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Ep.39: Prove it week · Football Junkies podcast

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All right, all right, all right, all right, all right, all right. We got some stuff. We got to talk about today folks
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Okay, finally Woody Johnson has put out a statement as well as Robert Silas
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So we have to get into that as sort as well as sort of like a breaking news ish type of thing the new intern head coach
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Jeff
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Albrick if if if sorry if I butcher your last name
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But Todd Downey has been named the offensive play caller for the Jets offense Nate Hackett will remain on the staff and no title change
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As well as Jeff Albrick will be the head coach defensive coordinator and primary defensive play caller
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We got to talk about all of that as well as the
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Thursday night football game tonight 49ers versus Seahawks preview
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We got to talk about one of the most anticipated games of this season in my mind
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Commanders versus Ravens Steelers versus
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Uh, I can't even speak. I'm so excited commanders versus Ravens Steelers versus Raiders
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Eagles versus Browns. We're gonna try to keep this short. I can't promise you
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We might have a little bit of a rant too because finally the the kid himself
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George Pickens finally speaks so all of this and more on the 39th episode. That's right
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We are one episode away from the 40th episode of the football junkies podcast. Okay. I am your host
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I'm all those titles that you know bagrodom is chief head of the table bag
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meteorologists, okay, most importantly, okay most importantly
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I am a GM who currently is not on a team right now
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But guess what don't matter because guess what I still have mock drafts coming and going different options
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Different things different scenarios, but don't worry about all of that because guess what we're still far away from the draft
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Okay, but most importantly the most important title that you must remember is I am your host
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Okay, the person that you listen to on a day-to-day basis to get your football junkies fixed. Okay. I'm all these things in moral
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Okay, but most importantly. I'm your host kale. You already know what I'm doing right say, okay
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Now put your hand in where my hand is we're gonna say this thing on three one two three. Let's lock in
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All right, folks, let's not waste any more time. Let's get into the meat and potatoes of everything that is going on
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In the league right now. So before we get into the
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statements of woody Johnson and Robert solid
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We have to talk about somewhat of the breaking news that just happened of the jets intern head coach Jeff
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All break just concluded his first press conference as the interim head coach and basically have decided to
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give the primary play calling
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responsibilities to Todd Dowling
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And as well as you know keep keeping Nathaniel Hackett on the coaching staff
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No changes to his title as I've said before in the intro
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As well as Jeff Albrecht will be of course the intern head coach defensive coordinator and primary defensive play caller
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Now when we look at this, you know a lot of turnover a lot of change
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Now do I think this was something that was probably going to come down the pipeline anyway?
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Probably and the reason why I say that is because the jets offense has been very stagnant. It's been very
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Lackluster if if if you would somewhat describe it. It's not been the best
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And you know, they still leave they still leave a lot of meat on the bone per se
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And you know when when we look at it that jets offense has talent
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Okay, I don't care anyone says the jets offense does have some talent. You have two
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Really good running backs and breeze hall and braille and Allen. Okay, you got your thunder and your lightning. Okay
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You have Garrett Wilson. You have Alan Lazar. You have Aaron Rodgers
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They're supposed to be doing something right and you know the offense really
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This is what I'll say. This is what I'll say the London game said a lot, which is one
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Aaron Rodgers has definitely regressed
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And you know the the the offense needs to do a little bit more because again the defense is doing everything
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Right. The defense was keeping them in the game. Right, but the offense
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They just couldn't they couldn't do it. They couldn't put points on the board
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They couldn't make the big plays that need to be made and Aaron Rodgers
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Um decision making was you know very lackluster and there was there was a point in time in the game where you can definitely tell
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That he was just over it that he was just done with the game in in its entirety
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So you have all those things that basically
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Amounted, you know to to the decision that is right now because at this point what people don't realize is before
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Robert solid out fired if they win against the bills
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I think they play Monday night if I'm not mistaken. They will be first in their division
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First in their division, which is amazing
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Honestly speaking with all the turmoil all the the foolishness and the crap that is associated with the Jets
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So a lot is riding on this week
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And I think Robert solid probably realized like hey, I have to make a major change
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I have to do something different because
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We are on the cusp of doing something different than what we were supposed to do last year
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And you know, we could put ourselves in a great position not only right now
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But later on down the road once you know
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We get to talking about the the playoffs from right and whatnot because why the division is still there's still a lot of
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uncertainty in the division
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You would have thought that the dolphins would you know would be dominant the bills will be dominant. No, they haven't
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They're still very they're still going through their own wildfires
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Per se
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The dolphins are still trying to figure out what they're going to do, you know with this whole tool situation
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And the bills are trying to figure out, you know, what can they do to you know?
