The volume are Week twelve Reaction presented by Uber Eats gets game day deals all season long on Uber eats. It's time to look at this weekend's tastiest matchup on Sunday Night Football, brought to you by Uber Eats. All right, we're going to have an hour and a half with John Middelcoff tonight, but I was going to just talk about the Eagles thrashing the Rams tonight in Los Angeles. It feels inevitable. Philadelphia and Detroit in the NFC Championship. Those are stack rosters. The Rams actually have a great coach, excellent quarterback, nice weapons, and a really strong defensive front. And it was completely worked tonight. Almost five hundred yards for the Eagles, two hundred and fifty five yards for Saquon Barkley. The Eagles offensive line and the Lions offensive line are so much better than the rest of the NFL. Well, I four of the five Eagle o linemen I think could get honors, just dominating performance. And again the Rams have some talented young guys up front, you know, and a lot of this Howie Roseman, the GM this league is front offices are so important. Teams like Cincinnati just don't make deals, and so it's Joe Burrow a couple of your receivers and they're just a limited roster. Philadelphia is constantly trade deadline, usually not necessarily this year, but big players at the trade deadline, off season, free agency, Draft Day deals, and you see the value of it. I mean, even without Devonte Smith at wide receiver because he's banged up, they lost Sleigh the corner during the game. In every unit. The Eagles have a great, great player. And you know, I talked about this before the season. I said, the eye idea of letting your best player go the New York Giants to go to the Eagles is insane. I mean, can you imagine you know, I know it's not perfectly analogous, but the Chiefs, you know, letting the Chargers have Mahomes in his prime. Now the Chargers have their own quarterback, but the best player on the New York Giants was allowed to go to their primary rival. Saquon Barkley. Think about this, has twelve touchdowns this year, the Giants have sixteen, last in the NFL. Saquon has ten plays this year of thirty plus yards. That's the same as the entire New York Giants offense. Giants let him walk. I think there's an argument MVP this year. Boy after tonight. I mean, Rookie of the Year has got to be bow Knicks at least offensive rookie of the Year. I would not have a problem with Saquon Barkley being MVP. I would have no problem. I mean, the guy is he is separated from the league at running back again. McCaffrey last year fully healthy, but McCaffrey this year is not the same. Yeah, Saquon Barkley is. There's just nothing like him. I mean, every single carry looks like he's one broken tackle from going the distance, and he did it, you know, twice the night. Saquon Barkley is on pace to set the NFL rushing record and scrimmage yards record. So if you're thinking to yourself, man, he's having like a incredible year. Yeah, the most incredible year ever potentially for Saquon Barkley. It has like a KD to the Warriors feel where you're looking at a team that's good enough to win the title and she's like, you know, we're just gonna we're gonna throw in this guy that is you know the best at his position, and he'll finally actually have teammates that can help him, and you know, a staff that can help him, and a quarterback who's a threat to run as well, so you can't just hone in on him. It's just insane. And by the way, the other player the Giants let go was a safety who now leads the NFL, and interceptions got the Giants are so poorly run. But you know, Barkley, I've said before, I think the best running back I ever saw was Walter Payton, Barry Sanders probably too Christian McCaffrey's dexterity and his ability to do so many things probably puts him third. But McCaffrey does not look the same this year, and instead Saquon Barkley was always an excellent player, but he is and there's no other way to say this. His ability to start and stop has improved. He's just faster and quicker this year. And you know, there are just certain things. Remember a couple of years ago when the Lions drafted Jamiir Gibbs the running back, and people crushed them for it, but their offensive line was so good it was guaranteed to be productive and as you've seen, the Lions just run over people. That's the thing about Saquon Barkley. I mean, look how productive he was with the Giants offensive line. And the other thing the Eagles have that the Giants didn't. The Eagles have star receivers on the outside of a j Brown's remarkable, so it forces safeties not to cheat and they can't cheat inside the box. So you just knew it was going to be incredibly remarkably productive for the Philadelphia Eagles. And I don't know what the New York Giants do with their football operation, but their front office just doesn't know what the hell they're doing. And the Eagles is arguably the best, and Detroit's is excellent, and Kansas City's excellent, and that's why those teams were at the top of the league. It's not just the coach at the quarterback the Lions right now, the Eagles with Howie Roseman, Kansas City, Buffalo's got a very very good front office, and they just take advantage of the weaker teams and the less capable front offices. So I love watching Philadelphia play. You know, I've got my questions regarding Nick Sarianni, but as I've said people do learn on the job, and that's okay too. Not everybody's Andy Reid or Sean Payton. Some guys are learning on the job. McDonald the coach for the Seahawks, or Mike McDaniel the coach for the Dolphins, you know, everybody. Mike McDaniel is a really smart guy. He'd never been a head coach. There's some things you don't know how to do until you do them. And so I think Mike McDaniel with Miami Dolphins are a fascinating team right now. They I mean that game with New England was weird. New England had played well, that wasn't even competitive three drives in. So I just I think Philadelphia and Detroit it feels inevitable. I mean, San Francisco is not the same team. Washington's cooled off Rams. You know again, Rams have some good players. The Rams need a left tackle, a boundary receiver and a corner and the quarterback for the future. They probably have two more years of Stafford, but they couldn't compete tonight. You know what's interesting is the Eagles are last in the NFL in first quarter scoring and first and second half scoring. Well, what does that tell you the first quarter the Rams were good, why scheming mcvaigh Stafford. But the Rams in the second half, they just get worn down. They don't have the personnel. So the Eagles are a great second half team because they just wear you down. Their offensive line wears you down. And you saw it the first half. The Rams were very competitive, but they just don't have the personnel over the course of four hours to compete with Philadelphia. So you know, that's my problem with Philadelphia as I just think I think their talent's remarkable, and I think sometimes they're under coached. It's very, very weird that you just don't score in the first quarter when you have the best offensive line or second best offensive line in football, two star receivers, the best current running back, a more than capable quarterback. You average seven and a half yards per play tonight, and you can't you can't dynamic in the first quarter. That's a scheming issue. But by Philadelphia is something else to watch. They are fun to watch because even though Detroit's a powerhouse offensively, there's just something about Saquon Barkley and AJ Brown and Jalen Hurts. There's just a lot you get the steak and you get the sizzle with the Philadelphia Eagles. And I've been saying this for the last couple of weeks. I felt like Buffalo, Kansas City, and the Lions where the Super Bowl teams put Philadelphia in that group. There are four teams now that feel like they have separated from the pack. I thought tonight's Eagle performance was really impressive. Fly cross country against a great quarterback and a great coach and a really good young defensive line for the Rams, and they were manhandled, literally manhandled. Fly Eagles Fly. The NFL season's rolling along. The contenders are separating from the pack. The one thing that hasn't changed this season. DraftKings sports Book and official sports book partner of the NFL are friends at the volume. 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The volume are Week twelve Reaction presented by Uber Eats gets game day deals all season long on Uber eats. It's time to look at this weekend's tastiest matchup on Sunday Night Football, brought to you by Uber Eats. All right, we're going to have an hour and a half with John Middelcoff tonight, but I was going to just talk about the Eagles thrashing the Rams tonight in Los Angeles. It feels inevitable. Philadelphia and Detroit in the NFC Championship. Those are stack rosters. The Rams actually have a great coach, excellent quarterback, nice weapons, and a really strong defensive front. And it was completely worked tonight. Almost five hundred yards for the Eagles, two hundred and fifty five yards for Saquon Barkley. The Eagles offensive line and the Lions offensive line are so much better than the rest of the NFL. Well, I four of the five Eagle o linemen I think could get honors, just dominating performance. And again the Rams have some talented young guys up front, you know, and a lot of this Howie Roseman, the GM this league is front offices are so important. Teams like Cincinnati just don't make deals, and so it's Joe Burrow a couple of your receivers and they're just a limited roster. Philadelphia is constantly trade deadline, usually not necessarily this year, but big players at the trade deadline, off season, free agency, Draft Day deals, and you see the value of it. I mean, even without Devonte Smith at wide receiver because he's banged up, they lost Sleigh the corner during the game. In every unit. The Eagles have a great, great player. And you know, I talked about this before the season. I said, the eye idea of letting your best player go the New York Giants to go to the Eagles is insane. I mean, can you imagine you know, I know it's not perfectly analogous, but the Chiefs, you know, letting the Chargers have Mahomes in his prime. Now the Chargers have their own quarterback, but the best player on the New York Giants was allowed to go to their primary rival. Saquon Barkley. Think about this, has twelve touchdowns this year, the Giants have sixteen, last in the NFL. Saquon has ten plays this year of thirty plus yards. That's the same as the entire New York Giants offense. Giants let him walk. I think there's an argument MVP this year. Boy after tonight. I mean, Rookie of the Year has got to be bow Knicks at least offensive rookie of the Year. I would not have a problem with Saquon Barkley being MVP. I would have no problem. I mean, the guy is he is separated from the league at running back again. McCaffrey last year fully healthy, but McCaffrey this year is not the same. Yeah, Saquon Barkley is. There's just nothing like him. I mean, every single carry looks like he's one broken tackle from going the distance, and he did it, you know, twice the night. Saquon Barkley is on pace to set the NFL rushing record and scrimmage yards record. So if you're thinking to yourself, man, he's having like a incredible year. Yeah, the most incredible year ever potentially for Saquon Barkley. It has like a KD to the Warriors feel where you're looking at a team that's good enough to win the title and she's like, you know, we're just gonna we're gonna throw in this guy that is you know the best at his position, and he'll finally actually have teammates that can help him, and you know, a staff that can help him, and a quarterback who's a threat to run as well, so you can't just hone in on him. It's just insane. And by the way, the other player the Giants let go was a safety who now leads the NFL, and interceptions got the Giants are so poorly run. But you know, Barkley, I've said before, I think the best running back I ever saw was Walter Payton, Barry Sanders probably too Christian McCaffrey's dexterity and his ability to do so many things probably puts him third. But McCaffrey does not look the same this year, and instead Saquon Barkley was always an excellent player, but he is and there's no other way to say this. His ability to start and stop has improved. He's just faster and quicker this year. And you know, there are just certain things. Remember a couple of years ago when the Lions drafted Jamiir Gibbs the running back, and people crushed them for it, but their offensive line was so good it was guaranteed to be productive and as you've seen, the Lions just run over people. That's the thing about Saquon Barkley. I mean, look how productive he was with the Giants offensive line. And the other thing the Eagles have that the Giants didn't. The Eagles have star receivers on the outside of a j Brown's remarkable, so it forces safeties not to cheat and they can't cheat inside the box. So you just knew it was going to be incredibly remarkably productive for the Philadelphia Eagles. And I don't know what the New York Giants do with their football operation, but their front office just doesn't know what the hell they're doing. And the Eagles is arguably the best, and Detroit's is excellent, and Kansas City's excellent, and that's why those teams were at the top of the league. It's not just the coach at the quarterback the Lions right now, the Eagles with Howie Roseman, Kansas City, Buffalo's got a very very good front office, and they just take advantage of the weaker teams and the less capable front offices. So I love watching Philadelphia play. You know, I've got my questions regarding Nick Sarianni, but as I've said people do learn on the job, and that's okay too. Not everybody's Andy Reid or Sean Payton. Some guys are learning on the job. McDonald the coach for the Seahawks, or Mike McDaniel the coach for the Dolphins, you know, everybody. Mike McDaniel is a really smart guy. He'd never been a head coach. There's some things you don't know how to do until you do them. And so I think Mike McDaniel with Miami Dolphins are a fascinating team right now. They I mean that game with New England was weird. New England had played well, that wasn't even competitive three drives in. So I just I think Philadelphia and Detroit it feels inevitable. I mean, San Francisco is not the same team. Washington's cooled off Rams. You know again, Rams have some good players. The Rams need a left tackle, a boundary receiver and a corner and the quarterback for the future. They probably have two more years of Stafford, but they couldn't compete tonight. You know what's interesting is the Eagles are last in the NFL in first quarter scoring and first and second half scoring. Well, what does that tell you the first quarter the Rams were good, why scheming mcvaigh Stafford. But the Rams in the second half, they just get worn down. They don't have the personnel. So the Eagles are a great second half team because they just wear you down. Their offensive line wears you down. And you saw it the first half. The Rams were very competitive, but they just don't have the personnel over the course of four hours to compete with Philadelphia. So you know, that's my problem with Philadelphia as I just think I think their talent's remarkable, and I think sometimes they're under coached. It's very, very weird that you just don't score in the first quarter when you have the best offensive line or second best offensive line in football, two star receivers, the best current running back, a more than capable quarterback. You average seven and a half yards per play tonight, and you can't you can't dynamic in the first quarter. That's a scheming issue. 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All Right. Time for another Sunday hour and a half pod with John Middlecoff, former NFL scout. I don't remember having a Sunday where I was on the wrong side of virtually everything except the Broncos game. What a crazy Every favorite I like, every dog, I like, fail to cover every favorite I was gunshy on covered. Let's start with Green Bay thirty eight, San Francisco ten.

