Thanks for listening to The Herd Podcast. Be sure to catch us live every weekday on Fox Sports Radio in noon to three eastern nine am to noon Pacific. Find your local station for The Herd at Foxsportsradio dot com, or stream us live every day on the iHeartRadio app by searching Fox Sports Radio or FSR. Thanks for listening to the Herd podcast. All right, here we go. It is a Monday, gonna be a good one live in Los Angeles. It's the Herd. Wherever you may be and however you may be listening or watching, Thanks for making us part of your day. Jmac, only a few football games left. I said a couple of weeks ago, I'm gonna take the Buffalo Bills to win the Super Bowl. I still feel very strongly about that. And how do you feel after the weekend? Go build Davy, build mafia. Let's go all right, So let's start with this. The Buffalo Bills, and this is not generally what they have been since Josh Allen arrived. Avoided losing more than they won that football game, no turnovers and one penalty, smart, adult focused football. They've always been gifted, but a little loose, never quite disciplined. Felt kind of reactionary. Not this team from the opening drive ran the ball, not heavily reliant on Josh Allen. It was clinical, it was effective much more than it was impressive. I mean, Josh Allen only had one hundred and forty seven yards total yards fewest of his career in a playoff game. Yet I've never been more impressed. This is what the Kansas City Chiefs did when they moved off Tyreek Hill. They went from a firework show to a more effective football team. And that's what I saw. Responsible football. One penalty. Jimmy Johnson's been saying this for years. You will lose more playoff football games then you'll win. Josh Allen sacked one time. He had four attempts. This is the strongest arm guy in the league. Josh Allen had only four attempts over ten yards. Now, the Ravens were bigger and flashier. They averaged seven point three yards of play. It was big Derrick Henry run, big pass by Lamar Jackson. They looked like Buffalo generally looks. But they had an ugly pick. They had a couple of fumbles, They had a drop two point conversion. Baltimore looked like Buffalo for years. Mark Andrews, great player in great tight end, picked a bad day to have the worst game of his career. Lamar Jackson all defend him. He played well enough to win. In fact, the Ravens never punted. I mean, think about that, you get Lamar Jackson's gonna be MVP potentially. They never punted. They only got stopped when they stopped themselves. And that was the problem. They did and Buffalo didn't. They had thirty big plays, Bills had four. I watched that game and I thought, meet the Buffalo Bills. They are the new Kansas City Chiefs with a more dynamic offense. The Bills finally, finally, and we've been saying this all year, this is the best supporting cast. Josh has had maybe the worst defense, but they're finally comfortable being effective and by their standards, let's be truthful here, kind of boring by their standards. Not most teams. So the Ravens kept pressing and making big plays, and it worked to a large degree. But in my lifetime and even recent memory, the San Antonios Birds with Duncan, the Bama Dynasty with Saban, the New England Patriots, this dynasty in Kansas City really started when Tyreek Hill left. The Bills have always had a Ferrari quarterback. But you know what gets old speed tickets and vanilla remains the most popular ice cream. So congratulations to the Buffalo Bills. Mature, focused, doubted on defense, effective, one sack, one penalty in the biggest game of the year, the biggest game ever for Josh Allen. He is back now to facing the vaunted Kansas City Chiefs. I said it last week in the week before, I think Buffalo wins the Super Bowl, and it's this pivot from speeding tickets to the Ferrari to just letting all the other kids fly by. You don't beat yourself. Here's Josh Allen. After all year, this team has heard we got no talent or.

Thanks for listening to The Herd Podcast. Be sure to catch us live every weekday on Fox Sports Radio in noon to three eastern nine am to noon Pacific. Find your local station for The Herd at Foxsportsradio dot com, or stream us live every day on the iHeartRadio app by searching Fox Sports Radio or FSR. Thanks for listening to the Herd podcast. All right, here we go. It is a Monday, gonna be a good one live in Los Angeles. It's the Herd. Wherever you may be and however you may be listening or watching, Thanks for making us part of your day. Jmac, only a few football games left. I said a couple of weeks ago, I'm gonna take the Buffalo Bills to win the Super Bowl. I still feel very strongly about that. And how do you feel after the weekend? Go build Davy, build mafia. Let's go all right, So let's start with this. The Buffalo Bills, and this is not generally what they have been since Josh Allen arrived. Avoided losing more than they won that football game, no turnovers and one penalty, smart, adult focused football. They've always been gifted, but a little loose, never quite disciplined. Felt kind of reactionary. Not this team from the opening drive ran the ball, not heavily reliant on Josh Allen. It was clinical, it was effective much more than it was impressive. I mean, Josh Allen only had one hundred and forty seven yards total yards fewest of his career in a playoff game. Yet I've never been more impressed. This is what the Kansas City Chiefs did when they moved off Tyreek Hill. They went from a firework show to a more effective football team. And that's what I saw. Responsible football. One penalty. Jimmy Johnson's been saying this for years. You will lose more playoff football games then you'll win. Josh Allen sacked one time. He had four attempts. This is the strongest arm guy in the league. Josh Allen had only four attempts over ten yards. Now, the Ravens were bigger and flashier. They averaged seven point three yards of play. It was big Derrick Henry run, big pass by Lamar Jackson. They looked like Buffalo generally looks. But they had an ugly pick. They had a couple of fumbles, They had a drop two point conversion. Baltimore looked like Buffalo for years. Mark Andrews, great player in great tight end, picked a bad day to have the worst game of his career. Lamar Jackson all defend him. He played well enough to win. In fact, the Ravens never punted. I mean, think about that, you get Lamar Jackson's gonna be MVP potentially. They never punted. They only got stopped when they stopped themselves. And that was the problem. They did and Buffalo didn't. They had thirty big plays, Bills had four. I watched that game and I thought, meet the Buffalo Bills. They are the new Kansas City Chiefs with a more dynamic offense. The Bills finally, finally, and we've been saying this all year, this is the best supporting cast. Josh has had maybe the worst defense, but they're finally comfortable being effective and by their standards, let's be truthful here, kind of boring by their standards. Not most teams. So the Ravens kept pressing and making big plays, and it worked to a large degree. But in my lifetime and even recent memory, the San Antonios Birds with Duncan, the Bama Dynasty with Saban, the New England Patriots, this dynasty in Kansas City really started when Tyreek Hill left. The Bills have always had a Ferrari quarterback. But you know what gets old speed tickets and vanilla remains the most popular ice cream. So congratulations to the Buffalo Bills. Mature, focused, doubted on defense, effective, one sack, one penalty in the biggest game of the year, the biggest game ever for Josh Allen. He is back now to facing the vaunted Kansas City Chiefs. I said it last week in the week before, I think Buffalo wins the Super Bowl, and it's this pivot from speeding tickets to the Ferrari to just letting all the other kids fly by. You don't beat yourself. Here's Josh Allen. After all year, this team has heard we got no talent or.

Too small, we can't stop the run, We're not good enough to compete for a fifteen minutes.

Too small, we can't stop the run, We're not good enough to compete for a fifteen minutes.

We just put our head down and worked hard. I'm so proud of our defense. I'm so proud of our offense and special teams. Complete win.

We just put our head down and worked hard. I'm so proud of our defense. I'm so proud of our offense and special teams. Complete win.

Obviously on the offense on the ball, we wish we scored a little more so we didn't have to take it down to the fourth quarter like that.

Obviously on the offense on the ball, we wish we scored a little more so we didn't have to take it down to the fourth quarter like that.

But that's a really good team.

But that's a really good team.