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Pump this to pump the team up because let's be real here. The bills offense is stagnant those receivers
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Josh Allen does not trust those
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Does not trust those receivers the only receiver that he would probably really trust
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A lot is Khalil Shakur and that's because he's been with Josh Allen the longest
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Curtis annual doesn't look like it's working. Mack Hollins doesn't look like it's working. Keon Coleman. He's a rookie
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So he's still learning a lot of these things
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They
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They have to figure out what they want to do and not to mention that defense that defense is not doing well
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Either so you have all of those things that's going on
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And you know, the jets are in a prime position where they can do a lot
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Oh, I forgot the jets also have Mike Williams as well. So
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Again, they're in a really good place right now and they can't make it up now
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Transition that over to what what has happened, you know for people who do not know Robert Sala got fired. What was it?
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What's the day thursday? He got fired. I think tuesday either tuesday or wednesday. So
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Finally, we have statements from the both of them from both witty johnson and robert sala. So let's just get into it
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So this is from woody johnson, right according from an article from judy
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The patista patista patista. No, I don't think it's patista. I think it's patista. I don't know my apologies
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So that's basically what he said and I quote this is one
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This is one of the most talented teams that has ever been assembled by the new york jets
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I wanted to give this team the the most opportunity to win this season
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I feel that we had to go in a different direction and that's why I did that today the change we made
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I made I believe will bring new energy and positivity that will lead to more wins
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Starting now. Okay now before I get anything, but I was getting right go. I was getting right go in. But I'm not we're gonna
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Let's let's read uh robert sala statement as well. And then we're gonna really dissect everything. Okay, so this is what robert sala said
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To the jets organization. I am grateful to have had the opportunity to work with so many incredible people
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I'll always be appreciative of the love and support from everyone at one jets drive. Okay, that's weird
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That must be the street name or something. I don't know to all the players
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I truly love and appreciate every single one of you to the character the men in the locker room
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Made made coaching you guys the ultimate print. Okay. Wow
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It's definitely the coffee
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Through all the ups and downs each and every one of you showed up every day and attacked every moment to my fellow coaches and staff
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It has been an honor to work with all of you
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Every every one of you were all in and made sacrifices for one another that will never be forgotten
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I wish you all the very best luck for the remainder of the season to the most passionate fan base in the NFL
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Thank you for embracing my family. It's been a pleasure calling New York our home
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And we will forever appreciate all the memories that we
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Can't speak that we're created here with love in regard all gas no breaks Robert Sala now
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This is what I will say I call BS
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Okay, I call BS and the reason why I call BS is because
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You are not going to make this type of decision just instantly. Okay, you're just not this is something that has been simmering
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for a while and
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Probably after this game this this game probably had a lot of a lot riding on it
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And so Woody Johnson probably, you know him being the indecisive owner that he is and very impulsive owner that he is
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He probably realized after that game, you know what? Okay, I think I just need to get rid of him. That's what it feels like
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That that's that's what it seems like because when we look at this
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Robert Sala. Okay. Yes. Did he you know does he have the best coaching record? No
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Was thing did he make a lot of decisions that probably weren't the best probably every head coach does
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But the fact of the matter is that defense has been dominant since he's been there and you cannot tell me that that
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Defense has not been at least top 10 or top 15 since he's been there. You can't tell me that
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They've been doing their thing. That's the defense has basically been been carrying the workload of the entire team
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And so what we have here is someone once again as I've said before being the sacrificial lamb
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Oh, and then not to mention not to mention
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Apparently it was told and it was reported that Woody Johnson talked to Aaron Rodgers the night before
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They're their Robert Sala was fired now
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Now they've all said that you know, it wasn't he he didn't ask for Aaron Rodgers
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You know honest not honesty opinion about you know, Robert Sala whatnot. I call BS on that as well
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You are not going to make that decision and not consult Aaron Rodgers
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Aaron Rodgers is the second most powerful person in that organization right now
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Whatever he says goes especially for the offense. Okay, so Aaron Rodgers has pulled
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He's just not he's just not just this ordinary, you know quarterback that he has pulled
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He has pulled just like how Tom Brady had pulled when he went to Tampa and just like how paint manny went to the Broncos
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They had pulled I'm not saying they had a whole bunch of pool
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But they were able to call the shots on certain decisions. Okay, and this is what happened
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This is what happened if we're being real here
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There there was probably some smoke and there was probably some rumors and murmurs going around
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That Nate Hackett was probably going to not was probably to lose his play calling
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responsibilities after this after the London game
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It was probably going to be reporting it was probably going to be you know finalized and so
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Am I gonna you know be the conspiracy theorist and say oh, it's it's against Robert Sala?