All Right. Time for another Sunday hour and a half pod with John Middlecoff, former NFL scout. I don't remember having a Sunday where I was on the wrong side of virtually everything except the Broncos game. What a crazy Every favorite I like, every dog, I like, fail to cover every favorite I was gunshy on covered. Let's start with Green Bay thirty eight, San Francisco ten.

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I mean, when you knew it was troubles Out brought pretty out Trent Out, But as I was watching this, it was more than that, because, I mean Green Bay gave them opportunities. I think you have to have a hard look in the mirror, and it's hard in the NFL when you still have really good people in the locker room. I think this franchise needs a complete reboot. If you look at the Detroits, the Green Bays, Buffalo, Kansas City, the Chargers are up and coming. San Francisco is like an old fighter, John, They're like an old boxer. Last year, you know they were hanging on, had one last good fight. Stop drafting receivers, rebuild the O lines and D lines, Bosa's hurt, Kittle's hurt, McCaffrey's hurt. You know this organization well, but listen, Green Bay was going to win this game. You could tell two series in. I think San Francisco has to hyper aggressively reboot the franchise.

I mean, when you knew it was troubles Out brought pretty out Trent Out, But as I was watching this, it was more than that, because, I mean Green Bay gave them opportunities. I think you have to have a hard look in the mirror, and it's hard in the NFL when you still have really good people in the locker room. I think this franchise needs a complete reboot. If you look at the Detroits, the Green Bays, Buffalo, Kansas City, the Chargers are up and coming. San Francisco is like an old fighter, John, They're like an old boxer. Last year, you know they were hanging on, had one last good fight. Stop drafting receivers, rebuild the O lines and D lines, Bosa's hurt, Kittle's hurt, McCaffrey's hurt. You know this organization well, but listen, Green Bay was going to win this game. You could tell two series in. I think San Francisco has to hyper aggressively reboot the franchise.