Credit to them as well, and it should be noted you could tell this was game plan. The opening drive for the Buffalo Bills ron run short passes, this was their game plan. Let's not beat ourselves. We don't have to be the flashiest. We've done that thing. It doesn't get us to where we want to go. I really think championship teams pivot. Remember Tyreek Hill leaves the Chiefs, less flashy, more effective, Stefan Diggs some drama leaves and they immediately figure out we're not about one wide out. We're about a collective and if we don't beat ourselves, nobody else is gonna beat us either. That's super Bowl winning football. Run it, defend it. No pes, no turnovers every team last couple of weekends. That's one in the playoffs. I said zero turnovers. Took Buffalo a while to figure it out, but man did they. Now let's go to the Eagles in the Rams. First of all, the fact that the Rams kept it close. Chip of the cap to those guys, because I really do believe they need about four to five more players to beat a team like Philadelphia. But the Eagles have two stars and They're the best players in the NFL at their position. One is in his prime, Saquon Barkley, and one's a kid, Jalen Carter. And you know, I may have my reservations about Philadelphia, but they're great players, deliver when it matters, as dysfunctional as they can seem. No turnovers, only three penalties, and I've always rooted for great players to land in great organizations. Show Hey, O Tawny needed to be a Dodger, not an angel Lebron needed to be with pat Riley, not the Cleveland Cavaliers, and Saquon Barkley deserved better than the New York Giants, who have increasingly over the last decade been highly dysfunctional. There is a short list on the greatest running backs I've ever seen. Walter Payton's the best ever, Barry Sanders way up there, but Saquon Barkley is on that short list as well. And day one of his career, even at Penn State when they had weak offensive lines and the Giants had horrible offensive lines, he has never been one to point fingers. He has been total class, understated, just does his job and when hard working people get the opportunity to work with great people, magic happens. And I've always been I tell my kids this, you don't really deserve stuff, you earn stuff. But I do feel in his case, he sort of deserved the great offensive line. And then he's got Jalen Carter slamming the door shut at Carter has a chance to be Reggie White and Aaron Donald here like unblockable and the NFL is so quarterback eccentric that it is fascinating to watch. The Eagles have sixty five net passing yards, the fewest in ten years for a winning playoff team. I mean, AJ Brown could have read two books. This is It's a Saquon Barkley team. And you know the other thing I think about is, here's a guy that was not on this team a year ago, and this is a team with Alpha's best offensive line, arguably in football, great defensive line, AJ Brown. There are stars and Alpha, even the coach, all over the locker room, and this quiet kid walks in and becomes the Alpha of the Alphas. It's somewhat ironic and beautiful that in a loud city with a loud coach and loud fans and at times a loud organization it's the quiet, classy kid who's taken over the team. He and the remarkable Jalen Carter. And we don't talk a lot about interior defensive linemen, but the Rams had a shot on a short week in the snow, after that Puka Nakua catch down the sidelines, they had a chance to win this game. I'm sitting there on my couch thinking time out. The Eagles have the better roster, they're at home, they're better suited for snowy weather. Are the Rams gonna pull it out? And Saquon did it on the offense and Jalen Carter sealed it on defense. Here's Nick Sirianni jam.

Credit to them as well, and it should be noted you could tell this was game plan. The opening drive for the Buffalo Bills ron run short passes, this was their game plan. Let's not beat ourselves. We don't have to be the flashiest. We've done that thing. It doesn't get us to where we want to go. I really think championship teams pivot. Remember Tyreek Hill leaves the Chiefs, less flashy, more effective, Stefan Diggs some drama leaves and they immediately figure out we're not about one wide out. We're about a collective and if we don't beat ourselves, nobody else is gonna beat us either. That's super Bowl winning football. Run it, defend it. No pes, no turnovers every team last couple of weekends. That's one in the playoffs. I said zero turnovers. Took Buffalo a while to figure it out, but man did they. Now let's go to the Eagles in the Rams. First of all, the fact that the Rams kept it close. Chip of the cap to those guys, because I really do believe they need about four to five more players to beat a team like Philadelphia. But the Eagles have two stars and They're the best players in the NFL at their position. One is in his prime, Saquon Barkley, and one's a kid, Jalen Carter. And you know, I may have my reservations about Philadelphia, but they're great players, deliver when it matters, as dysfunctional as they can seem. No turnovers, only three penalties, and I've always rooted for great players to land in great organizations. Show Hey, O Tawny needed to be a Dodger, not an angel Lebron needed to be with pat Riley, not the Cleveland Cavaliers, and Saquon Barkley deserved better than the New York Giants, who have increasingly over the last decade been highly dysfunctional. There is a short list on the greatest running backs I've ever seen. Walter Payton's the best ever, Barry Sanders way up there, but Saquon Barkley is on that short list as well. And day one of his career, even at Penn State when they had weak offensive lines and the Giants had horrible offensive lines, he has never been one to point fingers. He has been total class, understated, just does his job and when hard working people get the opportunity to work with great people, magic happens. And I've always been I tell my kids this, you don't really deserve stuff, you earn stuff. But I do feel in his case, he sort of deserved the great offensive line. And then he's got Jalen Carter slamming the door shut at Carter has a chance to be Reggie White and Aaron Donald here like unblockable and the NFL is so quarterback eccentric that it is fascinating to watch. The Eagles have sixty five net passing yards, the fewest in ten years for a winning playoff team. I mean, AJ Brown could have read two books. This is It's a Saquon Barkley team. And you know the other thing I think about is, here's a guy that was not on this team a year ago, and this is a team with Alpha's best offensive line, arguably in football, great defensive line, AJ Brown. There are stars and Alpha, even the coach, all over the locker room, and this quiet kid walks in and becomes the Alpha of the Alphas. It's somewhat ironic and beautiful that in a loud city with a loud coach and loud fans and at times a loud organization it's the quiet, classy kid who's taken over the team. He and the remarkable Jalen Carter. And we don't talk a lot about interior defensive linemen, but the Rams had a shot on a short week in the snow, after that Puka Nakua catch down the sidelines, they had a chance to win this game. I'm sitting there on my couch thinking time out. The Eagles have the better roster, they're at home, they're better suited for snowy weather. Are the Rams gonna pull it out? And Saquon did it on the offense and Jalen Carter sealed it on defense. Here's Nick Sirianni jam.

Carter is a special player, and he's just done so many of the right things to continue to make himself a special player. For him to rush the passer the way that he did in our group, rush the way that we did in moments of where the footing wasn't great, that that to me, that was a championship effort by the defense. He's so talented, but this league, there's a lot of guys that are talented, and it takes more than talent to reach your potential. And he's continuing to rise, and that speaks a lot to Jalen Carter.

Carter is a special player, and he's just done so many of the right things to continue to make himself a special player. For him to rush the passer the way that he did in our group, rush the way that we did in moments of where the footing wasn't great, that that to me, that was a championship effort by the defense. He's so talented, but this league, there's a lot of guys that are talented, and it takes more than talent to reach your potential. And he's continuing to rise, and that speaks a lot to Jalen Carter.

This Eagles football team feels like it's led by Jalen Carter, Saquon Barkley and the general manager. But what I do like about it as well is Jalen Hurts is okay with it. Jalen Hurts is about winning. That's all he cares about. You don't get a lot of ego. So it sort of all works as dysfunctional as it often feels. It just sort of all works for Philadelphia. So had to three and oh weekend, feel good next weekend. I do think Buffalo is the better team. Now can they win an arrow ahead? After watching him this weekend, I think what you're gonna get is too Really, the two best football teams I've seen in this league are both in the AFC, and for a while this year in September October, I thought Detroit was it. They're not will address that after the break, and Philadelphia just sees teams like they let teams they're clearly better than stay in the game. Be honest about this. When Stafford completes that ball down the sideline to Puku Nakua, you were sitting there thinking they a LA team on a short week without the personnel to match, Philly is going to steal this game. I sat there and thought, everything I was going to say about this game is going to be turned on its head. And then Jalen Carter back to back ends up.