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No, I'm not gonna do that
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But what I am saying is this it does it it's a little bit weird
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When you know just out of the woodworks you decide to fire your head coach when you guys are literally just a game away from being first in your division
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The defense is doing their job and just the offense needs to be more aggressive when it comes to the play calling and making
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You know big plays right? That's it
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That's all the jets have to do if the jets become better with their play calling. I
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I guarantee you we will see a different team
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I guarantee you you will start to see more wins than losses and that you know you will see more
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Production not only out of Garrett Wilson Alain Lazard and you know company but out of Aaron Rodgers as well
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Because again, they've put all their money in in the table for Aaron Rodgers
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They believe that Aaron Rodgers is going to be the person that's going to carry them to a Super Bowl
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Now do I believe that no I do not because
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He is too indecisive
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He's he's just regressed. Let's just be honest here. He has regressed
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Okay, some of the things that that you know
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That he does now he would have never done it in his prime. He wouldn't have and you know, he just
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He doesn't to me that this is just this is my personal, you know
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Honest opinion here. He doesn't look like he's fully committed. He doesn't he doesn't look like he's fully committed to winning
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Right Tom Brady. He was fully committed to winning and if he was not fully committed to winning
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He would have walked he would have walked earlier
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Then you know then then what he did the same thing would pay manning you never have to question their commitment
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I have to question Aaron Rodgers commitment. I do
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because again, I
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Do because again
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You are the you are the voice in the in the face of this, you know of this locker room
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And you have been to a place that not a lot of those that not, you know that none of those players have really been to you
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You've been to the Super Bowl. You've won a Super Bowl, right?
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You've won MVP's when you walk away from this game. You are going to get a gold jacket
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All of those accolades in more so your voice has to be the biggest voice out of everybody
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You have enough power and enough experience as a quarterback to change a play
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Tweak something slide the protections all those different types of things you have that power Aaron
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So why in the world do you not do it?
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You have to be committed to this thing because guess what a lot of players decided to go to the Jets
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Then other teams because of you
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not because of they were giving more money not because of this or that or
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This this roster spot or that roster spot because they felt like guess what if I go to the Jets
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And if I pair if I pair myself over Aaron Rodgers
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I have a better chance at going to a place that I have only dreamed about and I really want to go to
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That's what it is now
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Am I going to say that you know after this change that you know
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Maybe the team will go on this amazing run and they win and they went out. No, I'm not saying that but
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Who knows this is a wait and see type of situation because I guarantee you if this continues
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They continue to lose and that offense continues to be stagnant
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You are going to hear more and more leaks come out
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I guarantee it not to mention the trade deadline is not too far away
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I would not be surprised if there are some offensive players, especially those receivers that want out
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I would not be surprised but moving forward because nobody cares about the Jets
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Nobody does nobody does okay now. We got Thursday night football tonight 49ers of Seahawks classic matchup
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Now, you know if you was watching football during the legion of boom era or whatnot
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It used to be a really physical match. It used to be physical
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I'm talking about super physical anytime you had the 49ers and the seahawks back in the day
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Oh man, just get your popcorn ready. It's gonna be us. It's gonna be a drag out fight
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Now this is what I will say about this
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The 49ers have you know, they they they're coming off of a loss
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Okay, both teams are coming off of losses and they're looking to get back into the winning column. Okay, both of them both of them
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Okay, the 49ers have won the last five games against Seattle by 12 points according to NFL pro junky
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Nugget right there Byron Murphy, Tyree Gulen and Uchina
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No, was who are out for this game? Well, what's his name? What's his name?