Well, it's tough. You're paying all these guys all this money. They've recently best I think the best thing that could happen to them, because they're not making the playoffs. Keep losing these games. I said, you know, today was not a great day for Dallas, Like they're not going to the playoffs. You win and ruin your draft position. If you're the forty nine ers, you want to be drafting seventh, not fifteenth, right because we know quarterbacks usually go and that gives you an opportunity to get one of the best players on the board. They played Buffalo next week, that's a loss. You know, the Rams, they still play the Cardinals, like they could lose these games, and I would imagine they do. So, I mean, I think you're looking at at at best a seven win team, and I think right now, you know, not winning maybe one more game the rest of the season. This pretty thing was well reported today like they're not even sure what's going on. Bosa hurt one hip that he heard another Trent's just a weathered, you know, older player that this team, you know, what they need, They kind of need to get bounced in the first round or I mean, and you know, not even make it to the first round of the playoffs and get extra time off and get to reset. It happened to the Warriors. Remember they had twenty twenty. Twenty twenty was really rough couple of years. Then they were fresh than they won a champion.

Well, it's tough. You're paying all these guys all this money. They've recently best I think the best thing that could happen to them, because they're not making the playoffs. Keep losing these games. I said, you know, today was not a great day for Dallas, Like they're not going to the playoffs. You win and ruin your draft position. If you're the forty nine ers, you want to be drafting seventh, not fifteenth, right because we know quarterbacks usually go and that gives you an opportunity to get one of the best players on the board. They played Buffalo next week, that's a loss. You know, the Rams, they still play the Cardinals, like they could lose these games, and I would imagine they do. So, I mean, I think you're looking at at at best a seven win team, and I think right now, you know, not winning maybe one more game the rest of the season. This pretty thing was well reported today like they're not even sure what's going on. Bosa hurt one hip that he heard another Trent's just a weathered, you know, older player that this team, you know, what they need, They kind of need to get bounced in the first round or I mean, and you know, not even make it to the first round of the playoffs and get extra time off and get to reset. It happened to the Warriors. Remember they had twenty twenty. Twenty twenty was really rough couple of years. Then they were fresh than they won a champion.

Well remember the Niners' last Super Bowl loss went six and ten were injury ravaged.

Well remember the Niners' last Super Bowl loss went six and ten were injury ravaged.

Yeah, so I to me, the best easiest way for them to get players. They're not gonna have a lot of cap space because of all the big cap you know hits they have with players, is to have like the eighth pick in the draft, because it's not just the first round, it's every round, and they've proven to be able to draft really well in the fourth, fifth, sixth round. When you're drafting in the top ten, you know, there aren't really many excuses to miss, like when they're drafting in the late twenties. So I think the best case scenario roll out. The team they're rolling out, and they're gonna their schedule is hard. I mean they still play the Dolphins, who look good right now. Obviously they got the Bills next week. They're just gonna naturally lose a lot of games, which I think is really gonna benefit them long term.

Yeah, so I to me, the best easiest way for them to get players. They're not gonna have a lot of cap space because of all the big cap you know hits they have with players, is to have like the eighth pick in the draft, because it's not just the first round, it's every round, and they've proven to be able to draft really well in the fourth, fifth, sixth round. When you're drafting in the top ten, you know, there aren't really many excuses to miss, like when they're drafting in the late twenties. So I think the best case scenario roll out. The team they're rolling out, and they're gonna their schedule is hard. I mean they still play the Dolphins, who look good right now. Obviously they got the Bills next week. They're just gonna naturally lose a lot of games, which I think is really gonna benefit them long term.

Well, you know, it's interesting. I was watching Caleb Williams, who was just he's such a talented guy. Boone Nicks looks fantastic. Jaden Daniels has hit the cliff Kingsbury wall, you know, around Thanksgiving. Even in college, his teams tended to swoon late and I looked at rock Perty. They're gonna keep him right. I mean, you can't pay him fifty million, but they're gonna broke her a deal here probably in the forties. Is that what you think?

Well, you know, it's interesting. I was watching Caleb Williams, who was just he's such a talented guy. Boone Nicks looks fantastic. Jaden Daniels has hit the cliff Kingsbury wall, you know, around Thanksgiving. Even in college, his teams tended to swoon late and I looked at rock Perty. They're gonna keep him right. I mean, you can't pay him fifty million, but they're gonna broke her a deal here probably in the forties. Is that what you think?

Do they do? They have to? Though? Colin, what? Why? Why are we always in such a rush? Like he's he's not struggling to put food on the table. He's making millions of dollars off the field. It's an incredible spot for him with Kyle if you win six or seven games and listen, this hasn't been his fault necessarily, But why are we in a rush to spend fifty million when clearly what there are four or five guys in the league that you feel really good about it, and then the next five guys making that much money or somewhat of a roller coaster. Yeah, I would have no problem giving him that. I don't know Kirk Cousins, Daniel Jones eighty ninety and everyone's like, well he'll never take that, Well, then we won't do a deal. You know, if he would have got me back to the NFC Championship game this year, you wouldn't have had a choice. But they're not sniffing the playoffs. He's injured. Now we're playing it out Like the problem with Dallas playing it out is you knew how it was going to play out. Why can't we just take a deep breath and see how see what happens? Where is he going? Yeah, well it's a better situation. Who's who's lining up one, he's not a free agent, but who's lining up on the open market to give him, let's just say, one hundred and fifty million dollars a year? Who you bigging against? So they regret the IU contract, they have to if they could do that over again, they would have traded him before the draft. I mean, there's not even so let's take a deep breath, let's just play it out, and that that's what I I would say. Most of my life, what up until the last four or five years, that's usually how business used to happen. Unless your name was like Peyton Manning or Ladanian Tomlinson or some like all time great player. Most players usually had to fight for their cash. And now, just because the league's flush with it, we just give it away. And again I have no problem giving it to the elite guys. Hell, Trent Williams, you need a boost, I'll give you a boost. Rock Perty, Like, let's just take a deep breath, everybody. And that's been my stance all along, is why can't What was the rush to pay Trevor Lawrence? Does any team regret a contract more than the Jags, Like five weeks into the contract, at least two of has proven like, but again, Tua's not making two hundred.

Do they do? They have to? Though? Colin, what? Why? Why are we always in such a rush? Like he's he's not struggling to put food on the table. He's making millions of dollars off the field. It's an incredible spot for him with Kyle if you win six or seven games and listen, this hasn't been his fault necessarily, But why are we in a rush to spend fifty million when clearly what there are four or five guys in the league that you feel really good about it, and then the next five guys making that much money or somewhat of a roller coaster. Yeah, I would have no problem giving him that. I don't know Kirk Cousins, Daniel Jones eighty ninety and everyone's like, well he'll never take that, Well, then we won't do a deal. You know, if he would have got me back to the NFC Championship game this year, you wouldn't have had a choice. But they're not sniffing the playoffs. He's injured. Now we're playing it out Like the problem with Dallas playing it out is you knew how it was going to play out. Why can't we just take a deep breath and see how see what happens? Where is he going? Yeah, well it's a better situation. Who's who's lining up one, he's not a free agent, but who's lining up on the open market to give him, let's just say, one hundred and fifty million dollars a year? Who you bigging against? So they regret the IU contract, they have to if they could do that over again, they would have traded him before the draft. I mean, there's not even so let's take a deep breath, let's just play it out, and that that's what I I would say. Most of my life, what up until the last four or five years, that's usually how business used to happen. Unless your name was like Peyton Manning or Ladanian Tomlinson or some like all time great player. Most players usually had to fight for their cash. And now, just because the league's flush with it, we just give it away. And again I have no problem giving it to the elite guys. Hell, Trent Williams, you need a boost, I'll give you a boost. Rock Perty, Like, let's just take a deep breath, everybody. And that's been my stance all along, is why can't What was the rush to pay Trevor Lawrence? Does any team regret a contract more than the Jags, Like five weeks into the contract, at least two of has proven like, but again, Tua's not making two hundred.

