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Seahawks on Top: Super Bowl LX Recap and the NFL’s Next Moves · Fanatically Speaking with Kent

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Hey, what's up, everybody? Welcome to fanatically
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speaking. I'm your host Kent. And now, as you
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know, of last episode, I am your only host. So
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me just being here now by myself, you know, first
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episode had to get into Super Bowl 60, the reactions,
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the recap of the game. You know, my first thought,
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you know, going into the game was, you know,
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I thought, you know, battle could be defensively.
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you know, log off and myself, we talked about
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it. We did our preview and then we did our actually
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picks and got into a lot of the details of the
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game that was what it was going to come down
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to. And I will say that we were right on a lot
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of aspects of the game, what we thought could
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happen and would happen. And then I think, you
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know, the way the game played out also kind of
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probably gave us something we weren't expecting.
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Right. And what we weren't expecting was. And
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to tie into another episode, we did our best
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and worst Super Bowls we've watched. I think
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I'm going to put this one down as, you know,
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one of the worst Super Bowls I've ever watched.
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Now, again, if you're a Seahawk fan, then you
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enjoyed it. You know, nothing's better than watching
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your team blow out someone in the Super Bowl.
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The problem with this Super Bowl was. Offensively,
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it really wasn't there either. Some numbers are
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there, some numbers are. They they're more than
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what they say they are right there. They're not
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they're not truth to the game In a lot of ways
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this game also It brought me back to Lassie last
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year Super Bowl with the Chiefs and the Eagles
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where again as an Eagles fan Yeah, you'd love
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the blowout But the Eagles at least gave you
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big plays and those moments either offense and
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defensively right they gave you both of those
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and that the defense was just shutting down the
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Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes. So in this game,
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you know, is it early on in the game defensive?
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The Seahawks obviously shut down the Patriots
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in this game, but early on the Patriots were
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holding their own defensively and we know they're
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a good defensive team. We brought that up, right?
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But yeah, the first half was brutal. It is a
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nice way and not even a nice way to put it, but
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I think a good word to put it. You know, I'm
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all for a defensive game. I'm all for, you know,
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football at its finest. I don't need big, I don't
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need all that, but I also need something else
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though. And this game was just kind of from the
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broadcast to the presentation. It just kind of
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felt like a low, you know, but. But yeah defensive
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game early both teams, you know getting pressure
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on the quarterbacks Seahawks were getting sacks
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early. They got them all game, but early they
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were the only one getting sacks And I think the
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Patriots only ended up with like one sack former
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Eagles Super Bowl champion Milton Williams got
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that sack But yeah first half field goal party
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nine to nothing Seahawks You know Darnold like
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we said both quarterbacks getting pressured Sam
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Darnold making plays Like, not explosive plays,
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but making the play. A few times, again, he came
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really close to getting intercepted, real close
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to turning the ball over, but he didn't. And
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that's very key in this football game. But like
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I said, he was under pressure early, but made
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some really good throws. Just put it where it
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had to be, where it wasn't intercepted or. or
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deflected but there were some deflects early
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too though he was he was not accurate either
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early and really throughout the game it was roughly
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about 50 % I believe but but again like I said
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he wasn't losing the game you know Seattle was
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doing their thing again defense really Patriots
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could not get anything going offensively Couple
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bright moments for you know like Christian Gonzalez
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made some really good plays Could have had a
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pick broke up a huge bomb to Shahid at the last
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second You know Patriots were playing like very
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tight up on the receivers You know making it
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really hard for anybody to make a make a play
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make a catch So it wasn't again. You weren't
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watching anything Exciting let's just say that
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you know Seattle got off of, you know, some runs
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with Kenneth Walker. Again, Darnold making some
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plays to keep a drive going. They would kind
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of get down and then stall. Patriots would hold
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them with their defense. And again, it just looked
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like, I was like, man, this will be the first
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Super Bowl that was going to have an MVP that's
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a kicker, the way it was rolling, right? I said,
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well, someone's got to, you know, pad up the
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defensive stats with like sacks or a pick six
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or just something crazy. to say, oh yeah, that
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was the play of the game and that was going to
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get them the MVP because nobody else did anything.
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A few things I noticed in the game and especially
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the first half. Drake May obviously was was not
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accurate. It looked like the bright lights of
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the Super Bowl was getting to him. Even when
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he had time, occasionally he would not. Find
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his receiver or be off -target where they're
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having to reach or it's behind them or short
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so Drake may definitely look like The moment
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we mentioned this in the title that I saw the
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last episode was the moment Is it Drake May's
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moment? Is it Sam Darnold's redemption in this
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game and Drake may just? The moment look big
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too big for him And quickly I thought, and I
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was always young, and it's his second year, and
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it's like, yeah, and maybe one more year will
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matter, right? But I do know, and again, I know
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I'm a homer, I know I'm biased, but Jalen Hurts
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was 24 years old in the Super Bowl, the first
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time against the Chiefs, and I know he lost,
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but he put up huge numbers, and the moment was
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not too big for him. for him and everyone of
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course you know they did not want the game to
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end the way it did with that flag that led to
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a game win in field goal because they wanted
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to say you know get let's get the ball back to
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Jalen Hurts and see what he does this game is
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exciting you know in the 30s both teams the one
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mistake obviously he did making that game miss
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face mask on that fumble that led to a Chiefs
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touchdown but anyways not not to not to stick
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here on Jalen Hurts But again He was 24. So we've
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seen young quarterbacks go to the Super Bowl
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You know early on in their career. So this is
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not we're not I don't want to use Youth or anything
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like that as a reason that Drake may struggled
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in this game, but Let's be let's be we have to
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be honest and say They had a good season. He
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was second in MVP. He had a great regular season.