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Hufanga, I think I think that's his name. Fonga. Yeah, I think it is
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Hufanga and then Jordan Elliott for the 49ers are out as well
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Geno Smith has thrown for over 280 passing yards in the last four games and less than in
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I can't speak and less than two touchdowns in all five games of this season
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Okay, Brock Purdy has thrown for less than two touchdowns in his last seven out of eight games
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Dating back to last season including the playoffs
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Okay, and the seahawks have generated the seventh highest pressure rate to drop backs at 37%
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Now when we when we dissect all of these junky nuggets and whatnot according to NFL pro here
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The the the fact of the matter is the seahawks defense has definitely been has definitely been balling out lately
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Right and they've definitely been a little bit more effective against the Blitz
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Now the question is with Tyree Gulen being out and with Byron and with
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Byron Byron Murphy being out
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Exactly. How are they going to do things now because again, this is still the 49ers
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They are still a dangerous team that offense is still lethal with or without Christian McCaffrey. Okay
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You still have Brandon iu. You still have Debo Samuel. You still have George Kettle. Okay, you still have that that three headed monster and then you also have
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uh one Jennings as well who's also been having a dynamic year as well
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So you have all of that. Okay, including the run game as well. So
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I just want to see exactly how are the 49ers going to be able to be effective against this 49ers defense
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I mean, um, I can't speak against this seahawks defense because let's be real here folks
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This seahawks defense
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It is only maybe another draft and maybe offseason away from being a top two or top three defense. Okay
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That's secondary
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They're they are physical. They want to get in your face and they play ball
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Okay, they play from Tyreek Wulin to to Kobe Bryant not the other Kobe Bryant
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uh julian love
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All of them guys devon weather spoon. They want to be in your face. They want to play football. Okay, they're not trying to
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You know, just just play around. No, they are here to take your head off. Okay, that's the mentality
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That they come in and it's great
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It has it since since mike mcdonald has has been the head coach
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He has just injected that defense with just physicality
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And just this this grit with them the grit that we've been looking the grit that the the seahawks fans have definitely been looking for
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Since the legion of boom and honestly speaking this secondary sort of gives me
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Legion of boom type of vibes. Honestly speaking. I'm just I'm just being real here
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But you know the the seattle seahawks offense, you know secretly has definitely been really effective lately
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I will say that they've definitely been pretty good. You know, I definitely want to see, you know
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Well, how how decay maccaff is going to line up against our various war. I know that's going to be a very chippy
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Uh matchup in in itself
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Um, I definitely want to see, you know
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Are the seahawks going to try to run the ball more especially with with how, you know beat up the
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The the 49ers defensive line has been lately, you know with them not having javon hargrave and you know in company
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So I definitely this is definitely going to be a game. I'm definitely going to be keeping my eye on
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Just because you know a lot is riding on this a lot is riding on this because
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I truly believe the seahawks are a dark horse for the playoffs. I do
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I think depending on what they do during the
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What is it trade deadline? Yeah, I came this I came in thing. I'm so excited about this episode
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Based on based on what they do with the trade the trade deadline where they try to
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Get another offensive piece or defensive piece
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I think that's going to tell you and that's going to set the bar of exactly where they're going to go moving forward because again
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The 49ers, yes, they are still a dangerous team
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But they are a little bit wobbly and they know that they that that they are way more dangerous with christian mccaffrey
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Than without christian mccaffrey, right?
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and so
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I just want to see exactly what you know, what exactly are they going to do at this point?