Plus try out, that's right.

Plus try out, that's right.

So and the party thing was being talked about, well, it's the Trevor Lawrence and it's like, well, if I'd give him one hundred and forty million dollars right now. But that's not what the ballpark that has been discussed.

So and the party thing was being talked about, well, it's the Trevor Lawrence and it's like, well, if I'd give him one hundred and forty million dollars right now. But that's not what the ballpark that has been discussed.

Yeah, I mean it's such a big decision. I'd peel off some of the players. I would have moved off Deebo last year. I wouldn't have paid Ayuk. I think they've been a little negligent on the offensive line. They've they've attacked the defensive line. I think they've been a bit negligent on the offensive line.

Yeah, I mean it's such a big decision. I'd peel off some of the players. I would have moved off Deebo last year. I wouldn't have paid Ayuk. I think they've been a little negligent on the offensive line. They've they've attacked the defensive line. I think they've been a bit negligent on the offensive line.

I just don't They're not Colin, They're not negligent. They've been Kyle and the offensive line coach have been open about their philosophical belief of skill players are more important than offensive lineman.

I just don't They're not Colin, They're not negligent. They've been Kyle and the offensive line coach have been open about their philosophical belief of skill players are more important than offensive lineman.

Oh, you can tell they believe.

Oh, you can tell they believe.

In that zone scheme that I can take mainly average guys. Obviously Trent is their outlier. But how'd they get Trent? They got him for a third round pick, right, and the only reason he didn't go to Minnesota who was offering way mor Is he refused to go there because he wanted to play for his guy, Kyle. So they've openly said, yeah, we don't take offensive lineman if we believe a skill guy's on the board higher the football I was around growing up, you know with coach Hill, who came from Belichick, and then Andy Reid and Howie Roseman, they would laugh at that they would take offensive lineman in the first round and then they take him again in the second round.

In that zone scheme that I can take mainly average guys. Obviously Trent is their outlier. But how'd they get Trent? They got him for a third round pick, right, and the only reason he didn't go to Minnesota who was offering way mor Is he refused to go there because he wanted to play for his guy, Kyle. So they've openly said, yeah, we don't take offensive lineman if we believe a skill guy's on the board higher the football I was around growing up, you know with coach Hill, who came from Belichick, and then Andy Reid and Howie Roseman, they would laugh at that they would take offensive lineman in the first round and then they take him again in the second round.

Well, the Texan should have attacked the offensive line, not Stefan Diggs. And by the way, Jim Harbaugh had a choice, he took Joe alt Over. I was told he wanted Brian Thomas to get from LSU. So I mean, I think you can find receivers anywhere. I think it's very hard to find elite tackles out of the first round. Okay, overtime Minnesota thirty Bears twenty seven. Both quarterbacks played well. I'll get to Caleb in a second. I thought Sam Darnold got hurt, came back overtime, some big time throws Sam twenty two to thirty four, three hundred plus yards, a couple of touchdowns. Vikings had it won multiple times in the fourth quarter. Let it slip away. But my takeaway on this is it's not just that Sam is gonna win like comeback player of the year.

Well, the Texan should have attacked the offensive line, not Stefan Diggs. And by the way, Jim Harbaugh had a choice, he took Joe alt Over. I was told he wanted Brian Thomas to get from LSU. So I mean, I think you can find receivers anywhere. I think it's very hard to find elite tackles out of the first round. Okay, overtime Minnesota thirty Bears twenty seven. Both quarterbacks played well. I'll get to Caleb in a second. I thought Sam Darnold got hurt, came back overtime, some big time throws Sam twenty two to thirty four, three hundred plus yards, a couple of touchdowns. Vikings had it won multiple times in the fourth quarter. Let it slip away. But my takeaway on this is it's not just that Sam is gonna win like comeback player of the year.

Right now.

Right now.

I think you have to take Minnesota. I mean, they're not as good as Detroit I think they can play with anybody, including Philadelphia and the NFC. Like I just think the Vikings are a real team.

I think you have to take Minnesota. I mean, they're not as good as Detroit I think they can play with anybody, including Philadelphia and the NFC. Like I just think the Vikings are a real team.

Well, their offenses so botent, I mean at any moment. I mean, Jefferson is one of the best players in the league any position. And how good is Jordan Addison if he's going to be your number two? And that nailor guy, I don't even know much about him. He makes plays every time I watch him play. Their running game, they're offensive coaching. You know, Sam's arm is just big, so you know in terms of explosive plays, and defensively, they don't have like I would say, excellent players like they did in the peak of the Zimmer days when Kendrick and Harrison Smith and some of their pass rushers were in the prime of their career. But we all agree that he's one of the better defensive schemers in the league. So from a coaching standpoint high end, are they the sneakiest nine to two team in the history of the league. Well, yeah, because because they're not going to win the division right and more than likely I guess they only have They're only one game behind, but they'll be the fifth seed. But they will have consistently played pretty well. I mean today, let's face I mean took an onside kick with twenty seconds left for them to get in position to right kick a field goal, like they should have won that game in regulation. What what percentage time does an onside kick hit?

Well, their offenses so botent, I mean at any moment. I mean, Jefferson is one of the best players in the league any position. And how good is Jordan Addison if he's going to be your number two? And that nailor guy, I don't even know much about him. He makes plays every time I watch him play. Their running game, they're offensive coaching. You know, Sam's arm is just big, so you know in terms of explosive plays, and defensively, they don't have like I would say, excellent players like they did in the peak of the Zimmer days when Kendrick and Harrison Smith and some of their pass rushers were in the prime of their career. But we all agree that he's one of the better defensive schemers in the league. So from a coaching standpoint high end, are they the sneakiest nine to two team in the history of the league. Well, yeah, because because they're not going to win the division right and more than likely I guess they only have They're only one game behind, but they'll be the fifth seed. But they will have consistently played pretty well. I mean today, let's face I mean took an onside kick with twenty seconds left for them to get in position to right kick a field goal, like they should have won that game in regulation. What what percentage time does an onside kick hit?

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Two percent? Not even?

Two percent? Not even?

Yeah? And I think you know, one of the things with Minnesota, it's like, you know, they were zero for five in the red zone against Jacksonville. They had today's game wrapped up. They they're just not talented enough to make mistakes. Like Detroit didn't play brilliant football today, went on the road and beat a pretty decent Colts team in front of a tough environment, And it's like, that's a great team. I mean, I think I think Detroit, if you look at they look like the Moss Brady Patriots. Like Minnesota's a good team. The margins are tighter. And again, but I think you have to we have to be honest about this whole Sam Darnold thing. JJ McCarthy's team. Next year, Sam is going to have an absolute market. I don't think there's any question.

Yeah? And I think you know, one of the things with Minnesota, it's like, you know, they were zero for five in the red zone against Jacksonville. They had today's game wrapped up. They they're just not talented enough to make mistakes. Like Detroit didn't play brilliant football today, went on the road and beat a pretty decent Colts team in front of a tough environment, And it's like, that's a great team. I mean, I think I think Detroit, if you look at they look like the Moss Brady Patriots. Like Minnesota's a good team. The margins are tighter. And again, but I think you have to we have to be honest about this whole Sam Darnold thing. JJ McCarthy's team. Next year, Sam is going to have an absolute market. I don't think there's any question.