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We brought up the fumbles But again, he's been
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really good and in his career He's been really
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good right even in a bat with a bad team his
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rookie season So but again, it looked like the
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moment was too big. He was never right and I
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know they mentioned something after the game
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about his shoulder I don't like reports like
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that because then that kind of wants to add an
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excuse to a bad performance And I don't, I don't
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want to see that. I don't want to hear that,
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right? It's just, let's be honest about the performance.
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And to me, it looked like, again, the Superbowl,
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you know, we talked about it. Is it going to
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be too big? Who's it going to be too big for?
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How do these guys, a Sam Darnold who is a veteran,
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but yet still inexperienced in these huge moments
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and a Drake May, obviously the biggest moment
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in his career. How do they do and how do they
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react and how do they play? And again, he could
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not do anything. Seattle would rush for couldn't
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do anything pressure Seattle through blitz get
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a sack So they really really were tight and you
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didn't even know Stefan Diggs was in the game.
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I don't even think he was being a target It was
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just really it was it was really rough to watch
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now they did play a little bit of field position
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and had some chances I think and and just missed
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out getting that turnover getting that play that
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would have Would have definitely flipped the
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game, but they just could not get it as a team
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so And like I mentioned, you know, Kenneth Walker
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running well in the first half. He obviously
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ended up with a big night But as we went to halftime
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we were just like again, it's it's like what
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is are we gonna get anything out of this game?
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Your second half the third quarter really was
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about the same It was more of the same. It was
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more Drake May. You know, having issues, it was
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another field, you know, field goal by Seattle.
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It was pretty much the same then at the end of
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the I believe was the end of the third quarter
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close to it. That's when you got that. That's
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when you got that fumble by Drake May, right?
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You get the fumble leads to points. And we talked
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about that in the preview episode in the picks.
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It was the turnovers. Seattle was really good
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in turning the ball over this year. Even though
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both teams had great defenses, but Seattle was
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good on those turnovers. And they created this
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one here, got the fumble recovery, strip sack
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fumble. Sam Darnold, offensively, finally we
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see some points outside of a field goal. Darnold
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with the pass to Barner for the touchdown. Which
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at that point made it 19 nothing and I'm like,
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yeah, this game is over like early in the fourth
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quarter. Here we are You know what's gonna happen?
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Well, then amazingly, you know Drake may all
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of a sudden hits two And they were really tough
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throws really tight spaces But it took two to
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Matt Collins to get points on the board one to
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get them down to the field and then another one
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for the touchdown So give Drake made really good
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credit there. I mean that was those were like
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the best passes of the night, maybe, right? I
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mean, Sam Dornal had some good passes, but those
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were so tight. The coverage was so good that
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those, you know, even in the loss for Drake May
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and the Patriots and a bad night for Drake May,
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those two passes were unbelievable. And that's
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what it at least shows you what Drake May can
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do, what he's about, when he's on, when he makes
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the throws, when he makes the plays, right? They
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needed a lot more of that. And it was almost
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too little too late. And you know, I, you know,
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I'm, I'm texting, like, you know, the game's
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over though. Like that was great, but you know,
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a lot of time in the fourth quarter here, but
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you know, the game's over. And ultimately again,
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the Patriots did end up getting the ball back
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and it was like, okay, if they score here 19
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to seven, like if they score again, now we're
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one score game. And now it gets a little, now
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it gets a little tight, right? And they had a
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really, the Patriots had a really good drive
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going and Again, Drake May, I don't know where
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he was throwing it. Down the middle, behind the
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receiver, it might've got tipped. There was some
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arms, hands up, there was some pressure. Again,
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pressure. He was up in the pocket. And again,
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it kind of just, you know, sailed or whatever
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you want to call it, and you know, intercepted
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by Seattle. So that kind of killed that drive
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and really just about killed the night. But again,
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Seattle couldn't. do anything with it, right?
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Not anything major, right? I think they ended
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up with maybe another, yeah, another field goal.
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Yeah, they ended up with another field goal.
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So you're looking at it now and you're just like,
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again, there's still an outside shot, outside
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shot. Patriots, of course, getting the ball back
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and then, you know, the big hit by Witherspoon
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that was going to be a strip sack, but ball in
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the air called. I want to and a you know pick
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six 45 yard touchdown and that was the nail in
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the coffin that was the game that put them up
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by enough to say yeah, this is over and That's
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what log off was talking about you get that double
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-digit lead and then the blowout happens now
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To you know go again alluding back to our previous
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episode and so log off was right there he had
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You know, he talked about the blowout talked
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about getting that lead and then extending it
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once it was to two scores There were moments
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so it couldn't have been right? It wasn't going
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to be so ultimately the defense ended up, you
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know running the score up With their plays with
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their turnovers, which is again what they've
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done all season Let's see here so that yeah,
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so Patriots and you know got another drive together
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put up some Meaningless yards another a meaningless
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touchdown and and that was pretty much all that
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was all it was So with that being said You know
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Drake the biggest these are the big points. I
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looked at at the game, right? We kind of just
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went through the game Seahawks, of course win
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29 13 and it was a Ultimately again we came to
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the quarterbacks but we talked about defense
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we talked about turnover special teams Those
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were like the key, I thought, really key, and
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then you get into the quarterbacks, right? What
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were they gonna do? Would they turn the ball
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over? Would they make plays, right? Drake May,
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of course, ended up with the fumble on the strip
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sack. Two interceptions, one for a pick six.
