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Ep.40: Looming decisions · Football Junkies podcast

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All right, all right, all right, all right, all right here we go here we go here we go folks
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That's right. We got a victory week. Okay. Yes, the Steelers did beat the Raiders
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But what you know what we don't care about that right now because you know why we have two trades the first two trades of
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The 2024 season okay as well as a bag alert, okay
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We this episode potentially could could crest the hour mark
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So guess what if you have a task that you have to do if you got that homework assignment
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That you need to work on if you have that book report that you need to do just know this if you listen to this episode
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You should be able to complete it all okay because guess what the Vonte Adams makes the move
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Okay, he finally gets traded to the Jets. I don't know why but he did okay as well as we have bag alert bag alert bag alert bag alert bag
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Alert folks, that's right
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David Montgomery gets paid. He gets paid. He gets paid
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Ladies and gentlemen boys and girls junkies from here there and everywhere as well as
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Hassan Reddick has been given permission to seek a trade as well as Mike Williams is now available for a trade as well as
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Roy Robertson gets traded to the Seahawks
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Russell Wilson gets first team practice reps with the chance of starting one Sunday
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Baltimore wins the battle of the Beltway the Steelers get the dub
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Okay, the Cowboys give Jerry Jones a birthday. Oh, what a great birthday present if you're a Cowboys fan
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The Browns continue to drown in L's in Jacksonville check themselves into a hotel
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That I don't think a lot of people want to be a part of it's called loserville
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Yeah
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Yeah, did I miss anything? I don't think I miss anything who cares don't matter because guess what this is the 40th episode
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What great way to go into celebrate 40 episodes then with a banger
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I'm talking about a bomb a new a nuke of an episode
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Okay, you got a bag alert and two trades and one come on now
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This is the greatest part. This is the greatest football podcast. Hmm. Can't even speak as I'm so excited
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The greatest football podcast you can possibly listen to okay, you already know the title
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So we're not even going to go in that because why we need to get into
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everything the meat and potatoes of everything but guess what I am your host
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Okay, the man with the plan. Okay, the man who was trying to figure out what the Steelers are going to do
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Okay, the man who was on the verge of creating a whole episode of just rants
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But I didn't do it because the Steelers one. Okay. I'm all these things and more
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We already know the titles back on Domus chief head of the table all those things and more. Okay
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But most importantly, I'm your host kale. Okay on three you already know what I'm getting ready say
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So guess what if you're in your car or your window down? Okay?
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If you're in your room right now, guess what open up your window. Okay, cuz guess what on three one two three
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Let's lock in
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Oh
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Oh
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Right folks, let's get into the meat and
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Potatoes of everything that is going on. I know I was supposed to be talking about Kyle's football
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But guess what all this stuff happened while I was working on the talking points
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I guess what that's gonna have people on the back burner that might actually be an episode
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For before Thursday night football, I don't know we'll figure that out, but who cares about that. Okay, the Vonte Adams kids
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It's traded as well as a back where okay?
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Whoo man. Oh man. Do we have so much we have to talk about it is ridiculous?
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Oh, I knew I was forgetting something trade predictions. See come on man. See this come on now
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This is the greatest football podcast in the world. Okay, because guess what you can forget things and then remember them in a matter of a
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Few seconds who cares but guess what former
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Packers and now former Raiders receiver Devontae Adams has been traded to the New York Jets
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Okay, so the Jets of course received Devontae Adams and the rest of his deal
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They take that on but the Raiders receive a conditional third round pick that turned into a second if
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Devontae Adams either makes first or second team all-pro or is on the active roster for the AFC championship game or Super Bowl now
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That's right. We have to whoo-saw for a moment
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Yeah, yeah, I got my surgical knife
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Okay, I got I got all my tools and everything because we're about to dissect this thing like a surgeon. Okay, so let's get into
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Everything. Okay, so this is what I will say, you know, I
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Understand, you know that Devontae Adams wanted to you know
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Reunite with with the quarterback that that he has, you know, the most success from I get all that I do I really do
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But you know, I feel like this is a bad decision
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This is a really bad decision because when we look at it and you look at the other teams that were somewhat interested in you
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those teams have a much more better chance of making it to the playoffs or
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Maybe even, you know, if they if they were to get you make to the AFC championship or let alone a Super Bowl
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Compared to going to the Jets, especially with everything that has happened, you know
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With, you know, Robbers Island getting fired and you know, people losing their, you know
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They're play calling abilities. No people getting play calling abilities all those different types of things, right and
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The simple fact that you decided to go to you know to keep to keep not even keep but to put your heels in the sand and really
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You know want to go to the Jets says a lot about you, right? Because my only my only gripe is
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Don't be one of those players, you know
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Once you're done playing football or not that you're like, you know what the only regret I have is I didn't get a chance to win a
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Championship you did get a chance to win a championship
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You did because you know why you could have went to the Ravens. He would have went to the Ravens
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I mean that that that automatically, you know pushes them even farther to being a Super Bowl team
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You have the bills where you would be the number one option
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You would be getting the ball a lot of times and that would instantly make them the best team in their division
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Which honestly speaking the division is a wreck right now
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They could easily win when the division put themselves in in a position to where they can you know
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Be seated pretty high and go up against a weak team in the playoffs and make a deep playoff for if they really wanted to
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There's other teams that you could have went to and and the fact that you decided to go to a
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Person who left you right left you right?