Are we sure? Though? Because what do you do if, let's say, all of a sudden you're in the NFC championship game against the Detroit Lions, and you've beaten let's say, you know, the Falcons in the first round, and then you take out the whoever, maybe the Eagles in the second round. I don't know exactly how the seating would play out. And then you lose the tight game to Detroit. Maybe you lose by a couple touchdowns. But Sam has multiple playoff victories and you just watch them and you think like you do when you watch Jared Goff, like he's solid, he's a winning player. He's not obviously he's gonna make some mistakes. He's different than Jared, But you know what I mean, a couple of years ago, it is pretty clear, like you can win with this guy if you build a good team. They build a good team. And especially if what if he wins a playoff game, a starting left tackle who's like the young Trent Williams of the league is gone. So and today the guy that trade for gets herd and as Quisenberry comes in, I mean, that's just a lot of moving parts. Well, what does he bring to the table. He can move around, So I the Vikings would like pay millions of dollars to know that JJ McCarthy is gonna look like Sam Darnold in two years, let alone next year. There's no guarantee. How often do we see these young players but never materialize in anything.

Are we sure? Though? Because what do you do if, let's say, all of a sudden you're in the NFC championship game against the Detroit Lions, and you've beaten let's say, you know, the Falcons in the first round, and then you take out the whoever, maybe the Eagles in the second round. I don't know exactly how the seating would play out. And then you lose the tight game to Detroit. Maybe you lose by a couple touchdowns. But Sam has multiple playoff victories and you just watch them and you think like you do when you watch Jared Goff, like he's solid, he's a winning player. He's not obviously he's gonna make some mistakes. He's different than Jared, But you know what I mean, a couple of years ago, it is pretty clear, like you can win with this guy if you build a good team. They build a good team. And especially if what if he wins a playoff game, a starting left tackle who's like the young Trent Williams of the league is gone. So and today the guy that trade for gets herd and as Quisenberry comes in, I mean, that's just a lot of moving parts. Well, what does he bring to the table. He can move around, So I the Vikings would like pay millions of dollars to know that JJ McCarthy is gonna look like Sam Darnold in two years, let alone next year. There's no guarantee. How often do we see these young players but never materialize in anything.

But you'd have to pay Sam, and you get.

But you'd have to pay Sam, and you get.

I understand that. But I'm just saying it's you just let him go when you've proven that you can win with him, and it's not like he's a thirty six year old or thirty eight year old.

I understand that. But I'm just saying it's you just let him go when you've proven that you can win with him, and it's not like he's a thirty six year old or thirty eight year old.

Twenty seven or twenty eight, isn't he.

Twenty seven or twenty eight, isn't he.

I think it puts you in a precarious spot if you have playoff. I think it's easy if you're one and done, it's an easy transition you win a playoff game or two. I think the conversations just get a little more serious, which I'm sure they've been having throughout the year, because that the NFL's you kind of live in the moment, you know. I mean, if you're like, well, why if our team's going to be good, we could win again this year, that's really all you're focused on. It's easy to say the next five years you're really focused on twenty twenty five.

I think it puts you in a precarious spot if you have playoff. I think it's easy if you're one and done, it's an easy transition you win a playoff game or two. I think the conversations just get a little more serious, which I'm sure they've been having throughout the year, because that the NFL's you kind of live in the moment, you know. I mean, if you're like, well, why if our team's going to be good, we could win again this year, that's really all you're focused on. It's easy to say the next five years you're really focused on twenty twenty five.

I think if you could get a second round or No, he's a free agent, so you get no picks.

I think if you could get a second round or No, he's a free agent, so you get no picks.

I can you franchise them and trade him?

I can you franchise them and trade him?

Yeah, I mean I think it's quarterback class sucks in college. No, I mean even Shaduur's more of a B plus a minus prospect than an A plus Jalen Milrow people like, but he's he's not fluid. He's gonna take He's better than Anthony Richards and out of college, but he's gonna take a lot of work and a lot of patience. It's really interesting. I mean, let's go to chicagould.

Yeah, I mean I think it's quarterback class sucks in college. No, I mean even Shaduur's more of a B plus a minus prospect than an A plus Jalen Milrow people like, but he's he's not fluid. He's gonna take He's better than Anthony Richards and out of college, but he's gonna take a lot of work and a lot of patience. It's really interesting. I mean, let's go to chicagould.

You give him like a Cousins type deal, like a couple of years hundred million, three years, one hundred million dollars, and then just figured it out as you go, and if he keeps playing well, you can always trade him if you like JJ. I think I just think the risk saying with with JJ McCarthy injured was a project to begin with. I think there was a story within the last couple of weeks he needed another surgery because of the swelling. I mean, not that that's the end. I mean he's still got a long time till twenty twenty five season. But I just like this would be serious conversations, which I they're one hundred percent having. Doesn't mean they're going to do it. But it's a fluid situation.

You give him like a Cousins type deal, like a couple of years hundred million, three years, one hundred million dollars, and then just figured it out as you go, and if he keeps playing well, you can always trade him if you like JJ. I think I just think the risk saying with with JJ McCarthy injured was a project to begin with. I think there was a story within the last couple of weeks he needed another surgery because of the swelling. I mean, not that that's the end. I mean he's still got a long time till twenty twenty five season. But I just like this would be serious conversations, which I they're one hundred percent having. Doesn't mean they're going to do it. But it's a fluid situation.

So in a losing effort today, I think Chicago is the most fascinating four and seven team in the league. Caleb Williams made a throw right before the field goal descended to overtime. I thought it was the best throw I saw today. I mean it was twenty eight yards in the air, I mean four Vikings right over and they showed the video from behind Caleb. They had four hundred yards offense. He had thirty two completions. The box score was even. They were down big in the fourth quarter, so Caleb is a pretty fearless kid. They were down to a good team twenty four to ten. They came roaring back. He had a really bad sack in overtime that killed their field position. Vikings get the ball. Sam Darnold outplays him in overtime. But for I said before the season, I said, the Bears are gonna win seventh. They're gonna finish in fourth place. But you're gonna feel good about it. You're gonna be like, yeah, we got the guy watching that game today and that fourth quarter. I mean Greg Cosel told me this week he's like that kid. That kid is unbelievable. Like, nothing against Jayden Daniels, but he's stronger than Jayden Daniels. Nothing against bow Knicks, but he's got a bigger arm than bow Knicks. I thought Caleb today had some moments that were just wow. That's my take when I watched them.

So in a losing effort today, I think Chicago is the most fascinating four and seven team in the league. Caleb Williams made a throw right before the field goal descended to overtime. I thought it was the best throw I saw today. I mean it was twenty eight yards in the air, I mean four Vikings right over and they showed the video from behind Caleb. They had four hundred yards offense. He had thirty two completions. The box score was even. They were down big in the fourth quarter, so Caleb is a pretty fearless kid. They were down to a good team twenty four to ten. They came roaring back. He had a really bad sack in overtime that killed their field position. Vikings get the ball. Sam Darnold outplays him in overtime. But for I said before the season, I said, the Bears are gonna win seventh. They're gonna finish in fourth place. But you're gonna feel good about it. You're gonna be like, yeah, we got the guy watching that game today and that fourth quarter. I mean Greg Cosel told me this week he's like that kid. That kid is unbelievable. Like, nothing against Jayden Daniels, but he's stronger than Jayden Daniels. Nothing against bow Knicks, but he's got a bigger arm than bow Knicks. I thought Caleb today had some moments that were just wow. That's my take when I watched them.