This Eagles football team feels like it's led by Jalen Carter, Saquon Barkley and the general manager. But what I do like about it as well is Jalen Hurts is okay with it. Jalen Hurts is about winning. That's all he cares about. You don't get a lot of ego. So it sort of all works as dysfunctional as it often feels. It just sort of all works for Philadelphia. So had to three and oh weekend, feel good next weekend. I do think Buffalo is the better team. Now can they win an arrow ahead? After watching him this weekend, I think what you're gonna get is too Really, the two best football teams I've seen in this league are both in the AFC, and for a while this year in September October, I thought Detroit was it. They're not will address that after the break, and Philadelphia just sees teams like they let teams they're clearly better than stay in the game. Be honest about this. When Stafford completes that ball down the sideline to Puku Nakua, you were sitting there thinking they a LA team on a short week without the personnel to match, Philly is going to steal this game. I sat there and thought, everything I was going to say about this game is going to be turned on its head. And then Jalen Carter back to back ends up.

Yeah, Eagles have not been great in either playoff game, Colin, they have not.

Yeah, Eagles have not been great in either playoff game, Colin, they have not.

They did not look particularly sharp against the Packers. Yes they are.

They did not look particularly sharp against the Packers. Yes they are.

Maybe you're right, I don't know.

Maybe you're right, I don't know.

I mean, are they going to caugh up the football five times like the Lions did and get Washington the victory. I don't see that happening, do you.

I mean, are they going to caugh up the football five times like the Lions did and get Washington the victory. I don't see that happening, do you.

No, I mean they should be favored over Washington. They are, But I remember I remember a New York Giants team that was good in the regular season like Washington, and they went on the road with Eli Manning and they played with house money and there wasn't a lot of pressure. Now, that Giants team had very good defensive personnel up front. It wasn't just Eli Manning. And I just don't think Washington has the personnel. If Washington got to the Super Bowl, this is not a shot at anybody, because they're gonna go buy some really good players and this is a good front office. It would be the weakest roster to ever get to a Super Bowl. I mean the fact that they're winning. It comes down to it comes down to one player. Well, let's just be honest, it comes down to one kid. He's a little more than a kid now.

No, I mean they should be favored over Washington. They are, But I remember I remember a New York Giants team that was good in the regular season like Washington, and they went on the road with Eli Manning and they played with house money and there wasn't a lot of pressure. Now, that Giants team had very good defensive personnel up front. It wasn't just Eli Manning. And I just don't think Washington has the personnel. If Washington got to the Super Bowl, this is not a shot at anybody, because they're gonna go buy some really good players and this is a good front office. It would be the weakest roster to ever get to a Super Bowl. I mean the fact that they're winning. It comes down to it comes down to one player. Well, let's just be honest, it comes down to one kid. He's a little more than a kid now.

But home teams, by the way, did you see that eight and two in the playoffs the two road wins to win Washington in Tampa, Washington against Detroit.

But home teams, by the way, did you see that eight and two in the playoffs the two road wins to win Washington in Tampa, Washington against Detroit.

I mean home time's dominating the teams that are winning. No turnover, no turnovers as well. Yes, that has really been remarkable. You could always get away with one like turnovers. One you're done, you lose.

I mean home time's dominating the teams that are winning. No turnover, no turnovers as well. Yes, that has really been remarkable. You could always get away with one like turnovers. One you're done, you lose.

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Our two. Matt Hasselback five Minutes Out or Last Urban Meyer, Last Hour on Ohio State. Notre Dame, Riley Leonhard I mean Josh Allen, I mean Riley Leonhard leading Notre Dame to the National Championship game. Jmax. We are lucky, I've said. I was talking to my wife yesterday and I said, we have three football games left professionally and one in college and then I'm going back to hockey scoring. So it's got a little emotional Yeah, I'm sitting there. I gotta be honest. In our lives, there's six months of the year that we can't wait to get to work.

Our two. Matt Hasselback five Minutes Out or Last Urban Meyer, Last Hour on Ohio State. Notre Dame, Riley Leonhard I mean Josh Allen, I mean Riley Leonhard leading Notre Dame to the National Championship game. Jmax. We are lucky, I've said. I was talking to my wife yesterday and I said, we have three football games left professionally and one in college and then I'm going back to hockey scoring. So it's got a little emotional Yeah, I'm sitting there. I gotta be honest. In our lives, there's six months of the year that we can't wait to get to work.

A little melancholy Monday, Yeah, yeah, yeah, I will say. Four quarterbacks left in the NFL. Did you see what's similar among Jaden Daniels, Jalen Hurts, Josh Allen, and Patrick Mahomes. They're all mobile, all mobile quarterbacks. And we see one tonight in Riley Leonard. Let's see if he because Will Howard, he could run.

A little melancholy Monday, Yeah, yeah, yeah, I will say. Four quarterbacks left in the NFL. Did you see what's similar among Jaden Daniels, Jalen Hurts, Josh Allen, and Patrick Mahomes. They're all mobile, all mobile quarterbacks. And we see one tonight in Riley Leonard. Let's see if he because Will Howard, he could run.

But he's I'm mobile.

But he's I'm mobile.

Yeah, let's see if Riley Leonard could pull off some magic film the Irish tonight.

Yeah, let's see if Riley Leonard could pull off some magic film the Irish tonight.

Well, luck of the Irish. I'm not, but I think they have better special teams, the better quarterback, I would say, the better coach. And the defense is at least as good as Ohio State. But the Buckeye's offense is a different level. And you get into these, you know, these three and a half four hour games, somebody's gonna pop. It's just hard to suppress. Now, Michigan did it because I think you know, they got into Ohio State's head.

Well, luck of the Irish. I'm not, but I think they have better special teams, the better quarterback, I would say, the better coach. And the defense is at least as good as Ohio State. But the Buckeye's offense is a different level. And you get into these, you know, these three and a half four hour games, somebody's gonna pop. It's just hard to suppress. Now, Michigan did it because I think you know, they got into Ohio State's head.

How much did that with the rivalry though, Colin, I.

How much did that with the rivalry though, Colin, I.

Think it was a lot of rivalry. But I remember you're the big dog favorite. I watched the Eagles yesterday almost lose to the Rams if not for Jalen Carter. So it's like and I mean I watched Washington, Hammere, Detroit. Sometimes going in as a favorite, you get a little tight if you fall behind. Here we do Monday. We call it Colin Wright, Colin wrong, plenty of both. Let's fire away where Colin was right, been saying for weeks. The Bills this is the real deal. I think they should be favored over Buffalo Kansas City. They're not, but they've created balance. They're not as reliant on Josh Allen. The front office is excellent. I think McDermott's evolved as a head coach. They moved off a star receiver like Kansas City, and they've become more complete first team ever thirty plus passing and rushing touchdowns. I like everything about Buffalo. Yeah, I wish their defense was as good as the Eagles and the Chiefs. It's not, but I think offensively, you go to the last several Super Bowls it's the offense making a play, regardless of how good the opposing defense is. I like the Bills over Kansas City where Colin was wrong. Nick Siriani, he's in his second NFC championship. I don't have to love his methods. But he's loud, Philly's loud. He's emotional, Philly's emotional. It's just different. It's been a rocky flight. But I will say this part of coaching is getting your guys and your star players to rise to the moment. And he does it, and I just think it works. He's fifty two and twenty three. It's a hard city to coach in. Maybe Doug Peterson, who won a Super Bowl, was too chill. Maybe Chip Kelly was a bit too emotionally remote. Whatever it is, he feels like a fan coaching the team. I'm wrong.