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He didn't just you know what I think is as best we go
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I think it's just you know things things just aren't working. No, he forced his way out of Green Bay
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To go to another situation and left you and you decided to leave Green Bay out of emotion
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All for you to go back to that doesn't make any sense
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You are supposed to go to a place and then go into a situation that benefits you the most to where you could possibly
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compete to win a championship
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Okay, because let me tell you something and Triple H said
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So he said this and I know that's probably the wrong thing to probably say get it from a wrestler
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But it does somewhat make sense in this situation
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He literally said and in a promo that he was shooting he said you can either make friends or you can make money
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Right and I decided to make money. Okay now when you add that over to Devontae our situation
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He's already made the money. Oh, you need is a championship even if you get one championship that puts you in a class
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Then everybody else that puts you in the elite of the elite
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Okay, because now that means that you have jewelry to show that guess what I am a champion
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That not only you know says a lot about your NFL career, but that could open up numerous doors for you know
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advertisements and
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endorsements and all those different types of things it can do that
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But you know what doesn't is you not being a champion? Okay, because guess what no matter if you won one championship
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Two championships four five seven whatever guess what you're still a champion
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You're still see anytime Tom Brady or grump Julian Edelman Eli Manning Peyton Manning
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Russell Wilson any of those dudes anytime they they go on anywhere guess what they say Super Bowl champion
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Blank blank blank blank blank blank. That's what they say. They'll just say that person's name
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No, they say Super Bowl champion for Tom Brady seven times Super Bowl champion
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Right that has a that's a different or a different ring to it compared to just saying that person's name, right?
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And you will go into a situation where honestly speaking the offense is
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Is a little bit dysfunctional not to mention Aaron Rogers just threw Mike Williams under the bus. He did
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He literally said oh, yeah, Mike Williams, you know messed up on on that router one not
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Geez Aaron, are you just not gonna just take you know responsibility and just take one on the chin like a team like a real team leader?
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Are you really gonna do that? Are you really gonna go into a place of dysfunction Devonte Adams?
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Are you really willing to put yourself through that because I'm telling you right now that defense last night did not look as good
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When they had Robert Sala basically what the Jets defense could not stop the run
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It couldn't it could not stop the run. That's not good. That is not good at all and mind you
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They were a little bit better and they were a little bit more buttoned up when they had Robert Sala and granted I get it
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You know a lot of things have happened
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You were just in London not too long ago and then to find out that your head coach gets fired and then your defensive coordinator
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Is still the defensive coordinator, but it's also the head coach
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Whoo, I know that's a lot and then on top of that the offensive coordinator loses his play calling abilities and then the assistant offensive coordinator
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Is now the offensive coordinator, but he still keeps that title and it's just a whole bunch of rig among row
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Okay, and the fact that you
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Decided to you know stick with this says a lot about you to Monta Adams, but you don't like guess what when you don't make it to the playoffs
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Guess what no one's gonna be there to you know console you or you know say hey, man
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You do this you should do that. No man because guess what you had an opportunity
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Okay, you you messed up you messed up before and you decided to go to the Raiders and you you know made made a decision out of a
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Most in in impulse I get all of that
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But now you're doing it again and this time it's worse
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It's way worse, but again if that's what you want to do then hey by all means
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Take a crack at it break a leg. No pun intended
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Now let us talk about well should we go to the back? Well, you know, we will just keep on going on with the other trade
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so boy Roberson
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D tackle for the
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Jaguars was treated to the Seahawks. Okay, so the Jaguars receive a 2026
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6th round pick honestly speaking the
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Seattle defense of line definitely needs more depth
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So this definitely is a really good move not to mention
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He actually is a these are these are pretty pretty good pretty good detackle now
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I'm not saying he's you know Dexter Lawrence or Cameron Hayward or Gravedigger or you know any of those guys
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But he is pretty good. He is pretty good
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So, you know, he definitely goes into a much better situation than you know staying with Jacksonville
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because again Jacksonville is not really going anywhere and
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That tire fire is burning brights
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Bright bright bright bright bright now moving on to the bag alert. Okay, so yes. Yes, there is a bag alert
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I know it's crazy, right? So David Montgomery running back for the Lions into a two-year
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18.25 million dollar extension. Okay, he gets 10.5 million in total guarantees
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He's making 9.1 million a year. Okay now when we look at his stats last year not this year because this year is still
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Still going but we look at last year
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219 rushing attempts for
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1,015 rushing yards
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4.6 yards per carry 13 touchdowns. That's right 13 touchdowns and 22 rushes of 10 plus yards or more
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when we look at this, you know
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he was already somewhat productive with Chicago, but
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When he went to the Lions, it just took things to a whole nother level, right?
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He him and Jameer gives is you know, they are that one-two punch that really good one-two punch in the league
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They they are in my mind. They're one of the best. Okay, and both of them are home run hitters. Okay, both of them, you know
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They can they they can easily go for 30 or 40 yards untouched. They could go
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You know score two or three touchdowns. No problem, right?
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And you know for for David Montgomery to be in a situation where you're on a winning team
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You're in a winning situation in a winning culture and you know
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Everything around you is just winning. That's great. It's a great situation now granted
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I understand he did throw shots at Ryan Poles and whatnot
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But you know, you have to look at as a blessing in disguise at this point because now you're in a situation
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Where now you are showing the best you right?
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You literally have 13 touchdowns 13 touchdowns last year and this season isn't even isn't even over. It's not even halfway done yet
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So who knows if you can even get close to that or even crack that right?
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So again, great situation great signing great everything all around again
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The lines are prioritizing and taking care of their players, which we might have to talk about the lines about everything
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That's happened now on to one of the first games that we need to cover. Okay
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We have to talk about
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The battle of the belt way folks. Yes, the battle of the belt way if you do not watch that game
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You have to rewatch that game because that game was a really good game. It was it was a back-and-forth
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You know heavyweight bout and you know both both quarterbacks, you know, definitely showed a lot
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because those two those two teams were you know the one and two best
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Offenses in the league and they've you know, and they showed it
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They when when Lamar was doing something Janan Danes was doing something when Janan Danes was doing something Lamar was doing something
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And you know, it was great. It was a great game. So when we look at things, right?