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Because again the 49ers you lost to the carnals. You shouldn't have lost to the carnals if we're being real here, but
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You know, we've seen crazier things any given sunday all that you know to chatter blah blah blah
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Now moving on to the game that everybody wants to talk about
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Everybody wants to see the commanders and the ravens now if you do not live in the dmv
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You won't know anything what i'm talking about, but just know
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commanders fans and ravens fans
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who
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Most of the times when they face against each other it is a drag out game
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Okay, it's definitely a really if you think the cowboys and commanders game is something
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Go to a go to a ravens and commanders game. Okay?
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Just know it's going to be ultra competitive. It's going to be a drag out. Okay, it's going
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Honestly, you know what it's going to be it's going to be a shootout in my mind. I think it's really going to be a shootout because
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You have two of the best quarterbacks who are playing at a very elite level right now. Okay, you have air you
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I'm gonna say iraq is I don't know why you got jayden daniels who is looking
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I who's looking like a rookie of the year and maybe offensive rookie of the year and you have
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Lamar who is looking like you know another mvp season as well not to mention
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The ravens have king henry now
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So you have you?
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Oh my god the combinations the combinations folks the combinations are crazy
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Now this is I think the few questions that I do have
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With this game moving forward is how the ravens be able to limit uh jade and daniels explosiveness
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Because again, we know that genuine that jade and daniels can beat you with his legs as well as with his arm
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Okay, so exactly how are the ravens going to do that as well as how will the commanders limit the ravens running game?
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Because let's be real here folks
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Derek Henry is is is he's moving and grooving. Okay? He got some motion right now
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And you know, it's gonna be hard to bring down
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uh king henry it is and
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You know the the commanders defense it's good, but it can be better and it will get better. Okay, so I just want to know
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And I and you know, we won't be able to know until the game happens, of course, but how effective will the commanders, you know
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uh
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Run defense be against someone like like a Derek Henry because Derek Henry is
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That tank that tank of a man is gonna be running folks over
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Okay, he is going to put somebody in the ground
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On this game. I am so excited forget about the Steelers or Raiders game. I don't even care about that game
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I want to see this they should have made this game the sunday night game
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I would have stayed up and watched this. Okay, just being real here now
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I will say this
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How will
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How
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I can't even speak. I'm
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I'm so excited about this game. You guys don't understand
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You guys don't understand how much this game is
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Like is so exciting as someone that lives that lives in the dmv. You are going to see two of the most
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Emotional fan bases come together
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And this is going to be a game that people are going to be talking about for the rest of the year
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But I think the the question that I do have is, you know, how's the commander secondary going to hold up against, you know
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Against those Raven receivers
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Especially mark andrews. I think I think this is probably a game where mark andrews could definitely go off
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Low-key because I I get that, you know, the commanders do have bobby waggler and and they have
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Uh, the other linebacker. I forgot what what his name was
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But you know mark andrews
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He he's been looking he's been looking to to gain some momentum or whatnot
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I think this is the perfect game for him to do it in my mind and this will probably be the the the name of the episode
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It's proven weak
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It's proven weak for a lot of teams
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It is proven weak. Okay, because this game right here. This commander's a ravens game
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This is going to prove who has not only the the best offense
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But who is most likely definitely going to win their division and popsy make a playoff run
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Because in my mind, I think the commanders are definitely in a position this year where they could make into the wild card
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Maybe even someone make up a playoff run. I'm not saying they're going to make it to the nc championship
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No, I am not but what I am saying is this
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They got some firepower
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And I think if they do a little bit more in that defense
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Whoo, good god. Oh my you got yourselves a problem
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You got yourselves a problem
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Okay, now onto the Steelers and Raiders. Yes. Yes. Yeah
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Whoo Steelers. Yay. Uh, yeah Steelers. Yeah, cool. No one cares
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Uh, unfortunately. Yeah, but um, here we are Steelers and Raiders, you know, oh, oh classic rivalry
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I definitely feel like this is definitely going to be
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Again, uh, it's going to be a proving game. This is this is a game for both teams that need some momentum that needs
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you know, just
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They just need a win, right? Because again, the Steelers are coming off a horrible loss against the Cowboys on on primetime television, right?