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Missed throws, not accurate, and just, you know,
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again, erratic the whole game. Just kinda never
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comfortable. And even when, you know, even when
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he had time, like we talked about, it was just
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not, you know, he did not have, you know, the
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throws, the throws just weren't there. He didn't
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get them there. So tough night for him. He can
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keep his head up. Now, again, history not in
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his favor. Well, we've talked about this to quarterbacks
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who lose their first Super Bowl that they are
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in. There's been only one in the NFL history.
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We've now we're in 60 years of the NFL 60 I mean
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60 years of Super Bowl and only one quarterback
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has made it back to a Super Bowl after losing
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their first time in the Super Bowl and The only
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guy again not biased. I'm just giving you stats
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you guys Not by I am biased but not biased or
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being the homer here But Jalen hurts is the only
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quarterback to do it. He did it two years later
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and won the Super Bowl and Super Bowl MVP. So
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for Drake, mate, it's not, you know, all all
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groom and doom. It's. Hey, Jalen Hurts did it.
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You're really young to just like he was. So head
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up. You are obviously a baller in the MVP conversation.
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With a good coach, with a good team organization,
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I think. Though they'll put you they'll get you
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right. Everybody will get better. You know, the
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young guys on that line will get better Get you
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another weapon at receiver, right? You'll get
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better. You'll the game will come to you. I think
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Drake may will be fine You know again now what
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he's got to worry about though now in the AFC
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going forward is just that hey Josh Allen still
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there Patrick Mahomes will come back Lamar Jackson
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will be there still the guys that Weren't in
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the playoffs or Did what they needed to do in
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the playoffs this year? They're going to be back
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Joe burrow is still in the league so the AFC
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is loaded with really good quarterbacks and Organizations
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and teams and coaches. I mean like that Denver
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really good. It just you know, they lose bo nicks
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in the snow, so It's gonna be a tough. I think
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it's gonna be a tough climb for the Patriots
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to get back here But they have a good base. They
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have a good core And again, they can't they went
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from three and 14 to 14 and three into the Super
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Bowl. So nothing to hang their their heads down
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about, you know, just wasn't their day. It was
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it was just reminiscent of last season with the
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Eagles and Chiefs. It was reminiscent of, you
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know, the 10 years ago with Denver. In Carolina,
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reminiscent of when Seattle's first Super Bowl
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victory over Denver just dominating and the offensive
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on the other team could not do anything. But
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very reminiscent of that Broncos Panthers and
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we talked about that being log off's worst Superboy
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at watch because offensively there was not a
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lot to watch and You know Like I said Seattle
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a lot of yards by Kenneth Walker I think you
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know 135 something like that 20 some yards pat
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receiving You know Donald had his touchdown and
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that was kind of like the one you know play and
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then just Walker, you know running the ball and
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You know, ultimately, though, Seattle, you know,
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their defense was the the real. It was the real
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MVP. It was the real story of this game. Along
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with Drake May, right? Like it, it's not like
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this defense can't get scored on, right? The
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Rams and Sam. Matthew Stafford showed that like
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teams have showed you can score on the Seahawks
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to in the Super Bowl. They it was not going to
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happen. you know it took two great throws and
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then in clean up time they scored but this defense
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was was really really good six sacks a lot of
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pressure we talked about the force fumble strip
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sack we talked about the two interceptions one
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a pick six special teams no big returns but The
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punt placement by Seattle was amazing. They were
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backing up and pinning New England in many times
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on all the punts by both teams, really. Because
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again, it was just not exactly an offensive game.
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So that was huge. The run game controlled offense
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by Seattle. We talked about Sam Dotto, no turnovers.
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He came really close about three times, to be
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exact. One right out the hands. One hey, just
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turn your head So I think there's just But that's
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the way it goes, right? I mean the defense you
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know, if you don't intercept it then the offense
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gets another shot and they don't score so You
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know, it was run the ball It was defense run
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the ball control, you know, don't do anything
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stupid and ultimately, you know, that's what
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the see the Seahawks did They've used that game
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plan a lot And, you know, all credit to him.
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All credit to Sam Darnold, right? Not the MVP,
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like I called him to, it was gonna be his moment,
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MVP, all this. He does get a moment, right? He
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does get his redemption from being almost a joke
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of the league, seeing ghosts against the Patriots
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as a jet, being in, you know, Carolina, to back
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up in San Francisco, to ballin' out in Minnesota,
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and... That just didn't work out where they kept
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them, you know You end up in Seattle the story
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of that is amazing, right? I mean see, you know,
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Minnesota all from a contract similar to Seattle
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Seattle had not really no plans for Darnold they
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were trying to just bring back Gino but then
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they couldn't get a You know a contract worked
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out an extension or whatever the case may be
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so just trade them to Vegas and get Sam Darnold
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and again, he chose Seattle because They were
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gonna give him they were like you're the guy
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like he don't have to look over his back like
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Minnesota at JJ McCarthy or whoever else So it's
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great how that worked out. I Will bring up though
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that you know, Sam Darnell did lead the league
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in turnovers this season But what matters is
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what you do in the playoffs and obviously the
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Super Bowl and Again, I've been hard on Darnell
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and so is a lot of the media and for good reason
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right you got again I said prove it do it on
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the field all these things and he did and he
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can you know and I told I mean I picked him to
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win I picked him to be the MVP again he didn't
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win that but no turnovers in the playoffs obviously
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including the Super Bowl so that's how you win
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right you when you have that great defense you
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can put together a running game because Kenneth
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Walker is no slouch at running back So, Darnold
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again, don't turn the ball over and you're going
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to put your team in great positions to win football
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games. As boring as this game was, you know,
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that's what they did. And I mean, all credit
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to him, all credit to Mike McDonald, all credit
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to that defense. You know, guys on that team,
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you know, like Love and Demarcus Lawrence, who,
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you know, again, they were a giant and a cowboy.