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The Marne Jackson was 20 for 26 323 passing yards one touchdown one pick 12.4 yards per attempt a
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76.9 completion percentage, right? Derek Henry 24 attempts for 132 rushing yards
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5.5 yards per carry two touchdowns 83 rushing yards after contact
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Okay, and three rushes of 10 plus yards or more Zay flowers nine for nine. Okay, that's crazy, right?
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9 for 9 9 targets for nine receptions 132 receiving yards 14.7 receiving yards per reception
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Okay, Jane and Daniels 24 435
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269 passing yards to touchdowns 7.7 yards per attempt a
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68.6 completion percentage Austin Eckler 9 attempts for 21 rushing yards
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2.3 rushing yards per carry Terry McLuhan scary Terry
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7 targets for six receptions 53 receiving yards to touchdowns 8.8 receiving yards per reception
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When we look at this, you know, the only difference in this entire situation was the Ravens have a better defense than what?
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Washington has right Washington has pieces granted they do they have pieces, but you know
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That Ravens defense is it's built different. It is it's built different. Okay
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When you have a Rokwan Smith a Kyle Hamilton a Marlin Humphrey a Nate Wiggins a
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You know that defensive line doing gets thing when you have all those intangibles on that defense
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That that's a problem right there and granted Jane and Daniels. He was taking some hits
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He was taking some shots and he was getting right back up and and going back into the huddle
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So, you know kudos to him now. I will say this
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I think something that doesn't need to be talked about is the Ravens defense. I think you know, they're still in and I get it
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You know the season is still fairly, you know
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What's the word I'm looking for new fresh. No
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No, no, I can't be thinking of work, but forget about it
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The the the Ravens defense just has to do more right because a lot of the problems that that were that were happening
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Was because of self-inflicted mistakes compared to just okay
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They scheme this up better than what we had in in mind like Marcus Williams
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Marcus Williams was not looking the best. He was not looking the best out there. I know they called
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I think like a crate a stupid call on Kyle Hamilton for no reason
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Even though that was a clean hit that was a clean hit that was not a dirty hit
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That was a very clean hit. So I don't understand what why they would do that, but all in all a really great game
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You know hats off to to Jaden Daniels and that commander's offense. They held in
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You know, they took the the blows that came in from the Ravens and you know, they almost had it
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They almost won they almost won but you know, the Ravens do Ravens things now Derek Henry
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Derek Henry once again, he's doing his thing
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He's this is the best version of Derek Henry that we have seen all together
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That this is the best version. Okay for him to be this productive this early into the season says a lot
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Okay, because usually Derek Henry really doesn't start, you know
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Getting really active and really start putting up some serious numbers until until you know
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The real first cold snap really happens honestly speaking here, but for him to do it now definitely says a lot
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It definitely says a lot now on to the Steelers and Raiders game. Yes
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It was a game that honestly speaking here
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I was definitely going to freak out and I was definitely going to do a
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rent a rent long episode, but you know, they pulled off the win and you know, great honestly
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That's that's that's all you can say just you know, cool now
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You know what forget about let's let let's get into the stats before we go any in your father, okay?
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So Justin Fields 14 for 24 and 145 passing yards six yards per attempt a 58.3 completion percentage
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Najee Harris 14 attempts for a hundred and six rushing yards
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6.6 rushing yards per carry four rushes of 10 plus yards George Pickens eight targets for three receptions
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53 receiving yards 17.7 receiving yards per reception a no-karno 27 for 40
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227 passing yards one touchdown one pick 5.7 yards per attempt a
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76.5 completion percentage
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Alexander Madison for 14 attempts for 33 rushing yards
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2.4 yards per carry one and one touchdown Brock Bowers 10 targets for nine receptions
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71 receiving yards 7.9 receiving wait a minute. Did I say that right 71 receiving yards in
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7.9 receiving yards per reception. I know
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The excitement the excitement and definitely the coffee now when we look at this, you know, and this this sort of tells into the Russell Wilson stuff
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Justin Fields did not have a good game
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Let's let's be honest here. Okay, see those fans. Let's let's really had that conversation. Okay, because let's be real here. I
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get it
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Justin Fields, he's been winning games and whatnot, but again
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He mainly won this game because of his legs not because of his arm because of his legs
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Okay, his legs were able to extend plays get a first down do all those different types of things, right?