Think it was a lot of rivalry. But I remember you're the big dog favorite. I watched the Eagles yesterday almost lose to the Rams if not for Jalen Carter. So it's like and I mean I watched Washington, Hammere, Detroit. Sometimes going in as a favorite, you get a little tight if you fall behind. Here we do Monday. We call it Colin Wright, Colin wrong, plenty of both. Let's fire away where Colin was right, been saying for weeks. The Bills this is the real deal. I think they should be favored over Buffalo Kansas City. They're not, but they've created balance. They're not as reliant on Josh Allen. The front office is excellent. I think McDermott's evolved as a head coach. They moved off a star receiver like Kansas City, and they've become more complete first team ever thirty plus passing and rushing touchdowns. I like everything about Buffalo. Yeah, I wish their defense was as good as the Eagles and the Chiefs. It's not, but I think offensively, you go to the last several Super Bowls it's the offense making a play, regardless of how good the opposing defense is. I like the Bills over Kansas City where Colin was wrong. Nick Siriani, he's in his second NFC championship. I don't have to love his methods. But he's loud, Philly's loud. He's emotional, Philly's emotional. It's just different. It's been a rocky flight. But I will say this part of coaching is getting your guys and your star players to rise to the moment. And he does it, and I just think it works. He's fifty two and twenty three. It's a hard city to coach in. Maybe Doug Peterson, who won a Super Bowl, was too chill. Maybe Chip Kelly was a bit too emotionally remote. Whatever it is, he feels like a fan coaching the team. I'm wrong.

It works Where Colin was right.

It works Where Colin was right.

Well, my number one preseason surprise team to make the playoffs was the Washington Commanders. Colin, there's too much change. Yeah, but when all the other people are bad and all the new people are good, who cares. I love the staff, the GM, the coordinator. One host in America had the courage to say, yeah, I think this twenty year tire fire is gonna make the playoffs. It was me a little boy with big dreams and here's Washington in the NFC championship.

Well, my number one preseason surprise team to make the playoffs was the Washington Commanders. Colin, there's too much change. Yeah, but when all the other people are bad and all the new people are good, who cares. I love the staff, the GM, the coordinator. One host in America had the courage to say, yeah, I think this twenty year tire fire is gonna make the playoffs. It was me a little boy with big dreams and here's Washington in the NFC championship.

Good for them, where Colin was wrong.

Good for them, where Colin was wrong.

Yeah, I'm a Jared Goff loyalist. That was ugly. Three picks lost to fumble. It was just ugly. I got out played by a rookie, a great rookie. But when they had Jamis Williams throwing it, the wide receiver from Alabama, when he was throwing a pass, that felt like almost a message, like, you know, on Jared Goff throwing the ball, because when you do those you know, reverses, those receivers, they want to throw the ball. They're not gonna They're not gonna tuck it. They're gonna throw the ball. So listen, Sean McVay moved off golf. I don't think they're gonna be moving off on them now. But you couldn't watch that game as a pocket quarterback in wonder what's the offseason going to be like, second, third, fourth round on a pretty stacked roster. I think they'll roll the dice snow Riley Leonard. They'll be shocked where Colin was right. Kansas City's not lucky. I've been hearing this all year. They are circumstantially the best team in football, best coach, best defensive coordinator, best quarterback. Yes, Mahomes can manipulate the officials, but what do you know, Travis Kelcey. We say this all the time. It's like Gronk. You go to the NBA playoffs, the NFL playoffs, there's a red light that goes on for the great ones. And here's Travis Kelcey seventy percent of the offense. So listen, eight straight games without a turnover. I mean, just say that out loud. In the NFL, the Chiefs have played eight straight games without a turnover. That to me is not luck.

Yeah, I'm a Jared Goff loyalist. That was ugly. Three picks lost to fumble. It was just ugly. I got out played by a rookie, a great rookie. But when they had Jamis Williams throwing it, the wide receiver from Alabama, when he was throwing a pass, that felt like almost a message, like, you know, on Jared Goff throwing the ball, because when you do those you know, reverses, those receivers, they want to throw the ball. They're not gonna They're not gonna tuck it. They're gonna throw the ball. So listen, Sean McVay moved off golf. I don't think they're gonna be moving off on them now. But you couldn't watch that game as a pocket quarterback in wonder what's the offseason going to be like, second, third, fourth round on a pretty stacked roster. I think they'll roll the dice snow Riley Leonard. They'll be shocked where Colin was right. Kansas City's not lucky. I've been hearing this all year. They are circumstantially the best team in football, best coach, best defensive coordinator, best quarterback. Yes, Mahomes can manipulate the officials, but what do you know, Travis Kelcey. We say this all the time. It's like Gronk. You go to the NBA playoffs, the NFL playoffs, there's a red light that goes on for the great ones. And here's Travis Kelcey seventy percent of the offense. So listen, eight straight games without a turnover. I mean, just say that out loud. In the NFL, the Chiefs have played eight straight games without a turnover. That to me is not luck.

Where Colin was right.

Where Colin was right.

I said Mike McCarthy as the leverage, he should ask for the moon against Dallas. He'll have a market and all of it's been true. He now I believe could be the favorite to get the Chicago Bears job. And here's the thing about Mike McCarthy. Since he arrived in Dallas, only the Buffalo Bills and Josh Allen have a more productive offense. He won with farv an old, grumpy Farv. He won with Aaron, he won with Dak, he went with Cooper Rush, he won some games with Andy Dalton. I believed it was a regressing franchise, and he is still a marketable coach. We were right on Mike McCarthy, who now is interviewing for other jobs.

I said Mike McCarthy as the leverage, he should ask for the moon against Dallas. He'll have a market and all of it's been true. He now I believe could be the favorite to get the Chicago Bears job. And here's the thing about Mike McCarthy. Since he arrived in Dallas, only the Buffalo Bills and Josh Allen have a more productive offense. He won with farv an old, grumpy Farv. He won with Aaron, he won with Dak, he went with Cooper Rush, he won some games with Andy Dalton. I believed it was a regressing franchise, and he is still a marketable coach. We were right on Mike McCarthy, who now is interviewing for other jobs.

Where Colin was wrong.

Where Colin was wrong.

You know, I love Sam Darnold, but those last couple of games sixty six passer rating were not ideal. Yes, I had him receiving MVP votes in Week fourteen and fifteen, but it's how it ends. Jaden Daniels ends great. Sam Darnold did not. I think he is now what he's probably always been. Baker Mayfield litl reckless, darn Good, works his butt off, likable, B plus guy making mid thirties a year.

You know, I love Sam Darnold, but those last couple of games sixty six passer rating were not ideal. Yes, I had him receiving MVP votes in Week fourteen and fifteen, but it's how it ends. Jaden Daniels ends great. Sam Darnold did not. I think he is now what he's probably always been. Baker Mayfield litl reckless, darn Good, works his butt off, likable, B plus guy making mid thirties a year.

Where Colin was right.

Where Colin was right.

Folks, all your billionaires, or at least most of them, could afford what the Dodgers are doing. Who landed Roki Sasaki, the next great young pitching star from Japan? You do realize the Dodgers deferring payments. Every franchise could do that. They also win trades. They have arguably the best minor league system. They stole taoscar Hernandez for nothing. This is an organization that is hyper aggressive. All these owners in baseball, even the A's and the Fisher family are billionaires. All of these organizations can defer payments. It's absolutely legal. I hear this all the time. Well, what is wrong with baseball? When the Yankees were dominating the Hot Stove League, it was celebrated. People don't like it because they think they're using some system that's not legal. Deferred payments are the future of baseball, and the smartest team in the sport has figured it out first.