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They never thought they'd see a Super Bowl. So
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here they are with Seattle. They put it together.
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It's it's just you know a really good story and
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ultimately Seattle you know I talked about the
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weapons that that was swaying my pick with Seattle
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was they had more weapons definitely on offense
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right when you look at New England is like oh
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they got digs and you know they got Mack Holland
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and it's like okay you know they got you know
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Hunter Henry and they got you know but a couple
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good running backs but do they have like some
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more options and ultimately it didn't matter
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But I think Seattle had the more weapons, you
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know, Smith and Jigba. And then, you know, with
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Cup and the and Barner and they've got guys,
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you know, with obviously Walker at running back.
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And I just think they had a little more weapons,
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but not only on offense, but on defense. We can
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talk about the Patriots. Their their defense
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is way better. They went got Mill Williams. They
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got Carlton Davis. They've got Christian Gonzalez.
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They just need, I think, another guy. They just,
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they're missing, I think, another receiver. That
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will be a really good option. And I think they're
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missing, you know, maybe another, whether that
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be linebacker and edge or something like that
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on defense. Ultimately, you know, Seattle just
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had more weapons. They were just more ready,
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more prepared. Again, second year with Mike McDonald,
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they get the quarterback. that can help them
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and they win the Super Bowl. So again, just praising
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credit to them for a great season. They really
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were a great all season. And again, it's just
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one of those cases where sometimes teams have
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to prove and they have to do it to make you a
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believer. And they have definitely, like I said,
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made me a believer. in the Seattle Seahawks.
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Again, I do say again, one of the worst Super
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Bowls though I've ever watched, Kenneth Walker,
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by the way, MVP, and I didn't know which way
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they were gonna go with that, but again, I'm
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okay with that, which not that they're asking
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me, but I think he put, he, He moved the ball
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averaging like five something yards of carry
24:17
105 yards. So that is okay with me. And again,
24:22
though, just just one of the worst Super Bowls
24:24
that I've watched, you know, it's just when your
24:26
team's not in it, you want to see a really, really
24:28
good game. And there for a moment, I thought
24:30
Patriots may come back and put together something.
24:32
They just didn't do it. And, you know, I think
24:35
Seattle now, though. I saw actually, yeah, they
24:40
I saw a meme about this, right? About the Super
24:44
Bowl and it was like the Scooby -Doo meme you
24:47
take the mask off and it you know So it had the
24:50
Super Bowl logo 60 logo take the mask off and
24:53
it's a Thursday night football game That's kind
24:55
of what it felt like it felt like a Thursday
24:56
night football game where you know a couple of
24:59
teams they can't really do anything and there's
25:01
just kind of it's just kind of blah and That's
25:05
what it was You know you you know the Patriots
25:09
end up with two touchdowns in the game offensively
25:12
but of course like I said it took two perfect
25:15
throws and then it was garbage time after that
25:17
they were really really backed off playing a
25:20
prevent soft defense and it did kind of feel
25:24
like a Thursday night game not gonna lie about
25:26
it and but at the end of the day like Seattle
25:30
they win they got to look forward and we're gonna
25:33
get to that here shortly the only let and let's
25:38
see here I'm gonna mention this right and this
25:40
is not taking a side on anything because I know
25:42
people are Trying to take make this about sides
25:45
and all these other things the halftime show
25:47
really really quick I expected more I Did not
25:52
think it was a good halftime show I think people
25:57
need to be okay with saying that to say yeah,
26:00
I didn't enjoy it. I didn't like it Was it the
26:04
worst? Yeah, I don't know but I don't I mean,
26:06
you know, it is what it is, you know But I do
26:10
know Bad Bunny. I do know some of his music.
26:14
Me as a wrestling fan, I know Bad Bunny from
26:17
wrestling. He wrestled a couple of times for
26:19
WWE. So I was expecting a couple of hits and
26:24
some songs that I knew. So personally, when he
26:28
didn't do those, then I'm like, oh, that's it.
26:30
He didn't even do the songs I know. But all in
26:34
all, I felt Lady Gaga was out of place. she's
26:39
singing her part to her and Bruno Mars song,
26:41
but she's doing it with Bad Bunny. It was, it's
26:44
a Super Bowl to a different beat and all these
26:47
things. And I'm like, I don't, I don't really
26:48
understand that. And that's maybe not for me
26:50
to understand. I have no idea. But I look at
26:53
things like that, you know, all the, all the
26:56
other stuff, you know, that's for another conversation
26:58
for another podcast, I guess, for other people.
27:01
But on this podcast, like I said, just to talk
27:02
about the fun of the Super Bowl and things like
27:04
that. Um, yeah, I, you know, to me swinging a
27:07
miss. on to the next one. And you know, looking
27:18
forward for these two teams really quickly. Seahawks.