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compared to
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You know, just putting up the numbers that that you know, they he probably should put up like granted that Cowboys loss
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That was a really bad loss and you would think that you know, Justin Fields would would show a little bit more and he didn't
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And that's sort of the reason why Mike Tomlin sort of opened up the quote-unquote quarterback competition
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Again, because he realized like listen, although. Yes. We are winning games
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The offense is still stagnant
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Justin Fields is you know, he's his inability to see open people because there were people getting open in this game
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There were people getting open right Calvin Austin was getting open. Darnell Washington was getting open
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Pat Fierman was getting open people were getting open
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It was just again the limited vision that you know, Justin Fields had and that is that's definitely been a drawback
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And that's definitely been coming out a little bit more
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Lately than what it has unfortunately, but you know, my time realizes that listen
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I have a veteran quarterback who I really don't have to worry about all these different types of things
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I know he's gonna put the ball in the playmakers hands. I know that now will I be able to get the same athleticism and
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You know the chance of him extending plays no
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but what we make up for it is his play calling play adjustments all those different types of things and
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You know, I
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Get it, you know, I was I was definitely one of those people that would say, you know
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Let Justin Fields at least make it to you know the bye week and then if you want to make that change make that change
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But you know at this point Justin Fields has been okay. Okay. He's not been you know, this dynamic, you know
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Quarterback he hasn't he hasn't now there are some games. He's one with his legs
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There are some games that he's lost with his legs. There's some games
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He's one with his arm and there's some games. He's lost with his arm, right and you know, we're
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The team wants to make it to the playoffs and they realize that you know
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if the best person the best option possible is to
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You know bring in Russell Wilson, then it is then it's time to bring in Russell Wilson not to mention
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Justin Fields was already on borrowed time and like like let's be real. Let's really have an honest conversation here
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Justin Fields was already on borrowed time. Okay, because of Russell Wilson's calf injury now
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Granted, I understand that Russell Wilson will still be limited because you know
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He's a little bit up in age and his athleticism isn't what it used to be and and all those different type of stuff
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I get that but you know, I think they I think they realized
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That you know a change needs to be made now
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Especially with you know with everything that's happened with the Jets, you know today, especially with them getting Devontae Adams like you know
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This is this is a this is a really important game on Sunday night
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This is and granted you lost to the Cowboys on Sunday night even though that that was a winnable game
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You can't do that again. You just can't and granted I understand, you know
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We should be you know celebrating this and the other because we won we beat the Raiders, but it's like that was expected
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Right. It was expected for us to beat the Raiders. Okay, because the Raiders don't have Kristen Wilkins
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Don't have Devontae Adams Gardner. She was not starting and there were a slew of other players that were banged up
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So of course we were going to go in and get the W now
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There was a point in time where things were starting to look really shaky
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it was Roger Jones a few plays was looking like a deer in headlights and
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You know it just it
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The offense just has to be has to do more especially from the quarterback position
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I think that is where I think that's where Mike Tomlin is at this point because he realizes that listen
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even though that the Eagles look a little bit shaky the Chiefs look a little bit shaky and
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The real main competition that you're really gonna have to worry about is the commanders and the Ravens. I
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Still can't take these teams lightly. I
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Still can't I we they want to position themselves the best way that they can to make a playoff run
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And if it means that they have to do this if it means they have to you know make a change and they have to make a change now granted
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You know
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Does will this open up the playbook a little bit more? I don't know there's a chance that that it you know
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It could happen, you know, but if you're Justin Fields, I wouldn't I wouldn't take it as
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Somewhat of a you know someone of a punishment. I would take it as okay
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This is what I should have done more. This is how I could have been more useful all those different types of things
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But I will say this to play devil's advocate, you know
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It's hard for him to do that when you don't have a whole lot of weapons
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right path fire move and
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Naji are probably your most consistent weapons
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Well, and now Calvin Austin is starting to as well George Pickens takes off on on plays
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The plays that that George should have scored, you know on Sunday
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He didn't do it and you know, he he could have done it
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He could have easily done it and he didn't decide to do it now why I don't know
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but you know again
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This model of okay, we're gonna rely on the defense to position us in and you know and
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Great areas of the field so that we can score easily. I don't think it's working. I just don't I think you know when we look at this
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We the offense is handicapped
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it is it's handicapped because of the limit of
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Playmakers and you know just downright consistent quarterback play like you know
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There'll be some games where Justin Fields is you know
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Doing his thing in the pocket and then there's other times where Justin Fields just has to solely run
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You know use his legs and that's not always gonna get you that's not gonna always win you games
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it's not because
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There is there there's teams now that you know have players on their team or have schemes
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Designed to stop players like a Justin Fields just in case they want to run just in case they want to you know
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Do do all these different types of things now do I think Justin Fields will still be involved?
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You know in certain plays I do believe that I still do because of his athleticism
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But to how much of the degree that he will be involved. I don't know this is a way in see situation. I
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Would not be surprised if they make you know if they make the decision of Russell Wilson being the starter fairly quickly
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I would not be surprised now
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Onto a topic that I think definitely needs to be talked about
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Especially with you know the the the trade deadline coming up soon and that's trade predictions
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Yes trade trade predictions now
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These are just a few a few names that that I've definitely thought of in you know
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In no particular order and whatnot, but we definitely have to get over
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We definitely have to go over and cover some of these you know names as well as any other ones that may come to mind
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So do I say Adams of course, you know, he's already been traded
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Hassan Reddick the on say Johnson and Marta Cooper Mike Williams Deandre Hopkins and manual forwards Travis E.T. and Christian Kirk and
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Armstead right these are just people that I think will probably get traded or at least garnered some interest
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Personally now for Hassan Reddick
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I think he will garner a lot of attention because there's a lot of teams that need a patch rusher right now
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Especially the Lions with 80 Hutchison going down and he's basically being out for you know out for the year
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They need a they need a patch rusher and granted I understand, you know the lion there
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I know there's probably lions fans are probably saying always get Max Crosby get Max Crosby get Miles Gehrer is like
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But you can't really you really won't be able to afford them in the long run, right?
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Hassan Reddick on the other hand, you probably could now the only roll block is he wants to get paid now
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The question is is he willing to play on the existing deal that he has now or
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You know or is he gonna do the same thing that he did with the Jets which is basically just hold out
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I think that's the that's the problem in all this now granted
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He did change, you know management and he got drew Rose on house and everybody knows drew drew Rose on takes care of it
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was
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Okay, they're they're in a good place talks are you know are going on and whatnot to you know now this morning
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Well, not me this morning, but this after what was it this morning? It was this morning that you know
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They've given him permission to seek a trade. So, you know, it's it's a moving ongoing situation
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I think it's a I think it's a decision that will probably come fairly quickly
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14 that is looking for a patch rusher now the question is will he stay in the NFC or will he go to the AFC?