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They're coming you're coming off a two game two game losing streak and losing from and losing against the Colts and now the Cowboys
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You can't go and lose to the Raiders. You cannot go on a three game losing streak. You cannot do that. Okay
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Now this is what I this is what I will say. Project Jones is going to have his hands full against Max Crosby
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Because now that they don't have Christian Wilkins
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Max Crosby is going to be everywhere
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And you know, hopefully project Jones can hold his own against someone like Max Crosby
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Now am I saying that you know, the Steelers offense is going to ball out? No, I'm not saying that but
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You know if this is if there is a game where you where you would want the Steelers offense to definitely show
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Something it's this game. Not only is this a historic historically, you know rival game
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But this is a game where that Raiders defense, you know, they do have some pieces
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But this this Raiders defensive line you can run on you could definitely run on
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And you know, let's be real here. The Steelers run game has not been good
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It's not it's not it's not even been close to what people think it is now granted
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I understand that there's been a lot of injuries and there's been a lot of turnover with the offense a lot
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I get all of that, but this offense has to be more aggressive
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They have to be more aggressive because if you do not be aggressive
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You're going to cost the game and again the defense is banged up. Okay
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TJ Watt is basically is the only real healthy, you know, pass rusher that they really have right now
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Alex high Smith is out Nick Herbic is out. Who else do you have?
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They have to do something this game. They have to ball out both sides of the ball
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The defense has to be just as dominant as the offense
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And you know, we we finally have you know, finally have heard some things with with George Pickens
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And you know that whole debacle and you know, this is what I will say
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And I really had to think about this, you know for for a few days now
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George Pickens, he doesn't look like he just want to be here. He doesn't he he does not look like he wants to be here
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he you can tell
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By his by his just his posture and just the way that he's talking and whatnot that he does not want to be here that he
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You know is just trying to
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I
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I don't even know. I really don't know. I I'm just I'm frustrated with this because
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George Pickens has all the talent in the world to be dynamic to be a very dynamic explosive, you know superstar
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But he has so much of an ego and so much of an attitude problem that it just makes you not want to deal with him
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It doesn't you know
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There there was some there was somebody that asked him
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About the the the black paint or black tape that that he had in the message that you that he had on there
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Because cam hayward got fine for it, you know a few years ago and you know, they asked George Pickens about and he was like
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Well, you know that that has nothing to do with me. I wasn't in the league
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You know when he was there and and basically, you know, this
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This this this is just this is not what you want
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This is not what you want. Okay, because let's be real here
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This was supposed to be a year that was going to that was going to show if George Pickens
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Can can leave the offense and be a leader in that receiver room
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And so far he has not done that he has shown that he is still unprofessional
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Unmature and that he does not deserve to be paid like a like a true franchise receiver
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He has not shown that he has shown that he still lacks the maturity to do so
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I get it. I get you want to be the person that that makes it that
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Makes that big play I get that you want to be the person that makes the dynamic catch
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Or scores the the you know the game the game ceiling touchdown and one night
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I get all that but guess what everybody else wants to do it too
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Everybody else does from Calvin Austin to scotty miller to van jefferson all those guys want to but you know what?
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You don't see them complaining. You don't see them complaining. You don't see them throwing their helmet on the ground and
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You know having a basic a basically a hissy fit on the sideline
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You don't see you don't see them doing that not to mention you pull the dudes
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You you've basically face masked the corner just just out of spite just cuz
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Just cuz
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If you're doing this now what makes you think?
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31 other teams would give you an opportunity to make some real money because guess what there are 31 other gms
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31 other head coaches that are looking at what you're doing right now
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They're looking at the responses that you are giving out and guess what when you realize
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That nobody wants to give you the money that you think that you deserve guess what?