Yeah, he made a couple throws over the player the past year. Throwing is the live version didn't do it justice when they showed the replay and he layered that thing. But he's Brett Farv strike. How about the two point conversion when he hit DJ Moore in the back of the end zone and there were a couple other over the middle of the field strikes to like Keenan Allen where you're like, he was just letting this thing rip. And then the usc the reason that everyone was so high on him, the scramble threw it down the sideline to DJ More might be the best play he's ever made of his career. Yeah. He The one thing that jumps out these last two weeks is there's more of a looseness that feels more collegiate to him. Again, yes, that he was really tight. Toward the end of the Waldron thing, they fire him, and you just see a much looser player. And I, you know, you're scrolling around the four boxes listening to different audio. And when I clicked over at one point in time during the game, they said he had mentioned like I just feel like I got my confidence back a little bit, and he's playing that way. I think the hard part if you're a Pars fan is like, our team actually probably wasn't that far away this year. What let us down? It was, well, we've been pretty They muffed a punt today and they had a field goal blocked. Again. They had back to back field goal blocks.

Yeah, he made a couple throws over the player the past year. Throwing is the live version didn't do it justice when they showed the replay and he layered that thing. But he's Brett Farv strike. How about the two point conversion when he hit DJ Moore in the back of the end zone and there were a couple other over the middle of the field strikes to like Keenan Allen where you're like, he was just letting this thing rip. And then the usc the reason that everyone was so high on him, the scramble threw it down the sideline to DJ More might be the best play he's ever made of his career. Yeah. He The one thing that jumps out these last two weeks is there's more of a looseness that feels more collegiate to him. Again, yes, that he was really tight. Toward the end of the Waldron thing, they fire him, and you just see a much looser player. And I, you know, you're scrolling around the four boxes listening to different audio. And when I clicked over at one point in time during the game, they said he had mentioned like I just feel like I got my confidence back a little bit, and he's playing that way. I think the hard part if you're a Pars fan is like, our team actually probably wasn't that far away this year. What let us down? It was, well, we've been pretty They muffed a punt today and they had a field goal blocked. Again. They had back to back field goal blocks.

If you count last week they led to two Vikings scores. So they're five and eighteen in one possession games under eber Flus, and they're a terrible road team, meaning close games.

If you count last week they led to two Vikings scores. So they're five and eighteen in one possession games under eber Flus, and they're a terrible road team, meaning close games.

He's never uber Flues has never won a road game on a Sunday colin the NFL plays on Sundays.

He's never uber Flues has never won a road game on a Sunday colin the NFL plays on Sundays.

Well, look at look how much better the offense got when Waldron left. Okay, so we saw leak. I mean, look at bone next with Sean Payton. Can you imagine if they get this guy a sharp, offensive coach.

Well, look at look how much better the offense got when Waldron left. Okay, so we saw leak. I mean, look at bone next with Sean Payton. Can you imagine if they get this guy a sharp, offensive coach.

But you know the hard part though, is Colin And I don't know if you know this guy. I just know him from the outside, and I don't think that highly of him. Is partly because you have a business guy and Kevin Warren. There was a segment of The Hard Knocks where Ryan Poles was extending DJ Moore to one of the biggest contracts in the history of the Bears, and in Hard Knocks he's reading out some of the details of the contract not to the owners, but to Kevin Warren, and I went, that's a problem because and listen to everyone around Chicago knows Kevin Warren and it's been well reported. Poles and ebra Flu's answer to him, not the owner. So you have like this intermediary middle management who's really powerful in the NFL that doesn't work. Can you imagine listen, I when I was with the Eagles, Don Smelenski like, there are a lot of really good presidents that dominate the business side, and they're they're tight with their GM and their and their coach. They don't dictate the terms of that stuff. On big you go to the owner and even some of the owners once they get comfortable with you, like unless it's a crazy just you do it like I'm good with it, right, I trust you. So you have this president who is gonna be in charge of the hiring of the coach with poles that that that's where it gets weird, Colin, and I think a lot of people in Chicago, because there's no disputing you watch this team. If Caleb's gonna play like the last couple of weeks, it's they're gonna be a talented football teaman.

But you know the hard part though, is Colin And I don't know if you know this guy. I just know him from the outside, and I don't think that highly of him. Is partly because you have a business guy and Kevin Warren. There was a segment of The Hard Knocks where Ryan Poles was extending DJ Moore to one of the biggest contracts in the history of the Bears, and in Hard Knocks he's reading out some of the details of the contract not to the owners, but to Kevin Warren, and I went, that's a problem because and listen to everyone around Chicago knows Kevin Warren and it's been well reported. Poles and ebra Flu's answer to him, not the owner. So you have like this intermediary middle management who's really powerful in the NFL that doesn't work. Can you imagine listen, I when I was with the Eagles, Don Smelenski like, there are a lot of really good presidents that dominate the business side, and they're they're tight with their GM and their and their coach. They don't dictate the terms of that stuff. On big you go to the owner and even some of the owners once they get comfortable with you, like unless it's a crazy just you do it like I'm good with it, right, I trust you. So you have this president who is gonna be in charge of the hiring of the coach with poles that that that's where it gets weird, Colin, and I think a lot of people in Chicago, because there's no disputing you watch this team. If Caleb's gonna play like the last couple of weeks, it's they're gonna be a talented football teaman.

Allen today was great.

Allen today was great.

Yeah. So I I just wonder from a coaching stand point, guys with options like clearly like Woody Johnson, no thanks, wait, I got I have to deal not with the owner and not with my GM, but the president of the team. Well that's that's a turnof Colin in the business.

Yeah. So I I just wonder from a coaching stand point, guys with options like clearly like Woody Johnson, no thanks, wait, I got I have to deal not with the owner and not with my GM, but the president of the team. Well that's that's a turnof Colin in the business.

Yeah, and the and and that man you're speaking of was known. I know somebody. I know two people that have dealt with him before. Kind of a ladder.

Yeah, and the and and that man you're speaking of was known. I know somebody. I know two people that have dealt with him before. Kind of a ladder.

He's a business guy.

He's a business guy.

Yeah, I mean a little bit of a ladder climber, light on the details sometimes nice enough.

Yeah, I mean a little bit of a ladder climber, light on the details sometimes nice enough.

Man.

Man.

I My take is, and I feel bad for Caleb Williams. It's like I I would feel bad for Aaron Rodgers if he wasn't Aaron Rodgers. But some of these organizations are just a circus. I mean, the Jets are poorly run franchise. The Bears are a poorly run franchise. And I just I mean Bill Pollion ran their last coaching search. That's why they ended up with Matt Eberfluss. The owners called Bill Pollion and said, find us a coach, so you know, and he's gonna go, you know, to his allies, and I I mean, just watch Bweck's play and tell me you don't think Sean Payton and coaching matters.

I My take is, and I feel bad for Caleb Williams. It's like I I would feel bad for Aaron Rodgers if he wasn't Aaron Rodgers. But some of these organizations are just a circus. I mean, the Jets are poorly run franchise. The Bears are a poorly run franchise. And I just I mean Bill Pollion ran their last coaching search. That's why they ended up with Matt Eberfluss. The owners called Bill Pollion and said, find us a coach, so you know, and he's gonna go, you know, to his allies, and I I mean, just watch Bweck's play and tell me you don't think Sean Payton and coaching matters.