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I think that is the major question in all of this now on to the receivers Deontay Johnson
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Amari Cooper Mike Williams
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Dehop Christian Kurt now the only person that I think that won't be you know, Garni interest from the Steelers
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It's probably Deontay Johnson. That's only because of a certain rule in place where he can't be traded back under
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I think it's like two years or something like that blah blah blah who cares about that
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But I think people like Mike Williams who just became available
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Especially with everything going on with you know with Devontae Adams being trade to the Jets
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I think he will garner interest from the Steelers, you know
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Dehop will probably garner interest from the Steelers
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Maybe even Christian Kurg if they're if they're looking to spend a little bit of money
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I think they I think you know they could probably garner interest from the Steelers
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I think any receivers outside of Amari Cooper and Deontay Johnson will definitely
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Be connected to the Steelers in some way because again the Steelers are still in the market for a receiver
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They've been in the market
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They've been in the market for a receiver since the offseason since they traded for Deontay Johnson and have been you know very
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Unsuccessful they put all their eggs in one basket for brand-new week
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That blew up in their face. They tried to go after Devontae Adams blew up in their face
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So, you know, they're they're gonna try to see what what they can do now
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Do I think Mike Williams will be open to getting traded to the Steelers?
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possibly maybe as maybe as of you know a little bit of a
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Revenge and whatnot who knows but you know Dehop
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He could definitely get traded because the Titans aren't looking that good that offense is you know, it's it's not looking good
31:44
It's not will levis does not look good this year folks
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He does not Calvin Ridley is is you know complaining that he's not getting any touches and whatnot
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So it's just a whole debacle going on in Tennessee right now
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Now for the other people that you're probably thinking about you're probably thinking a manual for us really a manual forms
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Yes, a manual forms. I do think a manual forms will possibly be you know floated around
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Simply because I think since his since he's been drafted there
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I think he just hasn't had the the best situation now granted he was drafted
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You know when Ronald era was there and you know, he just he just didn't look that good
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He just did I think you know putting him in a different situation a better situation
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Will probably be a little bit better now. Do I think he'll stay within you know within the conference?
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I don't know. I do know there's other teams that do need you know a somewhat productive corner
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You know that is still on the rookie deal is cheap and you don't have to give you don't have to give up a whole lot to get
32:47
Him so you know you have that you you know Travis etn you have someone who was a dual threat
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You know who is just as dangerous as at running back as you know when it comes to receiving as well
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I honestly speak here and you know the Jaguars really haven't been using him as much as they have you know in the past
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So I do think when you have those two factors on top of them not I think picking up the his fifth year option if I'm not mistaken
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You know you have that you have Trevor Lawrence not you know looking the best in this team looking like it's going to
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Go through another tanking year. I think it's his best you you probably get something with Travis
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Etn before letting him you know become a free agent. I do I think Travis etn could definitely garner some interest from a few teams
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That are looking for that receiving back ish type of running back. I do same thing for Christian Kirk as well
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I think you know when we look at this and this sort of tells into what happened with the with the Jacksonville and Chicago game, you know
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This this team is just not looking good
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Trevor Lawrence has has not looked the same Trevor Lawrence as he did you know last year or even the year before that
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He has not looked good. I don't know if it's a coaching thing
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I don't know if it's a schematic thing. I don't know if it's a player thing
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I don't know what it is, but Trevor Lawrence does not look the same. He looks horrible
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He looks horrible and you know, it's starting to look like that deal that they gave him
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It's starting to look like it's gonna be a backfire. It really is because
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He the same production that that you saw last year. It's just not there anymore and granted
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You know, he has weapons around him. You have Christian Kirk. You have Evan Ingram
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They just got Brian Thomas, you know this in this year's draft. You have Travis etn. You have tank tank big big speed
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So why can't you get things done Trevor Lawrence?
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I think that is I think that's the million dollar question and everyone's trying to figure out like what exactly is going on in
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Jacksonville because this team is
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I'm not saying this is a team that can compete with the Texans
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But they should be a team that should you know, they should have a few wins under their belt right now and they have it
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So, you know, let's let's see what happens with that even with Eric armstead
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I think Eric armstead will probably want out as well simply because for one teams are in need for you know
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A defensive tackle, especially a team like the commanders who they just lost Jonathan Allen, you know for
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For the year with with the torn pack
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I think going to Washington might be a better situation because they're winning right now
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And if they keep this winning up, there's a chance that they can make it to the playoffs
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Now I'm not saying they're gonna make it to the Super Bowl or the NFC championship, but they could make some noise
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They could make some noise. That's all I'm saying. They can make some noise now
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Do I think any of those four those four people manual four was Travis etn
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Christian Kerr for Eric armstead. Do I think anything will get, you know, traded?
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I don't know only time will tell at this point and just like that folks. We got breaking news
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Breaking news. Just see greatest football podcast in the world. Don't care anyone says a mark Cooper just got traded to the bills
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I am not lying to you right now. I'm Mara Cooper. Just got traded to the bills
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Apparently what they're saying is there is going to be a pick swap that includes a third round pick. Oh my god
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My god, come on
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Come on, man. What are we doing?
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But at the same time, this was somewhat expected because you know with the Browns
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restructuring, you know a Mara Cooper's deal it definitely, you know opens up a path for them to
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Trade him release him do whatever so, you know
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Josh Allen gets a bona fide number one receiver who is still very productive at this point in his career
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And you know that definitely, you know moves the needle just a little bit more than it does
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So, you know, you have that again greatest football podcast in the world
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World bar none. Nobody can compete with this. Now. We got to talk about the Cowboys
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Yes, I got to talk about the Cowboys. How about them cowboy? How about them cowboys?