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We're all gonna have we're gonna recycle everything that you have done because guess what teams are not going to invest
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Teams are not going to invest into you no matter how much talent that you have
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They're not going to do it. They're not gonna do it if you have a crappy attitude
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And that's what it is. He has a crappy attitude
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You can't be given these non shalom added, you know answers
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You have to be professional. Yes, you're losing right now. Yes, your stats are not the best
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But guess what? Everybody is trying to be better
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Everyone on that offense. What gives you the excuse to to have a hissy fit
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Over everybody else. What gives you that excuse? Nothing because guess what you're not as productive as ab or any of the other receivers in the past
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So you don't have a right to do that
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The difference is with ab despite all of his antics you knew that once he got on the field
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He was about the business
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That's all he was about. He was about the business
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Anything you asked him to do he was going to do it if it means that he was going to run around
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Just to get the attention of the defense just so somebody else can be hoping he was going to do it
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As well as make the dynamic play
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But George on the other hand wants to have ass in jog and not fully commit to running his routes
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That is not somebody that you want to pay
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You know top dollar money for that's not that is somebody that is worth a one year
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four to five million dollar deal and is and is really heavy on the incentives not to mention apparently
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according to an article that came out from from
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I can't even speak from Steelers reporter
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Ray Ray for the pato apparently George Pickens has showed up late a few times this season
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So i'm saying all that to say this
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I would not be surprised if George Pickens get gets traded. I would not be surprised
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And even when when diana russini, you know put tweeted out. I think was maybe what was it was last week
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I think it was last week. I was it it was last week
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basically and
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It it's show. I think a marie cooper de andre hopkins the vante atoms and the show george pickens now at first
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I was like, I don't know. I don't think that's gonna happen
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But after this past game
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Oh for sure
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Because guess what my timeline is not going to continue to stick his neck out and try to defend you
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When you are continuing to do these childish things on and off the field. He's not going to do it. That's why chubbs got benched
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Because why chubb says something in the in in the ear way of my timeline and guess what happened?
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He got benched
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He got benched after he just got a deal after he just got an extension with the team
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And they chose broadie jones broadie play play a right tackle
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So I say all that to say this if you are feeling some type of way
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About how things are going. That's perfectly fine
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But there is a way that you have to translate that
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Because if you don't guess what's going to happen, they're going to ship your ass
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And when they ship your ass, they're going to put you somewhere where it's going to be even worse
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Because I guarantee you andy reed would not be you wouldn't be having this problem with andy reed
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You won't be having this problem with shana. They are couch in a hand a mat la floor any of those other coaches
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They will be done with you. They would rather cut you
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Get somebody from another practice squad or somebody that's on the street
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And give them a chance before they give you a chance just because of how bad and how crappy your attitude is
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I'm sorry. I had to go in that whole room, but it just had to be said it had to be said because
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time and time again the Steelers have continued to have lately a
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Receiver attitude problem from chase clay pool to a little bit of juju and now george pickings
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A b that that's a whole different monster in itself because guess what even though he had the antics
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He still showed up
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He showed up you never had to question
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You never had to to to look at any all all 22 film and see him jogging on the field
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To run his routes. He was fully committed at practice
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He was fully committed off the field now what he did off the field that is solely up to him because he's a grown man
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But what we had right here folks is a is basically
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Someone who is acting like he does not want to get paid top dollar money
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Like he does not want to be the superstar that everyone knows that he can be that's what we have here
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That's what we have here now moving forward
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I think another thing that we really need to talk about is who was really going who was going to cover Brock Bowers
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Because Brock Bowers, you know, he can he he's been doing his thing lately
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He has been he's been he has been low-key one of the best tight ends, you know in that draft class
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He really has and so will it be Patrick Queen?
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Will they bring Deshaun Elliott down?
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You know to to the line of scrimmage and have him play more in the box to cover Brock Bowers
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Well, they have will they you know call up the will they give a helmet to to row admins
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Who exactly is going to be given the responsibility to cover Brock Bowers because guess what?