Folks, all your billionaires, or at least most of them, could afford what the Dodgers are doing. Who landed Roki Sasaki, the next great young pitching star from Japan? You do realize the Dodgers deferring payments. Every franchise could do that. They also win trades. They have arguably the best minor league system. They stole taoscar Hernandez for nothing. This is an organization that is hyper aggressive. All these owners in baseball, even the A's and the Fisher family are billionaires. All of these organizations can defer payments. It's absolutely legal. I hear this all the time. Well, what is wrong with baseball? When the Yankees were dominating the Hot Stove League, it was celebrated. People don't like it because they think they're using some system that's not legal. Deferred payments are the future of baseball, and the smartest team in the sport has figured it out first.

Where Colin was right, Riley.

Where Colin was right, Riley.

Leonard led his team to a Natty despite the fact they have one five star athlete. I think this is the most underrated player in college football. I think he's going to go to an offensive coach like a McVeigh, sit for two years, not play, and you look up and he's getting reps on Sunday. I don't know. I just when I watch him, tough athletic, got kind of a weird delivery, but every time they ask him to make a big throw, he makes it. I think he has been my favorite dark horse player in college football for the entire year, and here he is taking a team that doesn't have as many five star football recruits as Kentucky to the national championship. Helps. He's got a great coach.

Leonard led his team to a Natty despite the fact they have one five star athlete. I think this is the most underrated player in college football. I think he's going to go to an offensive coach like a McVeigh, sit for two years, not play, and you look up and he's getting reps on Sunday. I don't know. I just when I watch him, tough athletic, got kind of a weird delivery, but every time they ask him to make a big throw, he makes it. I think he has been my favorite dark horse player in college football for the entire year, and here he is taking a team that doesn't have as many five star football recruits as Kentucky to the national championship. Helps. He's got a great coach.

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And with that, we got a great analyst. Matt Hasselbeck is joining us live. You know, when I watched Buffalo yesterday, it was funny. So Tyreek Hill left the Chiefs and they had to pivot to being more efficient because they weren't going to be they weren't going to be as elegant over the top. And Stefan Diggs leaves and I'm like, this team runs the ball. They have pivoted to kind of a more boring team. They don't allow sacks, they don't get penalties, they don't turn it over. And I keep saying to myself, they've kind of grown up. I feel like I've watched the Bills grow up in the last year.

And with that, we got a great analyst. Matt Hasselbeck is joining us live. You know, when I watched Buffalo yesterday, it was funny. So Tyreek Hill left the Chiefs and they had to pivot to being more efficient because they weren't going to be they weren't going to be as elegant over the top. And Stefan Diggs leaves and I'm like, this team runs the ball. They have pivoted to kind of a more boring team. They don't allow sacks, they don't get penalties, they don't turn it over. And I keep saying to myself, they've kind of grown up. I feel like I've watched the Bills grow up in the last year.

Yeah, I agree with everything that you just said there. And you know, the.

Yeah, I agree with everything that you just said there. And you know, the.

Committee approach at the running back position. I remember when Josh Allen would lead the team in rushing and you didn't see that yesterday. I mean, really, you know you saw one running back running it down to the one and another guy comes in to score a touchdown, Like, so what who cares? We don't care about credit, we don't care about carries. We're sharing the load. In the running game, I would say the same thing in the passing game. I think nine different guys caught passes yesterday. So it's much tougher to defend a guy, a quarterback when he's spreading the ball around, taking what the defense gives him in a sense, and like not really caring about do I have to get this guy his touches so he doesn't throw a little temper chantrum on the bench. I think Buffalo has certainly lived that life. People live that life, but I think the life that they're living right now, where it's more of a team and more spreading it around, is certainly working for them.

Committee approach at the running back position. I remember when Josh Allen would lead the team in rushing and you didn't see that yesterday. I mean, really, you know you saw one running back running it down to the one and another guy comes in to score a touchdown, Like, so what who cares? We don't care about credit, we don't care about carries. We're sharing the load. In the running game, I would say the same thing in the passing game. I think nine different guys caught passes yesterday. So it's much tougher to defend a guy, a quarterback when he's spreading the ball around, taking what the defense gives him in a sense, and like not really caring about do I have to get this guy his touches so he doesn't throw a little temper chantrum on the bench. I think Buffalo has certainly lived that life. People live that life, but I think the life that they're living right now, where it's more of a team and more spreading it around, is certainly working for them.

How much blame goes to Lamar Jackson? What did you think?

How much blame goes to Lamar Jackson? What did you think?

You know?

You know?

Lamar is one of my favorite quarterbacks.

Lamar is one of my favorite quarterbacks.

I think he's one of the great quarterbacks of all time, and one of the things I absolutely love about him is his leadership at the podium after the game. You hear a lot of quarterbacks when the game doesn't go well, they say, oh, we got to be better on third down. We can't turn the ball over. It's like, bro, you got to stop turning the ball over. You were the reason we turned it over.

I think he's one of the great quarterbacks of all time, and one of the things I absolutely love about him is his leadership at the podium after the game. You hear a lot of quarterbacks when the game doesn't go well, they say, oh, we got to be better on third down. We can't turn the ball over. It's like, bro, you got to stop turning the ball over. You were the reason we turned it over.

Lamar.

Lamar.

You never hear that out of him. He always accepts the blame. It's almost like it just comes right from his head right to his mouth. He's like mad at himself. I think that's one of the reasons that not only do his teammates love him, the opponents respect him. I think it's one of the reasons that he will eventually get there. But clearly the interception early super uncharacteristic of Lamar, the fumble after the bad snap, taking a bad situation, make it, making it worse. Those were two plays that he's really going to be kicking himself about the entire offseason.

You never hear that out of him. He always accepts the blame. It's almost like it just comes right from his head right to his mouth. He's like mad at himself. I think that's one of the reasons that not only do his teammates love him, the opponents respect him. I think it's one of the reasons that he will eventually get there. But clearly the interception early super uncharacteristic of Lamar, the fumble after the bad snap, taking a bad situation, make it, making it worse. Those were two plays that he's really going to be kicking himself about the entire offseason.

But again, I just really.

But again, I just really.

Believe that that accountability at the quarterback position, not a lot of guys have it.

Believe that that accountability at the quarterback position, not a lot of guys have it.

Lamar has it.

Lamar has it.

And so for that reason, for the long haul, I'll take Lamar any day of the week.

And so for that reason, for the long haul, I'll take Lamar any day of the week.

So you know, it's interesting the have sixty five net passing yards, But I do believe that part of the sustainability of this team is that Jalen Hurts is okay with it. I mean, he played at BEMA, like he knows like it's not just about me. And I also think if I was a quarterback, and especially a guy that's a little smaller and has had injuries, I would be okay having a star running back. Like I think the personalities on this team Saquon professional, classy, quiet, Jalen Hurts, reserved, like there's something about this team. Jalen is comfortable not leading them, and I think that's unique. I think most quarterbacks wren't throw the ball. I think they like to. I mean, Howie Longos jokes, you can't have multiple quarterbacks in the room. They all take the oxygen out of it. What do you make of hurt style, some inefficiencies, What do you make of this offense?

So you know, it's interesting the have sixty five net passing yards, But I do believe that part of the sustainability of this team is that Jalen Hurts is okay with it. I mean, he played at BEMA, like he knows like it's not just about me. And I also think if I was a quarterback, and especially a guy that's a little smaller and has had injuries, I would be okay having a star running back. Like I think the personalities on this team Saquon professional, classy, quiet, Jalen Hurts, reserved, like there's something about this team. Jalen is comfortable not leading them, and I think that's unique. I think most quarterbacks wren't throw the ball. I think they like to. I mean, Howie Longos jokes, you can't have multiple quarterbacks in the room. They all take the oxygen out of it. What do you make of hurt style, some inefficiencies, What do you make of this offense?

Well, I do think he is the leader, and I think he's got a great leadership style. He doesn't care about leading in the stats, you know, in terms of the passing game. But I think they got to be better. They got to be better in the passing game. I'll just flat out say it. The quarterback that they're playing is amazing as a runner and as amazing as a thrower.