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How about them cowboys?
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Cowboys got a vissurated. Okay, they got cooked. Okay. I'm talking about they got sauteed. They got pretty they got cooked
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Salt Bay style. Okay. They got cooked not even over there stove. Okay. They got cooked over some wood
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So what they got some trees some some tree branches some leaves they put them together like the fire
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What do we have a sauteed L just for Jerry Jones? Happy birthday, Jerry
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Happy birthday, Jerry. And what's the best way for a Cowboys fan to celebrate their birthday with the L?
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L
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Okay, uh, L the biggest L that you could possibly think of. Okay, so Jerry golf was 18 for 25
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315 passing yards three touchdowns
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12.6 yards per attempt in a 72 completion percentage. Okay, David Montgomery 12 attempts for 80 rushing yards
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6.7 rushing yards per carry two touchdowns three rushes of 10 plus yards or more for James and Williams
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For targets for three receptions 76 receiving yards one touchdown
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25.3 receiving yards per reception. Oh, oh, it's just think don't it. It just think don't it now
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That press got yeah, mr. $60 mr. 60 million a year mr. 60 60 million
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17 for 33
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178 passing yards two picks 514 yards per attempt a 51.5 completion percentage
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Recode
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Dattle, I think I'm pronouncing your last name wrong. I'm horrible with last names. I apologize
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Five attempts for 25 rushing yards five rushing yards per carry one rush of 10 plus yards or more CD land
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14 targets for seven receptions 89 receiving yards
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12.7 receiving yards per reception and when we look at this, you know, the Cowboys just got embarrassed
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They got embarrassed. I think that's that's just what a boys down to the Cowboys got embarrassed in their home stadium
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Okay, the Lions were dominant
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From the first quarter to the fourth quarter, they were dominant in every level of the game
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They were being dominant the defense was making plays the offense was making plays
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everything was just clicking and you know, I think I think we do need to have an honest conversation the
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Cowboys this offseason had you know, did not position them to be competitive not only in their division
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But against other teams and granted, you know, there's probably cowboy fans are saying well, we were able to beat you guys
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No, we beat ourselves. That's what it was in the discussion. Okay, but when we look at this this team, you know
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It's it's it needs it needs its stars. It needs its stars like let's be real here from
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Michael Parsons being out DL all being out that defensive line is not looking good let alone the defense
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It's all around. It's not really that good
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The only two bright spots that you really have is Dak and CD Lam and even then they haven't really been clicking the most
40:19
They really happen. So
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Again, if you're a Cowboys fan and if you really think that this team could can make some noise this, you know
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This year they can't because again this whole offseason
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They were tied to trying to you know, figure out what they're gonna do with Dak
40:35
figure out what they're gonna do with CD Lam and in others and then once they were done with all of that by the time
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They were able to create some catchphrase all the good players were gone
40:45
All the good players were gone. So, you know, the the offensive line was not looking that good
40:51
The receiver is okay granted, you know, other people were getting open outside of CD Lam
40:56
But you know the Lions just came in they came in with the mission. Well, and what was their mission?
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We're gonna kick down this door. We're gonna beat you to a pulp
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We're gonna take everything you have and we're gonna run and there's nothing that you can do about it
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You cannot call in the police. You can't call the feds. You can't call the FBI CIA
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Military whatever because guess what we are robbing you. We are robbing you. Okay hands in the air where I can see them
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Okay, because guess what the Cowboys you guys are horrible
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Horrible and I mean that with the biggest H I can possibly think of in my brain you guys are horrible
41:41
Granted Jack Prescott does his thing every once in a while. But guess what?
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Sooner or later, you're gonna get the beat down and you got the beat down in front of America
41:51
So guess what? Enjoy that L now moving on to the Browns and Eagles because we do have to talk about them
41:57
The Browns and Eagles game really wasn't that good. It wasn't no, it just wasn't I think the brightest spot was
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realizing that Nick Siriani shaved his head and that
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You know he you know
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Said a few things that you know he probably shouldn't have said and you know all this other stuff
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But you know, it's it's it's you know, it's whatever
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It's whatever you know, but you know a speaking which actually the the trade details just dropped for the Amar Cooper trade
42:25
So the bills of course are getting a Mark Cooper and a 2025 six round pick the Browns are getting a 2025
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third round pick on 2026 seven round pick which sort of entails to what's going on right now
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So when we look at this, you know, and let's just be honest here. Let's really address the elephant in the room here
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The Browns with
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Hard they with hard
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On you know on the whole Dishon Watson debacle, they thought that they were going to trade for a player
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That is going to give them the same amount of energy and same amount of play that the Texan got and
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It hasn't shown it has not shown Dishon Watson looks horrible. He looks washed. He looks like he is not himself
43:08
Now, I don't know if it's because of all the off the field legal issues
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I don't know if it's because of all the off the field legal issues
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I don't know what it is, but whatever it is. He does not look good
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He does not look good if I am the GM and if I'm Kevin Kevin Stafansky
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I'm drafting me a quarterback. I understand that that were tied to the shine Watson and that's a fully guaranteed deal
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I get all of that. I'm not, you know, training him away, but you know, I have to I have to prepare for the future
43:40
I have to at this point because again, you're wasting that defense is time Miles Garrett. You're wasting his time
43:48
So Darius Smith, you're wasting his
43:51
You know the corners you're wasting everybody's time and granted
43:56
We can't say that the Sean Watson walked into a situation where he was devised a talent
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No, the Browns kept on giving him talent year after year after year and what happened?