27:23
I mentioned a Patriots like it's gonna be tougher
27:25
for them in the AFC with the teams, the quarterbacks,
27:27
the coaching, everything that you know, it's
27:28
always hard to get back to the Superbowl. You
27:32
can ask any team, right? There's only been so
27:34
many here recent in recent memory that have been
27:38
able to lose and get back. The Rams lost and
27:42
got back. The 49ers lost and got back, lost again.
27:46
The Eagles lost and got back. So the Chiefs have
27:51
lost, obviously they've won, but they've also
27:53
lost and got back. So it's not as easy, even
27:57
though I just named a handful of teams that have
28:01
done it, but those handful of teams are pretty
28:06
good. So they have a good... thing in place I
28:11
think New England does too but I guess it's gonna
28:13
be really tough in the AFC let's see then you
28:17
look at what they have coming up in the offseason
28:21
and you you really have to look at like the free
28:26
agents and you know big one here is Kenneth Walker
28:29
that's a big one right the Super Bowl MVP he's
28:34
obviously going to be in high demand and you
28:37
know We're gonna get into that conversation of
28:41
running backs and what do they get paid and what
28:43
are they worth and, you know, things like that.
28:47
And we obviously have seen the Saquon Barclays,
28:50
the Derek Henry, the Christian McCaffrey, what
28:53
they've done to change that market. But, you
28:58
know, Kenneth Walker, he is 25 years old. So,
29:03
you know, he should expect a big payday. by somebody,
29:08
you know what I mean? Tariq Willen, also a free
29:13
agent, Boya Mafe, Edge Rusher, Rasheed Shahid,
29:19
they picked him up, it worked out. He will be
29:23
a free agent, Kobe Bryant, Josh Jones, the right
29:26
tackle, Josh Jobe, the corner, Chad Sherat, our
29:31
local Super Bowl champion from the area here,
29:36
proud of him. They got some other, you know,
29:40
restricted free agents. They got some guys who
29:42
are, could be, cap casualties, things like that,
29:46
are listed. But I think they're in really good
29:49
shape when you talk about, the question always
29:52
is like, can the team repeat? I think there's
29:56
a really good chance for them, right? So, you
30:01
know, I think they're gonna be tough. And, I
30:05
think we've seen enough from Sam Darnold that,
30:08
hey, he may turn the ball over, right? But this
30:11
season, he didn't do it in the playoffs. He did
30:13
it in the regular season, not in the playoffs,
30:14
but I think that's gonna be key. The Kenneth
30:17
Walker will be key. I'm not looking at any other
30:22
stuff with how much money they have, things like
30:26
that. I have no earthly idea. As for the Patriots,
30:30
they don't have as many. free agents unrestricted
30:34
here looks like Austin Hooper Calavian case on
30:43
yeah so they I mean those are the bigger names
30:46
that you would know they got some restricted
30:50
free agents so they're set up really good to
30:54
to still be good and that's what we talked about
30:57
it was you know What are they going to look like
31:01
going forward? And I think they're going to look,
31:04
you know, just fine. Both teams should be right
31:08
back in the running. Again, I do just go ahead
31:12
and say that I think I think the Seahawks have
31:14
a better path to get back. You know, if they
31:18
repeat kind of the formula they did this year,
31:21
again, they're in a really tough division. The
31:23
Rams, I don't think the Rams are going anywhere.
31:26
I don't think the 49ers are going anywhere. The
31:29
Eagles, I don't believe are going anywhere. You
31:31
think about the Lions and the Packers. Let them,
31:35
you know, let the Packers get healthy and the
31:38
Lions, if they can just figure, you know, get
31:40
it right with their coordinators and get back
31:43
on track. Other teams, I mean, the Panthers are
31:48
on the rise, I guess, right? They won the division.
31:51
So we got to say they're young. So. You know
31:55
Saints look good this you know, whoever come
31:57
the Bucks and Baker Mayfield The Cowboys I mean,
32:01
you know every year is their year we get it for
32:03
the last 30 years But they they do have talent.
32:07
Can they put something together? And that's a
32:10
real question You know hardballs in New York.
32:13
So the NFC still though Seattle they just won
32:16
in a tough division Obviously when you win that
32:18
division when you win the Super Bowl, you're
32:20
going to have a tougher schedule the next year.
32:22
So that's the only thing is now they're gonna
32:25
get that Super Bowl winning schedule that playoff
32:27
winning division winning schedule and and the
32:30
same for the Patriots right they everybody talked
32:32
about their schedule this year well again let's
32:35
see what they do next year with the the you know
32:37
that that schedule that you get for being good
32:40
making the playoffs winning your division going
32:42
to the Super Bowl see how that turns out We'll
32:53
switch gears a little bit. Let's look at the
32:57
free agency is coming up. We're done. Like I
33:01
said, Superbowl is just finished. We're looking
33:03
at the off season. And free agency, the draft,
33:09
things like that is coming up. And I just wanna
33:11
take a really, really, really quick outlook,
33:15
a preview at what's gonna be coming up. Not get
33:19
into a lot, a lot of detail. but get into just
33:24
a little bit. Like, what can we look at, right?
33:26
And I'm gonna touch on just some free agents.
33:29
What can we look for? We've already heard, like,
33:32
you know, George Pickens is gonna get franchised
33:34
by Dallas. Pretty smart move by them. They don't
33:39
have to give him the huge contract yet, but I
33:41
mean, he performed for them. You just don't ever
33:43
know what you're gonna get with him, right? He's
33:45
a little bit of a wild card. Looking at the rankings
33:48
of the top free agents that are gonna be coming
33:50
up and you know You got to look at Trey Hendrickson.