It's I mean, but that's a good example of there's a guy making eighteen million dollars. He's the boss. Now he did it's not his money. If he has a question, he goes to the Walton family or the Penners or you know, whoever is in charge of the money rights. It's really run a lot like a college team would be run like Kirby Smart nick sate. They're the boss of the operation. It can get weird in the NFL because it becomes so corporate, these billion dollar operations. A lot of people like their hand in the cookie jar. You see these names that are at these meetings with Woody Johnson, You're like, who are these other three guys? Well, they're like his confidants, right, that you have to deal with when you want things done. You know, forever Belichick wants somethm done, he you want to write to Robert, right, this is what we're doing. It's me and you and Robert. Then his son starts getting more involved than it gets we And I think one reason I see the Chiefs are so well run is because it's just Brett and Andy deal with Clark, and I know the forty nine ers too, Like it's a very streamline. It's just Kyle john Jed York. There's not a lot of other cooks in the kitchen. That's what makes me nervous with Chicago because you'd be like, they should be all over Rabel. Well, Rabel just had a weird experience. Does he want to deal with this now? And he's a big ten guy, and Kevin Warren not highly thought of with some of the football guys. I just that that makes me nervous. Colin. I could see it coming from a mile away, these stories in January of like, yeah, this is just a weird interview because like I didn't know who I was answering to. Right, you can see it, you can see it coming.

It's I mean, but that's a good example of there's a guy making eighteen million dollars. He's the boss. Now he did it's not his money. If he has a question, he goes to the Walton family or the Penners or you know, whoever is in charge of the money rights. It's really run a lot like a college team would be run like Kirby Smart nick sate. They're the boss of the operation. It can get weird in the NFL because it becomes so corporate, these billion dollar operations. A lot of people like their hand in the cookie jar. You see these names that are at these meetings with Woody Johnson, You're like, who are these other three guys? Well, they're like his confidants, right, that you have to deal with when you want things done. You know, forever Belichick wants somethm done, he you want to write to Robert, right, this is what we're doing. It's me and you and Robert. Then his son starts getting more involved than it gets we And I think one reason I see the Chiefs are so well run is because it's just Brett and Andy deal with Clark, and I know the forty nine ers too, Like it's a very streamline. It's just Kyle john Jed York. There's not a lot of other cooks in the kitchen. That's what makes me nervous with Chicago because you'd be like, they should be all over Rabel. Well, Rabel just had a weird experience. Does he want to deal with this now? And he's a big ten guy, and Kevin Warren not highly thought of with some of the football guys. I just that that makes me nervous. Colin. I could see it coming from a mile away, these stories in January of like, yeah, this is just a weird interview because like I didn't know who I was answering to. Right, you can see it, you can see it coming.

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Cowboys beat Washington thirty four to twenty six complete batshit crazy in the fourth quarter. Just a wild game. And I'm sure you either watched it, folks or not.

Cowboys beat Washington thirty four to twenty six complete batshit crazy in the fourth quarter. Just a wild game. And I'm sure you either watched it, folks or not.

You know, an a forty points score in the fourth quarter.

You know, an a forty points score in the fourth quarter.

It was insane. So Cliff Kingsbury always had a reputation Jaden Daniels. You know, I was looking at this with five minutes left, Jayden Daniels had less than one hundred yards passing and Washington had nine points against the thirty first scoring defense. So it was a lot of points late. But Jaden Daniels. Bow Knicks has completely surpassed Jaden Daniels for offensive Rookie of the Year. Like it's not club. I mean, he's the last six games, it's not close. Bonnicks looks confident, accurate, poised, athletic. Jaden's lost his fastball. And so you know, I talked to Steve kaim I said, you know, can you explain the Cliff Kingsbury college and professionals swoon in the second half of the season. And Steve just said, he's a very smart, creative guy who works in the summer to come in with new stuff, and maybe the league catches up with him that he doesn't pivot to the second pitch after he's brought in new stuff. But Steve didn't really have an answer. But you know, he said, hard working, clever, smart. He does come in every year with new stuff. But I was sitting there watching that thing today, and by the way, Washington almost pulled it off. But once again Washington missed Pats. They missed a field goal. Special teams in this league are I don't remember a year that special teams decided more football games. They're just terrible. But I looked at this and I thought to myself today, if you could redraft all the quarterbacks, and you have to consider Sean Payton and the bow next deal, if you could redraft the quarterbacks, would you draft them differently? Forget the teams, would you redraft them differently?

It was insane. So Cliff Kingsbury always had a reputation Jaden Daniels. You know, I was looking at this with five minutes left, Jayden Daniels had less than one hundred yards passing and Washington had nine points against the thirty first scoring defense. So it was a lot of points late. But Jaden Daniels. Bow Knicks has completely surpassed Jaden Daniels for offensive Rookie of the Year. Like it's not club. I mean, he's the last six games, it's not close. Bonnicks looks confident, accurate, poised, athletic. Jaden's lost his fastball. And so you know, I talked to Steve kaim I said, you know, can you explain the Cliff Kingsbury college and professionals swoon in the second half of the season. And Steve just said, he's a very smart, creative guy who works in the summer to come in with new stuff, and maybe the league catches up with him that he doesn't pivot to the second pitch after he's brought in new stuff. But Steve didn't really have an answer. But you know, he said, hard working, clever, smart. He does come in every year with new stuff. But I was sitting there watching that thing today, and by the way, Washington almost pulled it off. But once again Washington missed Pats. They missed a field goal. Special teams in this league are I don't remember a year that special teams decided more football games. They're just terrible. But I looked at this and I thought to myself today, if you could redraft all the quarterbacks, and you have to consider Sean Payton and the bow next deal, if you could redraft the quarterbacks, would you draft them differently? Forget the teams, would you redraft them differently?

Well, I think Caleb's at least quieted, and I listen, I was starting to wonder, what the hell are we watching? These last two weeks make you feel a lot better. I mean, today he made throws where you're like, that's what number one overall pick looks like. No disputing, Here's where I will defend Jayden Daniels because today he was run around pretty well. I came into this season, I know you picked him to make the playoffs. I thought this was more like a six or seven win team that was going to be an impressive operation. But wins loss were not going to be what it looked like they were going to be three weeks ago. I don't think they're that talented Colin. I honestly, I don't think they're teams that good. Yeah, Terry mclaurin's good. Their running backs getting banged up. Brian Robinson's a good player, but he was in and out. So if they're not running the ball, well, and here's the one thing. And I always thought this about Chip Kelly, and you know, Mike Leach never came to the NFL. But Cliff's a good example. These spread offenses right early on in the season, rapid fire defenses aren't as dialed. Take advantage of it. As the season goes on, weather changes a little bit, it gets a lot more physical. Well what Dallas happened today. Parsons is back now, like their defense is a little bit more Yeah, I would say legitimate with him in the game, and they were just ready for a brawl, like they got pride. I mean, they got a lot of.

Well, I think Caleb's at least quieted, and I listen, I was starting to wonder, what the hell are we watching? These last two weeks make you feel a lot better. I mean, today he made throws where you're like, that's what number one overall pick looks like. No disputing, Here's where I will defend Jayden Daniels because today he was run around pretty well. I came into this season, I know you picked him to make the playoffs. I thought this was more like a six or seven win team that was going to be an impressive operation. But wins loss were not going to be what it looked like they were going to be three weeks ago. I don't think they're that talented Colin. I honestly, I don't think they're teams that good. Yeah, Terry mclaurin's good. Their running backs getting banged up. Brian Robinson's a good player, but he was in and out. So if they're not running the ball, well, and here's the one thing. And I always thought this about Chip Kelly, and you know, Mike Leach never came to the NFL. But Cliff's a good example. These spread offenses right early on in the season, rapid fire defenses aren't as dialed. Take advantage of it. As the season goes on, weather changes a little bit, it gets a lot more physical. Well what Dallas happened today. Parsons is back now, like their defense is a little bit more Yeah, I would say legitimate with him in the game, and they were just ready for a brawl, like they got pride. I mean, they got a lot of.