44:08
They didn't do anything. I want you to think about this for a second here Browns fans and everybody else on my fellow junkies out there in the world
44:15
World world world world guess what Joe Flacco an old Joe Flacco
44:20
Was more productive in the short and the short span that he was playing last year than the Sean Watson has since he's been traded to
44:28
The Browns, I want you to think about that for a second
44:30
That should probably make you feel very small and the simple fact that the Browns
44:35
Did not do enough to try to keep Joe Flacco on the team says even more and you replaced him with James Winston
44:44
Thinking that that's gonna work and every single every single game Kevin Sifansky says the same thing
44:50
Which is what I believe in the Sean Watson. We're gonna continue to move
44:54
Continue to move with the Sean Watson. Guess what you're not fooling everybody Kevin
44:58
You're not the fact of the matter is this this offense is not productive under the Sean Watson
45:05
It's not it was more productive under Joe Flacco who could barely move than just on Watson
45:12
It was and in granted, you know, you guys don't have Nick Chubb. Okay, cool
45:17
You guys had you know some injuries have piled up in different positions. I get all of that
45:21
But still you should see something
45:24
Something something anything from the Sean Watson. You literally made this man
45:30
You literally gave this man a the first
45:34
fully guaranteed contract in NFL history you moved
45:39
Resources for multiple years for one person and what has that person done?
45:44
Nothing you should be ashamed of yourself people should get fired, but again
45:49
The Browns will be the Browns now moving forward. Okay, so let's let's get into these stats. Okay, so here we go
45:57
Jaylin hurts. Wait me. Did I already say everything?
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You know what who cares we're gonna go into it. Okay Jaylin hurts 16 for 25
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264 passing yards to touchdowns 10.6 yards
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Per attempt a 64. I came to speak completion percentage AJ Brown nine targets for six receptions
46:15
116 receiving yards one touchdown 19.3 receiving yards per reception say Kwan look what God
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18 attempts for 47 rushing yards 2.6 rushing yards per carry in one rush of 10 plus yards or more the Sean Watson
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16 for 23
46:33
100 7168 passing yards 7.3 yards per attempt
46:38
69.6 completion percentage on Marry Cooper six targets for four receptions 42 receiving yards
46:44
10.5 receiving yards per reception P. Here's strong
46:48
Eight attempts for 43 with such
46:52
Rushing yards 5.4 rushing yards per carry in one rush of 10 plus yards or more now when we look at this
46:59
You know, this was definitely a a must-need win for both teams
47:03
It it was and it was not necessarily for record purposes
47:08
But for culture right because I could I could assure you that it is not easy going into that Brown's locker room
47:16
Every single day. I can assure you I can assure you that there are players that are looking at the Sean Watson with the side
47:22
I because they're thinking like yo
47:25
We you ain't playing you ain't the same person that we saw in the Texans
47:29
Everybody knows when the Sean Watson was was playing with the Texas. He was lighting things up
47:34
There was one year. I think he was a finalist for MVP
47:38
That's how great he was and since he's you know come to the Browns
47:43
he's had this fall from from grace and
47:46
It's not good
47:47
It's not good at all if your mouse Garrett, you know, I get it you're tied with them for for get it
47:53
You know, they drafted you and all and then and all that different type of stuff
47:57
But bro, you are one of the best pass rushers in the league
48:00
I can guarantee you if you made yourself available somebody with a better record in a better situation
48:06
What would would gladly take you?
48:09
Because right now you're on a sinking ship and this ship has so many holes in it
48:16
Then you can't patch it up with just you know
48:19
What with Jeff cloth and and and and you know tape and all this other stuff
48:24
No, this ship is sinking and it's sinking fast and the only way that you're gonna be able to do anything
48:32
Or at least experience something that nobody else has experienced on the team
48:36
Which is a mega to an AC championship or let alone a Super Bowl you gotta go
48:40
You gotta go same thing with was a Zidarius
48:43
I wouldn't be surprised if Zidarius name gets floated around because again, he chose the Browns
48:50
over the Ravens
48:52
Over the Ravens. I know it's crazy. He literally chose the Browns over the Ravens
48:59
If I'm Zidarius Smith, I am sick to my stomach
49:04
Because look at the Ravens the Ravens are in a position right now where where you could you can make an argument
49:11
That the Ravens are the best team not only in the AFC, but the best team in the league right now
49:16
Okay, and this is pending, you know the 49ers getting healthy and CMC finally gets on the field and you know any looming trees or anything like that
49:24
But yeah, let me check my phone real quick just in case anything crazy happened anything crazy happened
49:30
Nope, okay cool now moving forward, okay, so that that's just that's just what it is and for the Eagles
49:37
It was definitely a needed win for them because again, you're coming off of the by the last game that you play
49:43
You basically got eviscerated. Okay, you got you got you got robbed
49:49
Okay, the the Buccaneers came in like some real pirates and they stole your treasure. Okay, that's what it is and
49:57
You know for them to get a win is great, but at the same time, you know when you have
50:05
When you have an emotional head coach like Nick Siriani, you know, it sort of waters down the wind
50:11
And you know what I'm gonna just read the quote and then we'll get into what I'm about to say
50:15
So this is what he says after the fact after the fact he did what he did
50:20
You know was basically, you know jarring at the at the fans and whatnot. This is what he says with with his kids
50:27
Quote-unquote I would say I would say this about that what I was really doing was trying was trying to bring energy
50:34
enthusiasm I can't speak trying to bring energy and enthusiasm yesterday and I'm sorry and
50:39
Disappointed about how my energy was directed at the end of the game. He said
50:44
My my energy should be in my energy should be I cannot speak my energy should be all in on coaching
50:53
Motivating and celebrating with our guys. And so I've got to I've I've got to have better wisdom and
50:59
Discrement of when to use that energy man. I'm being honest here. Nick Siriani is definitely gonna get fired
51:05