33:54
His name was talked about and trades obviously,
33:58
you know Franchise things like that, but you
34:02
know him at edge rusher out of Cincinnati. He
34:04
gets double -digit sacks He would be a big name
34:08
Well, he is the biggest name. It looks like they
34:10
have them ranked here on ESPN George Pickens
34:13
we mentioned franchised Daniel Jones he's coming
34:19
off injury the Achilles injury so his availability
34:23
starting the season is gonna be interesting his
34:26
contract would be interesting Do the Colts want
34:29
to stick with him or just going into different
34:31
direction? Maybe they just play with Riley Leonard
34:34
until Jones comes back and bring them back on
34:37
a special deal I don't know I think Leonard's
34:40
got some talent, but we'll see that what the
34:42
Colts do they got some decisions to make they
34:44
got to get some consistency at quarterback and
34:47
we just haven't seen that from them. But yeah,
34:49
Daniel Jones, he's up there. Eagles, Jalen Phillips,
34:54
what's his price tag gonna be? Is it gonna be
34:56
too pricey for the Eagles to keep him? He was
34:58
really, really good for them. But again, we'll
35:03
just see if he gets, is it gonna be too pricey
35:07
for them to keep him to bring him back? I know
35:10
he loved being there, being with a winner outside
35:13
of being in Miami and in that big. Fangio system
35:17
Alec Pierce receiver out of the Colts There again
35:21
Colts. They got some work to do, you know, you
35:23
get your quarterback and when your top receivers
35:25
are free agents Breeze Hall Can he get out of
35:28
New York if I see him just get out of New York?
35:30
I don't care who they got calling the plays now.
35:32
I know they replace the whole coaching staff
35:34
But it's a good bet to get out of I get off the
35:37
Jets roster If you want to succeed in life in
35:40
the NFL, so Breeze Hall running back I'm just
35:45
going through not every single name. I'm not
35:47
going to do that. I just want to look and see
35:50
like who are the top ranked ones. Uh, you know,
35:53
Mike Evans, I can't see the bucks letting him
35:55
go even at 33, uh, you know, he can still produce.
35:59
He obviously got hurt, but, uh, there's no reason
36:03
to see him in another uniform, but Hey, you never
36:06
know. Jalen Watson, quarterback, Kansas city
36:08
chiefs. Interesting, right? I don't think he's
36:12
a bad number two. Corner in the league right
36:16
to help out on if you got to shut down on the
36:18
other side Malik Willis showed some signs in
36:21
Green Bay He's only played good in Green Bay,
36:23
but hey sometimes it takes coaching in a franchise
36:25
right you see that with Sam Darnold You've seen
36:28
that with Malik Willis right Tennessee drafted
36:30
him and played him, but you know no coaching
36:34
consistency No good culture in Tennessee, and
36:38
he gets to Green Bay and shows that hey this
36:39
dude can play a little bit So, you know, he may
36:42
get a chance to compete with another team for
36:44
a starting job. Travis A10 out of Jacksonville.
36:49
That would be big if they lost him. Devin Floyd
36:52
as well. Man, Jacksonville's got some free agents
36:54
there. Yeah, Romeo Dobbs, good receiver. Hey,
37:00
New England, you might need another receiver.
37:03
Just letting you know. Khalil Mack, old as he
37:05
is, 35. He can still get to the quarterback,
37:07
cause some pressures. Kyle Pitts. Big tight end
37:12
never really worked out in Atlanta. He's had
37:14
some You know flashes. Let's just say flashes
37:18
right, but still a good weapon big target There
37:22
is Kenneth Walker and him ranked 24. He should
37:25
be ranked higher now. He just got Super Bowl
37:27
MVP Brian Cook safety out of Kansas City Rashid
37:30
Shahid Receiver slash return man again, New England
37:34
again. He's a weapon There's Kason, Jawan Jennings,
37:39
San Francisco. They don't need to lose receivers,
37:42
but again, pretty good. Javante Williams had
37:45
a good year in Dallas running back. See that
37:47
being something. Let's see what else we got.
37:50
Reed Blankenship. That one would hurt, man. I'm
37:55
hoping the Eagles can bring him back. Let's see
37:58
what else to do. I'm just going through the list,
38:01
guys. Joey Bosa had a good year in Buffalo. Maybe
38:04
not a... You know, I don't know what 31 and get
38:06
big huge money but Hey Eagles, if you don't get
38:10
Phillips back Joey Bosa Yeah, just going I said
38:17
going through Rico Dowdle good year at times
38:19
with the Carolina good running back Kobe Bryant
38:22
Seattle. There you go. Nakobe Dean again. Don't
38:24
want to lose them But I get it You know, they
38:28
got Jahad Campbell played really well Dean's
38:30
kind of hurt a lot. So but he's only 25. So,
38:33
you know Kenneth Gainwell, you want that extra
38:38
running back Super Bowl champion, you go get
38:40
Kenneth Gainwell. Had a pretty good year in Pittsburgh.