Well, I do think he is the leader, and I think he's got a great leadership style. He doesn't care about leading in the stats, you know, in terms of the passing game. But I think they got to be better. They got to be better in the passing game. I'll just flat out say it. The quarterback that they're playing is amazing as a runner and as amazing as a thrower.

And that's not just on Jalen. The guys around him got to step up.

And that's not just on Jalen. The guys around him got to step up.

It was bad weather this weekend, It's gonna be bad weather probably the next weekend.

It was bad weather this weekend, It's gonna be bad weather probably the next weekend.

You got to catch the ball in bad weather. The better player.

You got to catch the ball in bad weather. The better player.

The guys around him got to step up and play well in cold weather. But at the same time, I thought, I don't know if it was injury or what. Jalen Hurts didn't look like the best version of Jalen Hurts that I've seen. So he's got to raise his game and be at his best. Do I think Philly, can you know not fly Eagles, fly ron Eagles run to the Super Bowl? I do, But at the same time, they do need more out of their passing game. I know they say they could do it if they wanted to. You're gonna need it against Washington. In my opinion, you.

The guys around him got to step up and play well in cold weather. But at the same time, I thought, I don't know if it was injury or what. Jalen Hurts didn't look like the best version of Jalen Hurts that I've seen. So he's got to raise his game and be at his best. Do I think Philly, can you know not fly Eagles, fly ron Eagles run to the Super Bowl? I do, But at the same time, they do need more out of their passing game. I know they say they could do it if they wanted to. You're gonna need it against Washington. In my opinion, you.

Can lose at home in a playoff game, but the way Detroit lost, does that resonate in the offseason. Do you think they're they're going to kind of review some things That was ugly, some of an injury, but some of it just mistakes.

Can lose at home in a playoff game, but the way Detroit lost, does that resonate in the offseason. Do you think they're they're going to kind of review some things That was ugly, some of an injury, but some of it just mistakes.

I think sometimes, and you saw it in some of the games. You can try too hard, you can want it too bad, and I think that was just the case. If you look at all the teams that didn't win, turnovers were really the story of the weekend. You got to protect the ball. You can't be sloppy with it. You can't be careless, you can't, I think, just try to force something that's not there. And really, you know, turnovers they did. That's what did Detroit in And I know they won a game earlier this year where they had a bunch of turnovers, but by and large, if you want to know the formula to not losing, you have to protect that football. There's a lot of coaches in the NFL. They've got signs all around the building. I remember when Pete Carroll came to Seattle from USC, he took down just about every sign that Mike signed in picture that Mike Holdngrin had hanging there for like ten years. And Jim Mora after that, he took them all down and he put up basically in every single room there was a sign that said it's all about the ball.

I think sometimes, and you saw it in some of the games. You can try too hard, you can want it too bad, and I think that was just the case. If you look at all the teams that didn't win, turnovers were really the story of the weekend. You got to protect the ball. You can't be sloppy with it. You can't be careless, you can't, I think, just try to force something that's not there. And really, you know, turnovers they did. That's what did Detroit in And I know they won a game earlier this year where they had a bunch of turnovers, but by and large, if you want to know the formula to not losing, you have to protect that football. There's a lot of coaches in the NFL. They've got signs all around the building. I remember when Pete Carroll came to Seattle from USC, he took down just about every sign that Mike signed in picture that Mike Holdngrin had hanging there for like ten years. And Jim Mora after that, he took them all down and he put up basically in every single room there was a sign that said it's all about the ball.

And so whether you have or sign or not, that is true.

And so whether you have or sign or not, that is true.

Turnovers will get you beat, and that's what's got the Detroit Lions beat this weekend.

Turnovers will get you beat, and that's what's got the Detroit Lions beat this weekend.

Okay, I watched Eli Manning, Joe Burrow go on the road, go through the playoffs as an underdog and get to Super Bowls. It can happen. The personnel wise, Washington Philly feels like a massive, a massive mismatch. How much of a shot do you give Jayden Daniels and the Commanders.

Okay, I watched Eli Manning, Joe Burrow go on the road, go through the playoffs as an underdog and get to Super Bowls. It can happen. The personnel wise, Washington Philly feels like a massive, a massive mismatch. How much of a shot do you give Jayden Daniels and the Commanders.

Well, unfortunately I lost to Super Bowl to a wildcard team in the Pittsburgh Steelers, who did just the same thing. And I also, if you look at just like what's gone on, the home teams are usually winning, but.

Well, unfortunately I lost to Super Bowl to a wildcard team in the Pittsburgh Steelers, who did just the same thing. And I also, if you look at just like what's gone on, the home teams are usually winning, but.

It hasn't mattered to Washington.

It hasn't mattered to Washington.

I see people talking about their inexperience being a negative.

I see people talking about their inexperience being a negative.

It is not a negative.

It is not a negative.

They went on the road to Tampa against the hot Baker Mayfield, and Mike Evanstein said, so what, there's a game anyone, anywhere, anytime, let's go, let's win it.

They went on the road to Tampa against the hot Baker Mayfield, and Mike Evanstein said, so what, there's a game anyone, anywhere, anytime, let's go, let's win it.

They go the next week, they win it.

They go the next week, they win it.

They're going to Philly like they they don't care, like they don't even know, Like they don't they're not like, oh man, remember we had those home playoff games, Like it's nothing to them.

They're going to Philly like they they don't care, like they don't even know, Like they don't they're not like, oh man, remember we had those home playoff games, Like it's nothing to them.

So I just think that they're so engrossed in the game.

So I just think that they're so engrossed in the game.

They've got poise that's never been never been seen before out of a rookie quarterback, and they're playing so well. Cliff Kingsbury has them dialed in. I think dan Quinn has the bigger job on defense because I don't think the defense is as talented as the offense in Washington. So that'd be the big question for me. But can they get to the super Bowl? I said it on this show a couple of weeks ago, three weeks a month ago. Absolutely, you could have a rookie quarterback in the Super Bowl, and Jayden Daniels is the guy to me.

They've got poise that's never been never been seen before out of a rookie quarterback, and they're playing so well. Cliff Kingsbury has them dialed in. I think dan Quinn has the bigger job on defense because I don't think the defense is as talented as the offense in Washington. So that'd be the big question for me. But can they get to the super Bowl? I said it on this show a couple of weeks ago, three weeks a month ago. Absolutely, you could have a rookie quarterback in the Super Bowl, and Jayden Daniels is the guy to me.

So let's let's go back segue back to Bill's Chiefs. So it's interesting Buffalo's beaten Kansas ATY several times, not in the game, but this does not feel like Baltimore Kansas to me. We're just Baltimore just can't get past it. We saw I think was first week of the year, Baltimore lost by a tota. Candisy, I think Buffalo feels we've beaten these guys. We've beaten these guys multiple times. I don't think psychology plays a role in this game. I think better team wins, but I haven't played the game. You have when you get to a conference championship, to those ghosts reappear for Buffalo.

So let's let's go back segue back to Bill's Chiefs. So it's interesting Buffalo's beaten Kansas ATY several times, not in the game, but this does not feel like Baltimore Kansas to me. We're just Baltimore just can't get past it. We saw I think was first week of the year, Baltimore lost by a tota. Candisy, I think Buffalo feels we've beaten these guys. We've beaten these guys multiple times. I don't think psychology plays a role in this game. I think better team wins, but I haven't played the game. You have when you get to a conference championship, to those ghosts reappear for Buffalo.

Yeah, I don't know. I think it's a pretty mentally tough team.

Yeah, I don't know. I think it's a pretty mentally tough team.