He's definitely gonna get fired. He definitely is because when we look at this, you know
51:10
He's way too emotional. He's way too emotional and granted
51:14
No one is saying that you have to be as stiff as a board. You have to be like Bill Belichick and don't make any facial
51:20
You know most was anything don't say that but you're you're jarring with fans
51:27
Fans, why are you jarring with fans? There is no need for you to jar at fans. No need whatsoever
51:32
You once you've done shaking hands with the players and the coaches and whatnot go in the back
51:39
Talk to your players. Tell them know what the plan is. Take a shower get on the bus. Go home
51:45
Okay, just do that instead of just doing this Nick Siriani is too emotional when it comes to this game
51:51
And you know that is hurting them than helping them it is and I would not be surprised
51:58
You know if he if he does get fired because I don't want him to get fired
52:02
But I wouldn't be surprised if he does that, you know, leaks start coming out about certain
52:07
You know certain situations that probably happened in the past and all those different types of things because he's way too emotional
52:14
And as a head coach, you cannot be that emotional because they're gonna be
52:18
Situations in the game where you are going to have to be laser focused. You're not you can't you won't have time to
52:26
You know jar with the ref or jar with a fan and you know do all this clapping and you know
52:33
Do all this trash talking and whatnot. You won't have time to do that because you have to be focused on okay
52:37
What is what should we do in this situation? It's two-minute warning, you know, it's the fourth quarter
52:42
We're trying to win this game you know when this game so we can make it to the playoffs
52:45
But you can you can't focus on that because you're trying to focus on trying to jar with a fan a fan a fan
52:52
What is what is what is fan short fanatic? Come on, man
52:58
Who was this clown now on to the last game that we need to talk about okay?
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The Jacksonville Jaguars and the Chicago Bears now if you were not up watching this game
53:09
Just know this this was a game that you could just leave on and you can go back to sleep
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Okay, because this was a one-sided game the Bears came to London and
53:20
They destroyed the Jaguars. So let's just get into
53:24
Everything okay, so Trevor Lawrence 23 for 35 234 passing yards to touchdowns one pig
53:31
6.7 yards per 10 a 65.7 completion percentage the earnest Johnson six attempts for 28 rushing yards
53:38
4.7 rushing yards per carry one rush of 10 plus yards or more
53:42
Evan Ingram 10 targets for 10 receptions 102 receiving yards 10.2 receiving yards per reception now
53:50
Kayla Williams 23 for 29
53:53
226 passing yards for touchdowns one pick
53:56
7.8 yards per attempt a 79.3 completion percentage the Andre Swift
54:01
17 attempts for 91 rushing yards
54:04
5.4 rushing yards per carry one touchdown four rushes of 10 plus yards or more
54:08
Cole commit five targets or five receptions 70 receiving yards to touchdowns 14 receiving yard 14 receiving yards per reception
54:16
Now when we look at this folks, you know
54:19
This game definitely could have went either way, but I'm not surprised that the Bears won it honestly speaking
54:26
The Jaguars could not stop the run
54:29
The Andre Swift was doing his thing Kayla Williams was doing his thing
54:33
just the Bears offense as a whole was just being very productive and the Jaguars defense didn't have an answer for it and it
54:41
Also didn't help that they had some self-inflicted wounds
54:43
But a few passing interference calls and holding and you know various different things
54:48
So, you know when you have those when you have a game like that, you know, especially on the international platform
54:54
You know, there's definitely gonna be some ramifications, right? I would not be surprised if there are some people
54:59
Did that, you know are gonna either get traded or get cut?
55:03
So, you know simply because again the Jaguars are just dysfunctional right now
55:09
Neither side of the ball looks really good and granted, you know, the Jaguars defense should be really good
55:14
Especially that defensive line you got trade war from one side. You got Josh Allen on the other side
55:20
You got Eric Armstead in the middle like they should be able to make some noise and they haven't been able to do it
55:25
So, you know, hopefully they can bounce back now
55:27
Do I know, you know, do in my crystal ball, which is still won't recall do do I think that it'll probably be a win?
55:35
No, I just don't I just think the Jaguars are continuing to fall in the same pit
55:39
They've been falling in for the past five to ten years
55:43
honestly ever since they had that group where they had Kaleis Campbell and Telvin Smith and
55:50
I'm gonna say Bobby Wagner Miles Jack and you know that whole core one
55:54
I think they've been struggling since then and they will continue to struggle so I'm gonna end this here if you guys like what you're
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You know from people reposting it to people liking all those different types of things. I appreciate you guys so so so much
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We are very close to hitting
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500 downloads, okay, and we're very close. Okay to even hitting a thousand downloads
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Now if now once we get to a thousand downloads folks will be able to bring in them sponsorships bring those sponsorships
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Bring in more money. You bring in more money. Guess what better content more content. So all know it makes everybody happy
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So please please please please please make sure that you guys are downloading these episodes
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So I can be able to give the fix that you guys need to not only to you fellow football junkies
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But to other people who do not know anything about the football junkies podcast. So I love you guys
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I appreciate you guys. I was gonna go on this whole long rant about
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Well, I'm gonna ramp up this whole long thing about being at 40 episodes, but who cares about that?
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So the only thing I can say is thank you
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Thank you for supporting me. Thank you for you know being with me on this journey and you know, this is again
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The role to something great. So peace and love. I'm out. You