38:43
Again, wherever he lands is a good spot. So yeah,
38:46
looking ahead, that is quickly the free agents
38:50
list. I'm not going into too much detail about
38:55
it. Just wanted to hit on some names. That's
38:58
what we can look forward to. Free agency, the
39:00
draft. obviously Fernando Mendoza is the projected
39:03
top pick by the Raiders and then after that it's
39:08
a you know there's all kinds of you know different
39:11
scenarios and trades that can happen and big
39:15
you know those are big names yeah there's some
39:17
pretty good names out there you know i don't
39:19
know if this draft is going to blow you away
39:20
but again Mendoza It's gonna be the top quarterback
39:24
available. That's gonna be the story But again
39:26
these teams they have a chance to you know, add
39:29
some stuff here in the draft some young talent
39:32
that will be interesting and That's what we have
39:36
to look forward to next right the NFL just finished
39:51
Things that have happened this offseason. I know
39:53
that would have been a big conversation and obviously
39:55
that's my team so You know, they they get rid
39:59
of Kevin Patulo. They bring in Shawn Manion They
40:03
have always all season. It feels like always
40:06
the media with AJ Brown trade rumors He did the
40:09
he did a podcast did a show, you know during
40:11
Super Bowl week And he mentioned like he loves
40:13
Philly like he won't that's home. That's where
40:15
he wants to be Can't wait to get in the lab work
40:18
with the new offensive coordinators because I
40:20
say that because I got Manon they got you know
40:23
other guys involved that are going to try to
40:25
put together some sort of NFL professional offense
40:29
that they did not have this season so you know
40:31
he's like hey fans everything is like Philly
40:33
is Philly man and it truly is and I think it's
40:37
funny how I think sometimes they you know whoever
40:39
is putting these rumors and posts out here you
40:43
know again I go back to the media and I go back
40:45
to whoever like podcaster whoever are putting
40:47
like fake stuff out just to say stuff because
40:50
they think maybe this that any other no have
40:53
some facts have some truth and again stop being
40:55
anonymous source on stuff this is not just about
40:57
the Eagles like guys and oh anonymous source
40:59
in the locker room stop being anonymous source
41:01
be a man speak up But anyways, that's my ran
41:06
on that but AJ around saying he's gonna be back.
41:07
So that's good news Little worried about the
41:10
offensive line Landon Dickerson Lane Johnson,
41:12
you know little worried There's retirement rumors
41:17
injury rumors about him. So that that does worry
41:20
me You know Stoutland being gone as the line
41:24
coach that worries me Obviously there was some
41:27
misunderstanding or disagreements about the offense
41:30
and his his role in the running game So now he's
41:33
gone Fangio has announced he is back. I am reading
41:37
stuff about Jim Schwartz was ready I think to
41:40
step in and be the D coordinator He was like
41:42
checking in so he claims, you know where it is
41:45
He's going to sit out a season of coaching which
41:47
you know Fangio coaches one more year and then
41:50
Jim Schwartz Steps in I'm okay with that right
41:54
Jim Schwartz obviously won a Super Bowl as the
41:56
defensive coordinator For the Philadelphia Eagles
41:59
in their first Super Bowl championship so those
42:02
things are really that's what's on right now
42:05
right for the Eagles they gotta get another line
42:08
coach you know wishful thinking is Jason Kelsey
42:12
but we'll see but yeah that line is going to
42:16
be tough they obviously have you know free agents
42:19
in Reed Blankenship and you know Nicoby Dean
42:24
Jalen Phillips so they've got they've got guys
42:28
Those are some big names, right? Those are some
42:30
big names that we have to look out for that could
42:34
really impact that team. And again, I am biased,
42:38
so I have to, I'm always gonna talk about the
42:40
Eagles and say, what do they have, what do they
42:44
possibly lose? Dallas Goddard, a free agent,
42:49
Fred Johnson, a good backup, lineman, offensive
42:52
lineman. Other ones that don't you know, Brandon
42:55
grammy came back I mean if he can come back again
42:57
and just give you what he gave you I'm okay with
43:00
that too Calcutta, you know backup tight end
43:03
good blocker make some good catches too. So John
43:08
Johnson, I mean he makes plays here and there
43:10
but You know, if you've seen the Eagles, they
43:13
don't really use their third wide receiver no
43:16
matter who it is It's very rare. It's very occasionally.
43:19
So You know, I don't I don't know what they're
43:22
gonna do there But again, I don't know who they
43:26
can keep off this and how they you know, they
43:28
really need to look at corner I mean a Dory Jackson
43:30
played better, but I'd really like for him to
43:32
look at corner And again, if you're looking at
43:36
it from a business, you know point of view You
43:41
know, I really think they could look at CJ Garner
43:43
Johnson again. He brings some toughness He brings
43:45
that you know, he's a ballhawk. He's got that
43:48
attitude that you need on defense And you saw
43:50
that with the Bears when he when he finally ended
43:53
up there this season, right? He brought something
43:54
different to them. So I would love to have them
43:57
back. Can they just make amends again and bring
44:00
them back a third time? If they don't get reblank
44:03
and ship. But again, I think we I think we need,
44:07
you know, I don't know. Something like that.
44:10
Nakobe Dean, I think is going to be it's just
44:12
going to be one of those things where, hey, we
44:13
got Jahad Campbell on this rookie deal. He played
44:17
lights out. Even though the Kobe Dean plays amazing,
44:20
but again, he does he does get hurt. So that's
44:23
the only knock on them. And again, we'll always
44:26
have a Super Bowl championship if they don't
44:28
bring them back. Goddard's a tough one, great
44:31
tight end, great player, does go through some
44:33
injuries. But again, up there in age. So, you
44:38
know, they made the decision on Zach Ertz about
44:40
this time and they moved on. Now they don't have
44:43
a replacement. So that where the draft comes
44:45
into place, things like that. But I think key
44:48
key things for the Philadelphia Eagles going
44:50
forward is going to be again. The offense I think
44:53
is going to be fine as long as you know your
44:55
linemen don't leave and retire and things like
44:58
that. They'll have to figure that out, right?