High paid, accurate moves the ball for sure, and it.

High paid, accurate moves the ball for sure, and it.

Was a physical game. Yeah. I think sometimes the more physical you are, with more of the quote unquote spread offenses, you can shove them around a little bit. And I think that's really what's happened in my opinion. Now. You know, once that I saw on the Denver game is Bonnix hasn't turned the ball over in fourteen quarters. One pass was on a hail Mary. But Jane Daniels have three picks today.

Was a physical game. Yeah. I think sometimes the more physical you are, with more of the quote unquote spread offenses, you can shove them around a little bit. And I think that's really what's happened in my opinion. Now. You know, once that I saw on the Denver game is Bonnix hasn't turned the ball over in fourteen quarters. One pass was on a hail Mary. But Jane Daniels have three picks today.

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Yeah.

Right, So it's like you start turning the ball over, you start forcing things. Games are a little closer. The other thing is in the NFL, you know, regardless of records, I've always thought, you know, as the season goes on, like where do you get a lot of upsets in the NFL? Are Division games in November and December with a good team versus bad team. We see it every year like today, who in their right mind would have given Dallas a shot? But you could tell halfway through You're like, this is a real game, this is going to be tough.

Right, So it's like you start turning the ball over, you start forcing things. Games are a little closer. The other thing is in the NFL, you know, regardless of records, I've always thought, you know, as the season goes on, like where do you get a lot of upsets in the NFL? Are Division games in November and December with a good team versus bad team. We see it every year like today, who in their right mind would have given Dallas a shot? But you could tell halfway through You're like, this is a real game, this is going to be tough.

Well, the tight quarterbacks played great. Yeah, No, it's it's I think when I looked at that game, I'm like, oh, Dallas just screwed up. Your drafts spot. Yeah, I think to your point, I think we have to take a deep breath. Washington replaced everybody they came in with a new quarterback and a new offense in Cliff Kingsbury's history of starting the first six to eight weeks quickly but then eventually regression of the meme. Whereas Denver is better than people think. Denver's got some really good players, Denver has an elite offensive coach, Denver has a college quarterback with sixty one starts, and Denver's Cortland Sutton, who, like Terry McLaurin, is just a big target that's open all the time. And I want to pivot to that game because I we haven't talked a lot of Denver on our Sunday podcast. So Denver beats the Raiders twenty nine nine teams the only game all day. If I would have bet every game, I think I would have gotten right. So bo Nick's his last eight games, John fifteen touchdowns, two picks, and a one oh four passer rating. In those games, they're five and three. If the field goal is not blocked against the Chiefs, they're six and two. Like we have to acknowledge now, Denver with in dead cap money. Hell that sacrifice draft capital. I think this is a good team. I watch them again. The Raiders don't have a lot at quarterback, but they've got some talent. I think we have to be honest about this. I think Denver's pretty good football team.

Well, the tight quarterbacks played great. Yeah, No, it's it's I think when I looked at that game, I'm like, oh, Dallas just screwed up. Your drafts spot. Yeah, I think to your point, I think we have to take a deep breath. Washington replaced everybody they came in with a new quarterback and a new offense in Cliff Kingsbury's history of starting the first six to eight weeks quickly but then eventually regression of the meme. Whereas Denver is better than people think. Denver's got some really good players, Denver has an elite offensive coach, Denver has a college quarterback with sixty one starts, and Denver's Cortland Sutton, who, like Terry McLaurin, is just a big target that's open all the time. And I want to pivot to that game because I we haven't talked a lot of Denver on our Sunday podcast. So Denver beats the Raiders twenty nine nine teams the only game all day. If I would have bet every game, I think I would have gotten right. So bo Nick's his last eight games, John fifteen touchdowns, two picks, and a one oh four passer rating. In those games, they're five and three. If the field goal is not blocked against the Chiefs, they're six and two. Like we have to acknowledge now, Denver with in dead cap money. Hell that sacrifice draft capital. I think this is a good team. I watch them again. The Raiders don't have a lot at quarterback, but they've got some talent. I think we have to be honest about this. I think Denver's pretty good football team.

Well, Colin, I think we could be seven days away from them being officially, I guess unofficially a playoff team because they play Cleveland this week. In Miami, who's obviously got it together with Tua back, a lot of people think that they are alive and well, well, they play the Packers this week. So if Miami loses and they are then five and seven and Denver wins, they would be eight and five. Like I have a hard time seeing Miami catch them. So this is a massive week. Like I think Denver's in the playoffs. If they handle business this week and all of a sudden you start doing the math like they're getting a nine, no doubt. But I think they end up with ten and that's they basically doubled their win total. Like this. This has been a huge year for Sean Payton. Honestly, it's been a win win for Russell An Seawan, Yes, some marriages break up, go other places, happy as hell with your separate significant others. That's how it's worked out here. So it's just it was never gonna work. You thought it. We all thought it. Anyone with a brain that knows these two personalities, even if you don't know him personally, you're like, this isn't gonna work. And they broke up, and it's gone well for both Listen Right and Sean Payton. I think was pretty lucky that, you know, there was six quarterbacks in the you know, because a lot of them were going high. It just happened to be a very unique draft because it's not like they were drafted fourth right, so he needed some of the stuff was out of his control, and it worked out perfectly. The type guy that he would like is the last guy off the board in the top fifteen. I mean, it's it was a historic draft, right, six guys going top twelve, thirteen picks. We might never see that again.

Well, Colin, I think we could be seven days away from them being officially, I guess unofficially a playoff team because they play Cleveland this week. In Miami, who's obviously got it together with Tua back, a lot of people think that they are alive and well, well, they play the Packers this week. So if Miami loses and they are then five and seven and Denver wins, they would be eight and five. Like I have a hard time seeing Miami catch them. So this is a massive week. Like I think Denver's in the playoffs. If they handle business this week and all of a sudden you start doing the math like they're getting a nine, no doubt. But I think they end up with ten and that's they basically doubled their win total. Like this. This has been a huge year for Sean Payton. Honestly, it's been a win win for Russell An Seawan, Yes, some marriages break up, go other places, happy as hell with your separate significant others. That's how it's worked out here. So it's just it was never gonna work. You thought it. We all thought it. Anyone with a brain that knows these two personalities, even if you don't know him personally, you're like, this isn't gonna work. And they broke up, and it's gone well for both Listen Right and Sean Payton. I think was pretty lucky that, you know, there was six quarterbacks in the you know, because a lot of them were going high. It just happened to be a very unique draft because it's not like they were drafted fourth right, so he needed some of the stuff was out of his control, and it worked out perfectly. The type guy that he would like is the last guy off the board in the top fifteen. I mean, it's it was a historic draft, right, six guys going top twelve, thirteen picks. We might never see that again.

And Denver has in nine of the last twelve games, and this is so big for rookie quarterback. They've held opponents under twenty So when bow Knicks maybe struggles today a little bit in a couple of drives. They're not giving up points.

And Denver has in nine of the last twelve games, and this is so big for rookie quarterback. They've held opponents under twenty So when bow Knicks maybe struggles today a little bit in a couple of drives. They're not giving up points.

So their dbs A their dbs are good. I mean every time I look up obviously certain's good. They have all these other guys. This is why vance Joseph, which Shawn deserves credit for. Because you give up seventy points in a game, I would have been like, Shawn, you might have to fire this guy by mid season, stick it out by the end of the year. Last year. They're playing good defense. This year, I think that has to be the most surprised unit of the league. They feel just on the it test, one of the best defenses in the league. I know Gardner Minshew today, but the score was a little closer. This guy. Never once crossed my mind that the Raiders were gonna win that game today.