They know each other really well. You know, I kind of mentioned that all year. I felt like all these teams, you know, Kansas City and Buffalo, they were going to go in through the motions knowing that these guys were going to meet up at the end of the year at some point, and that's what you see. I really think home field advantage is going to be the biggest player in this game. You heard Tony Romo talking about it, like getting into the perfect play, not wasting plays, using your cadence. That's an advantage that Buffalo has had so far in the playoffs. I think Josh Allen does a great job of that, but I think the best in the league is Patrick mahomes At using his cadence, getting the protection right, getting into the right play, and so that home field advantage there is a reason why guys care about it so much. It's not so much like, oh, you're you know, you need people cheering for you, or you don't want people pooing against you. No, it's the communication at the line of scrimmage for these new age offenses that are calling one, two or three plays in the huddle, and it's just so important to get that communication done right. And you talk about no penalties, it's a lot easier to have no penalties, especially offensively when you're at home.

They know each other really well. You know, I kind of mentioned that all year. I felt like all these teams, you know, Kansas City and Buffalo, they were going to go in through the motions knowing that these guys were going to meet up at the end of the year at some point, and that's what you see. I really think home field advantage is going to be the biggest player in this game. You heard Tony Romo talking about it, like getting into the perfect play, not wasting plays, using your cadence. That's an advantage that Buffalo has had so far in the playoffs. I think Josh Allen does a great job of that, but I think the best in the league is Patrick mahomes At using his cadence, getting the protection right, getting into the right play, and so that home field advantage there is a reason why guys care about it so much. It's not so much like, oh, you're you know, you need people cheering for you, or you don't want people pooing against you. No, it's the communication at the line of scrimmage for these new age offenses that are calling one, two or three plays in the huddle, and it's just so important to get that communication done right. And you talk about no penalties, it's a lot easier to have no penalties, especially offensively when you're at home.

So the rule states very clearly in the NFL you can't challenge roughing the passer. And it also says we looked it up this morning when in doubt, call roughing. If you think it's roughing, call it. They demand that it's in big black letters and underlined in the rule book. It's like we stay in baseball, ty goes to the runner, tye goes to the quarterback. Call it. I also think Mahomesman manipulates refs, So does Lebron. Does it bother you what you're seeing or did you try to whenever you could to kind of leverage and manipulate moments physically.

So the rule states very clearly in the NFL you can't challenge roughing the passer. And it also says we looked it up this morning when in doubt, call roughing. If you think it's roughing, call it. They demand that it's in big black letters and underlined in the rule book. It's like we stay in baseball, ty goes to the runner, tye goes to the quarterback. Call it. I also think Mahomesman manipulates refs, So does Lebron. Does it bother you what you're seeing or did you try to whenever you could to kind of leverage and manipulate moments physically.

Yeah, I think there's a fine line there. I think the NFL get it right. I think everyone's a little bit embarrassed by, you know, the fact that they didn't get the call right. I think replay assist will probably come in at some point, but I'm kind of okay with like what happened, because I do think they'll get it fixed. The Mahomes at the sideline flopping, I mean, I used to give Andrew Luck a lot of heat about that. I used to think, like he sometimes flop. You know, he was a huge soccer fan, and I was like, Okay, listen, this isn't soccer.

Yeah, I think there's a fine line there. I think the NFL get it right. I think everyone's a little bit embarrassed by, you know, the fact that they didn't get the call right. I think replay assist will probably come in at some point, but I'm kind of okay with like what happened, because I do think they'll get it fixed. The Mahomes at the sideline flopping, I mean, I used to give Andrew Luck a lot of heat about that. I used to think, like he sometimes flop. You know, he was a huge soccer fan, and I was like, Okay, listen, this isn't soccer.

You know.

You know.

But at the end of the day, I think they will get it right. Do I think they got it right in that game? No, No, they didn't. There's room for improvement. But I also don't think that's why the Texans lost the game. I think the Texans lost the game for other reasons, and so I'm not going to sit here and discredit the Chiefs for the reason, you know, that being the reason they won the game. But did penalties have a huge play in that early drive? Yeah it did, It really did.

But at the end of the day, I think they will get it right. Do I think they got it right in that game? No, No, they didn't. There's room for improvement. But I also don't think that's why the Texans lost the game. I think the Texans lost the game for other reasons, and so I'm not going to sit here and discredit the Chiefs for the reason, you know, that being the reason they won the game. But did penalties have a huge play in that early drive? Yeah it did, It really did.

But again, I think it's just something everyone needs to learn from basically.

But again, I think it's just something everyone needs to learn from basically.

Now, I will say, for the record, on the Will Anderson hit, from the perspective of the official when it happened in real time, Matt, I thought it was I mean the way from my television seat, I watched it like this one right here. My first take was, oh, that's helmet to helmet and so yeah, I mean, I boom, that looks right there, like helmet to helmet the first time you see it quickly.

Now, I will say, for the record, on the Will Anderson hit, from the perspective of the official when it happened in real time, Matt, I thought it was I mean the way from my television seat, I watched it like this one right here. My first take was, oh, that's helmet to helmet and so yeah, I mean, I boom, that looks right there, like helmet to helmet the first time you see it quickly.

Yeah, And that's why I will never criticize officials. It's bang bang, you're trying to do the best you can. Happens in real time. I think our officials do a really good job. Actually, but we're using replay assists for all this other stuff, and there's only one game going on during the playoffs. It's not a one o'clock game on a Sunday during the regular season where there's so much to watch.

Yeah, And that's why I will never criticize officials. It's bang bang, you're trying to do the best you can. Happens in real time. I think our officials do a really good job. Actually, but we're using replay assists for all this other stuff, and there's only one game going on during the playoffs. It's not a one o'clock game on a Sunday during the regular season where there's so much to watch.

You got to get this right.

You got to get this right.

We have slow motion, we have high def, we have replay assists. That's where I'm saying, like, hey, now listen. I also would say, watching the Baltimore versus Buffalo game the next night, you can't tell me that those officials and just let those guys play. It was a completely different game how it was officiated.

We have slow motion, we have high def, we have replay assists. That's where I'm saying, like, hey, now listen. I also would say, watching the Baltimore versus Buffalo game the next night, you can't tell me that those officials and just let those guys play. It was a completely different game how it was officiated.

Consistency was not there.

Consistency was not there.

I saw an official get knocked over to the ground after a late hit on a fight. Nothing happened, like they weren't even calling PI. So like to think that like there wasn't some sort of conversation.

I saw an official get knocked over to the ground after a late hit on a fight. Nothing happened, like they weren't even calling PI. So like to think that like there wasn't some sort of conversation.

Like, hey, we maybe over did it, over protected.

Like, hey, we maybe over did it, over protected.

I saw Lamar Jackson, who probably gonna win the MVP, get tackled out of bounds with I mean, trust me, these guys are human.

I saw Lamar Jackson, who probably gonna win the MVP, get tackled out of bounds with I mean, trust me, these guys are human.

They're talking about it.

They're talking about it.

But until the competition committee gets together in the offseason and puts a proposal out there, don't I don't know how.

But until the competition committee gets together in the offseason and puts a proposal out there, don't I don't know how.

Much they can get a change in a way that's consistent.

Much they can get a change in a way that's consistent.

Yeah, I think you make up a great point. There was a lot of physicality in the Ravens Bills game, and it's you know, listen, officials watch. They're all sitting watching that one game at their hotel and they're going, oh boy, this is bad that they're on their phones and everybody's saying official stink. So point made by.

Yeah, I think you make up a great point. There was a lot of physicality in the Ravens Bills game, and it's you know, listen, officials watch. They're all sitting watching that one game at their hotel and they're going, oh boy, this is bad that they're on their phones and everybody's saying official stink. So point made by.

And even the golf interception on the pick six when he took it in the chin, he literally takes the helmet straight to the chin and there's no flag, And again I think that's where people are kind of like, well, why did it happen for one quarterback. I do think there's a little bit of a market correction. And the officials do communicate from game to game. They talk about it.