45:01
And then. And just get healthy in general offensive
45:05
line, right? They'll figure out the passing in
45:07
the run. They got too many weapons and too many
45:10
great stars to not figure that out. So I'm not
45:13
worried about that. They'll get back on track.
45:18
Defensively again, you got to get some you got
45:21
to get some pass rush on The edge and again corner
45:26
plays huge especially in the division You know,
45:29
you got to play the Cowboys and they got lamb
45:31
and they got pickings and that that's tough.
45:33
That's tough to cover and Quinian Mitchell can
45:36
only cover one guy so Gotta gotta really really
45:41
I really want to focus in on that safety. Obviously
45:43
is important and I know money is important and
45:47
hopefully they figure it out but just again looking
45:50
ahead for the Philadelphia Eagles you know I
45:53
had to I have to do I had to do a little bit
45:55
on them just to say hey you know what's the outlook
45:58
look like there and other than that I mean you
46:04
know I hate this space you know I do hate this
46:07
space of nothing going on right now football
46:11
is now over for the season we can only look forward
46:15
to Baseball is kind of going to get rolling.
46:21
But again, they don't play until like late March,
46:23
early April. So baseball's a while. NBA's still
46:26
going on. Luckily right now, the Charlotte Hornets
46:30
are hot. So having the local team being good
46:33
for once is a good thing. So NBA, but again,
46:38
like I said, not too far away. We're a few weeks,
46:40
maybe a... Month mish right three seven three
46:45
weeks, maybe or so away from NFL free agency
46:48
again. I love free agency I love just like we
46:50
just did the NBA trade deadline. Love the trade
46:53
deadline love free agency To see what my team
46:56
does other teams do players switching teams.
46:59
That's always fun for me On the lookout for you
47:02
know new uniforms. I've seen you know teams have
47:05
put in like the Titans and Falcons might be changing
47:08
their uniforms. So that, you know, I'm a nerd
47:12
for stuff like that. I like to see, you know,
47:14
new uniforms changes. I think some other teams
47:17
put in some, put in some paperwork or whatever
47:21
you want to call it, filed for, you know, uniform.
47:25
Some of them are like alternate uniforms and
47:27
it could be like another, you know, color helmet
47:29
or something like that. So I definitely, you
47:31
know, I look forward to that, look forward to
47:33
the draft. NFL they do it right man. They they
47:37
spread it out where you are invested almost all
47:39
season all right up until like training camp
47:41
and and then preseason so You know until next
47:45
year. I mean, you know if you're in it's hard
47:48
to say and just at the moment Say, okay this
47:51
team this team this team they're gonna be good.
47:53
They're gonna be great They're gonna be the best
47:55
and they're gonna be the favorite. Obviously
47:57
Seattle will be a favorite. I think the Rams
47:59
will be up there I mean, the Patriots just went.
48:02
But again, you got a lot of teams coming back.
48:04
But a lot of new coaches, a lot of changes in
48:06
NFL. We count 10 new coaches in the league this
48:09
year going to be. So that makes for an interesting
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story going into next season. But yeah, I'll
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do another episode on free agency for sure. That
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stuff I love talking about, love looking into.
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the changes and what that means for the teams
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that, you know, bring back players or players
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go to new, new teams. So that will be fun as
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well. And obviously a draft episode too. And
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again, you know, doing this by myself, it's going
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to be, it is obviously different, but, uh, you
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know, we're going to make it work and try to
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make it, you know, we'll see how the format goes,
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see how everything works out. But, uh, again,
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this has been another episode of fanatically
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speaking with Kent. And, you know, hey, go to
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social media, follow us, you know, to keep up
48:58
with the show, what episodes are out, release
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things like that. I try to have fun with the
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artwork and the music for each episode, not that
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that even matters, but I try to have it correlate
49:08
with the episode. But yeah, we, you know, on
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Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, I try to do some
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videos on TikTok time to time, hope to be doing
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more of those to try to generate some eyeballs
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and ears on the show. Having some takes on sports
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and and obviously I could I'm a wrestling fan
49:24
So I like to do wrestling too, and you'll get
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more of that now on the show Since it's just
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me. I love talking wrestling watching wrestling
49:32
Along with again, you know football baseball
49:35
basketball, but again on all those Socials and
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then you can listen to the show on all podcast
49:42
outlets. It really doesn't matter. It's everywhere
49:45
Go and listen and you can even listen on YouTube
49:50
Even though we don't have video at the moment
49:53
You know listen on there if you have to but yeah,
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definitely listen definitely share That's the
49:58
always the thing and then again comment like
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follow all that fun stuff as well To all those
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people, you know, I post stuff on Facebook all
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the time like personally But I also share the
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show stuff, you know, you like all my kids pictures
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you like all that stuff So I know you see my
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stuff. So, you know Going go and you know check
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out fanatically speaking to like that stuff too,
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and you know listen and then tell somebody Trying
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to be fun with it, but yeah and as always tap
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that app whatever you listen on whatever Device
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There's an app. There's a button, and I just
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like to be fun with it. It's a tap that app So
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for that in this episode I am out