant contact with your friends. We use them on the show. Go to Rapid radios dot com now for up to sixty percent off and free shipping. How was that for professional man?
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Go, things that make your goal. I think the number one thing that made me go HM was how all the teams accommodated the prop bets that needed to hit. That was to me. I think the cool part of Week eighteen was watching Geno Smith makes six million dollars, watching Mike Evans get that opportunity in the fourth quarter to catch that five yard pass to tie Jerry Rice. I think that was one of the highlights. And I think one of the other big takeaways from Week eighteen of the NFL, well, not everybody met their incentives. There was a side story where by Dallas starting Trey Lance, it cost Cooper Rush five hundred thousand. He still made like two hundred and fifty or something in incentives, but it prevented him from getting a sick fifty five percent of the offensive snaps, so he would have gotten off snap Oh snap was right. Five hundred thousand dollars. But it was cool to see a lot of people meet their incentives. I agree that that made it a lot of fun to watch. And for so many things that were people are polarized on like people fight about everything. I don't know many people that don't like to see these players hit their numbers. Like there might be a couple of grumpy people here and there, but for the most part, who didn't like that Mike Evans moment. Who didn't like seeing you know, von Miller or you know someone hit their sack total and celebrate. To me, that that's fun. So things that made us say we said it all week we said that was the reason to watch. However, the games were still exciting and that was the bonus, right, So we were looking at the positive. I want to make that clear because I did hear some people on Red Zone point out that they never understood how talking heads and guys on the radio and pundits would always say there was no reason to watch or care week eighteen. We never said that. We were giving you reasons to care. The one game that we cared most about actually was probably one of the weaker games because the Lions ended up dominating that game. So what made me say hmm, is how the Lions really I think separated themselves. Their defense was stellar, dude. Their defense made me say hmm. When you Vikings, who everybody's been high on all year and been impressed with all year. They couldn't score They couldn't score it. This really makes me. That really makes me saying, hmm about the Lions defense. Listen, it may shine. While they did whoop the Vikings last night, my opinion on sat Donald and the Vikings doesn't change. I feel like in the first half they had multiple red zone opportunities where they were ballsy, they went for it, and they came up short. They could have very well been up significantly of halftime. It just didn't work out. I'm not saying if you run it back another time, the results are completely different. But they were in the red zone three times, I believe in the beginning and came away with three points. They eventually said let's put some points on or let's take three. And I say this respectfully, and they could learn from it. It seemed pretty evident that Donald was playing rushed, I mean rushed and no more like careful too. Instead of slinging it and throwing it, he was aiming it like he looked like he was like too cautious instead of playing a little ballsy. And I think that showed so if they if he's able to be comfortable and you're right, maybe have a little more time and not so run he missed. They will have more opportunities. He missed justin Jefferson by a foot on a fade into the end zone again on multiple red zone uportunities. They just came up short. And I'm not saying, oh wow, that they would have beat the Lions, but I think the score is deceptive and it makes you think that the Lions were just so much better. I just think that nothing went the Vikings way and then the game at the end gets out of control because you're you're playing for behind and you're trying it thirty one to nine, But that defense made the difference, and props to Jamier Gibbs. Gibbs with four tuddies that made me say to having a career game on a night like that shows you the type of player this dude is. And it just shows you the grit and toughness of this team, and I think that's what separates them from other teams. For me, my opinion changed on the Vikings and it really solidified where the Lions stand Last night night, Well, you know what we're going to talk about some wildcard weekend coming up and all your observations from yesterday, so you want to in eight, seven, seven, nine to nine on Fox. Will do it next? Can be No Rich Monday, January sixth, Hang typ