And even the golf interception on the pick six when he took it in the chin, he literally takes the helmet straight to the chin and there's no flag, And again I think that's where people are kind of like, well, why did it happen for one quarterback. I do think there's a little bit of a market correction. And the officials do communicate from game to game. They talk about it.

Matt Hasselbeck is always in a Monday money thanks for coming on the show Bizowa's see khon. Yeah. Yeah, it's the reality of it, Like games bleed into games. People sit in their hotel rooms, everybody's watching football, and you watch them a homes game and think, we got to back off and let these guys play. I've seen in the NBA series game to game the official officiating change, Like if it gets really really physical and choppy in Game one and tempers flare, it's almost like they get a call from the league office and the refs will in the first quarter of the game call everything and just course correct. We've seen this in the NFL in the preseason when they over officiate a new rule. So I remember a couple years ago in the Super Bowl, the Philly Special, when they allowed juggling as catches, like because the league was getting so much heat and there was a ball in the back of the end zone for the Eagles and they kind of bobbled it. That was an incompletion all year and I'm not complaining, but it was like leagues do react, watch games, talk to officials. It felt like Baltimore Buffalo let the guys play.

Matt Hasselbeck is always in a Monday money thanks for coming on the show Bizowa's see khon. Yeah. Yeah, it's the reality of it, Like games bleed into games. People sit in their hotel rooms, everybody's watching football, and you watch them a homes game and think, we got to back off and let these guys play. I've seen in the NBA series game to game the official officiating change, Like if it gets really really physical and choppy in Game one and tempers flare, it's almost like they get a call from the league office and the refs will in the first quarter of the game call everything and just course correct. We've seen this in the NFL in the preseason when they over officiate a new rule. So I remember a couple years ago in the Super Bowl, the Philly Special, when they allowed juggling as catches, like because the league was getting so much heat and there was a ball in the back of the end zone for the Eagles and they kind of bobbled it. That was an incompletion all year and I'm not complaining, but it was like leagues do react, watch games, talk to officials. It felt like Baltimore Buffalo let the guys play.

So what's your guess is what happens in case Buffalo because Colin Listen, Troy Haiitman used to work here. I haven't heard an announcer put the league on blast the way he did in that Texan Chiefs game. And it was right, it was justified. He had a lot of backing. Again, these Island games, thirty million people are watching, and it's very obvious to all of them what's happening.

So what's your guess is what happens in case Buffalo because Colin Listen, Troy Haiitman used to work here. I haven't heard an announcer put the league on blast the way he did in that Texan Chiefs game. And it was right, it was justified. He had a lot of backing. Again, these Island games, thirty million people are watching, and it's very obvious to all of them what's happening.

Well, I've always I think you and I both believe this. When the higher the stakes, the less I want officials dictating anything. I do understand officials early in seasons or early in games saying guys like when you played the Ravens or you played the Patriots, and the Patriots with Belichick were very grabby on the perimeter. Their cornerbacks would grab you, and officials throwing early flag. They're like, Bill, we're not letting you do that off. Yeah, Like so I am for an official being overly assertive early. But you know, I'll say it again. I thought the Will Anderson hit was when I watched it in real time, my take was, oh, that's a shot. Mahomes sells it.

Well, I've always I think you and I both believe this. When the higher the stakes, the less I want officials dictating anything. I do understand officials early in seasons or early in games saying guys like when you played the Ravens or you played the Patriots, and the Patriots with Belichick were very grabby on the perimeter. Their cornerbacks would grab you, and officials throwing early flag. They're like, Bill, we're not letting you do that off. Yeah, Like so I am for an official being overly assertive early. But you know, I'll say it again. I thought the Will Anderson hit was when I watched it in real time, my take was, oh, that's a shot. Mahomes sells it.

Well, wait, don't can you explain to me what the heck replay assist is? Because it seems to work very willy nilly, and I started asking around on text message.

Well, wait, don't can you explain to me what the heck replay assist is? Because it seems to work very willy nilly, and I started asking around on text message.

They're like, I don't get it. The league is unclear.

They're like, I don't get it. The league is unclear.

When does chime in?

When does chime in?

Like this is a great point. Remember you and I there was about a six year period in this league or longer I didn't know what the hell of catch was. It started with a Calvin Johnson catch against the Bears in the end zone and they wouldn't allow it, and all of a sudden it was heightened during the dead Bryan Bryant Packers and I brought Roger Gandell on the show and I asked him and he was great about it. I said, I love your sport. I don't know what a catch is, and he's like, we have to address it. I think to your question, here was Will Anderson this morning on the Mahomes hit and officiating.

Like this is a great point. Remember you and I there was about a six year period in this league or longer I didn't know what the hell of catch was. It started with a Calvin Johnson catch against the Bears in the end zone and they wouldn't allow it, and all of a sudden it was heightened during the dead Bryan Bryant Packers and I brought Roger Gandell on the show and I asked him and he was great about it. I said, I love your sport. I don't know what a catch is, and he's like, we have to address it. I think to your question, here was Will Anderson this morning on the Mahomes hit and officiating.

I'm not the type of the chase calls. The NFL can do whatever they need to do for the thing. I feel like, as I pray, you just have to keep playing. Some calls were, you know, in my opinion, could have been better calls. And that's Okay, that's my opinion. But at the end of the day, it's about us. We have to do a better job of executing. We have to do a better job of going out there and being ready and no matter what the outcome is, we have to do a better job of handling checks his business on both sides of the ball.

I'm not the type of the chase calls. The NFL can do whatever they need to do for the thing. I feel like, as I pray, you just have to keep playing. Some calls were, you know, in my opinion, could have been better calls. And that's Okay, that's my opinion. But at the end of the day, it's about us. We have to do a better job of executing. We have to do a better job of going out there and being ready and no matter what the outcome is, we have to do a better job of handling checks his business on both sides of the ball.

Yeah, he's right, and listen, it's the NFL is a business. Businesses tweak. This is what they do. The NFL has always been the ultimate tweak sport. They're unlike baseball, which took them forever to get a pitch clock or defensive shift abandoned. The NFL will fix stuff rules committee. They'll tweak stuff. I mean, in years weren't officiating isn't controversial. They tweak. And they just changed the kickoff this year. A couple of years ago they changed the pat They will tweak.

Yeah, he's right, and listen, it's the NFL is a business. Businesses tweak. This is what they do. The NFL has always been the ultimate tweak sport. They're unlike baseball, which took them forever to get a pitch clock or defensive shift abandoned. The NFL will fix stuff rules committee. They'll tweak stuff. I mean, in years weren't officiating isn't controversial. They tweak. And they just changed the kickoff this year. A couple of years ago they changed the pat They will tweak.

Yeah, and you know, I coach my kids in sports, colin I am. I am aggressive defensively, I say, guys, I want you handsy, I want you all over them. Let the refs call it. If the refs call it, then we got to back off. But I want to see this game Buffalo in Kansas City. I want the ref's hands off. Let the teams play the game. Don't be all like, oh, here's a fly on the buffalo I want to see let him play, all right?

Yeah, and you know, I coach my kids in sports, colin I am. I am aggressive defensively, I say, guys, I want you handsy, I want you all over them. Let the refs call it. If the refs call it, then we got to back off. But I want to see this game Buffalo in Kansas City. I want the ref's hands off. Let the teams play the game. Don't be all like, oh, here's a fly on the buffalo I want to see let him play, all right?

Just know the Chiefs have the better defense, and so if the Bills have the better quarterback, well, subscribing to your theory, let them play. Then the Chiefs defense will grab and hold and clutch. Hey McIntyre said, try grabbing Josh Allen on the run, big boy. Huh, Try grabbing a call on Nick Bolton?