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Even though the the Raiders don't have
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Devonte Adams, and they may not have Jacoby Myers
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Brock Bowers, you know, he can he can do something he can make a player too. He can he can do something
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Okay, now the Raiders unfortunately
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There's they um, they have named Aiden O'Connell as the starting quarterback
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So, you know Aiden O'Connell is not somebody that you just sleep on. Okay, because he can he can attack you
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He can attack you from the pocket and he can attack you low-key outside of the pocket as well
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So let's just see exactly what is going to happen because I guarantee you
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If the Steelers lose this game
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There's going to be a lot of questions that are going to have to be asked not only for this coaching staff
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But also for Mike Tomlin because this is a Mike Tomlin thing
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You lose the games that you're not supposed to lose and you win the games that you're that you're not supposed to win
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He does it every single time every single year. I don't understand why but it always happens
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so
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and you know for the people out there that says well
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Uh, Russell Wilson needs to be playing this game. Russell Wilson does not need to be does not need to play this game
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Justin Fields needs to be the primary starter of this game
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Because Justin Fields needs to he needs to get his get back this again
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As I've said before the the title is is prove it weak
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He has to prove that you know, this is still he is still in the running to get this job
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He has to do he has to ball out. He has to be more better when it comes to his vision
39:24
He has to be better when it comes to his decision making
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He has to be better with his throws all those different types of things because guess what if he just put a little bit more juice
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On that throw to Darnell Washington. That's a touchdown right there
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Guarantee touchdown right there because guess what nobody can cover almost a six eight tight end who basically could double as a right tackle
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No one no one
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That's Justin Fields has all the talent in the world to be
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a starting court a starting caliber quarterback
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He does
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And you know for the people that are bashing him forward. Guess what?
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Y'all weren't bashing when he was coming when he was coming
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Coming out of Ohio State because guess what the same problems that were
40:10
That were there when he was at Ohio State and Chicago are still here
40:14
Now they've come up a little bit recently and that you know that that happens
40:18
But you know he just he has to be a better quarterback. He has to be better in all phases of the game because if you don't
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They're going to put Russell Wilson in they're banking. They're wanting to put Russell Wilson in now. Do I feel like you know
40:35
Arthur Smith and maybe the rest of the coaching staff probably you know trust
40:39
You know Russell Wilson more. Yes, but the thing is Russell Wilson does not have that athleticism
40:45
That is needed for the the play action rollouts and the boots and all those different types of things
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He doesn't have it. Justin Fields do so
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Again, let's see what happens in this game. Just know if we lose this game
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It might turn into a rant episode. I'm just letting you just letting you guys know, okay?
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So where we at right now 41 minutes. Okay. Yeah. Good. Good. Good. Good. Good. Good spot. Good spot. Good spot
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Now last last thing we need to talk about
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Oh, I feel so bad now now that got that off my chest
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Browns versus Eagles. Yes Browns versus Eagles now
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This is this is just a few a few junky nuggets that that I decided to you know to to just you know
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Write down or whatnot. So both are coming both are coming off of bad losses now
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The Eagles are coming off of their buy but you know before the buy they were coming off of bad loss
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And you know the Browns offense they need to be more effective
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They they put up 15.8 points per game, which is 30th in the lead 30th
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Their close game record is one in two
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Okay, the Eagles have not won a game by more than eight points since week seven of last year
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Right now the Eagles are averaging 21.5 points per game, which is 18th in the league the Eagles have to do more
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Okay, the Eagles have to do more Jalen Hertz
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It's it's it's starting to it's starting to not look good for Jalen Hertz. Okay
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I understand that you guys got into offensive coordinator this offseason. I get all of that but you know, it's
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He's his his decision making and whatnot is is not looking the best
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And you know if if we can be real here, you know, this Eagles offense does not look like a playoff caliber offense
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It doesn't granted they got say Kwann and say say Kwann's been been balling out
42:40
It's just everybody else around them that you know, hasn't really been doing anything and I get it
42:45
They're their main receivers in AJ Brown and Devonte stiff. I'm stiff
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Steph Devonte Smith, excuse me is you know, it's still in concussion protocol when I get all of that
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But you know, it's still next man up. It's still next man up. This is again prove it weak
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I think this is gonna be a new thing. I think you know what I think. Yeah. Yeah, I like that
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I like that ring. See best podcast in the world. Okay, this podcast in the world
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This is a proof of wheat. This is a proof of wheat not only for the players
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But also for the coaches as well because again
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Nick Siriani his seat is is getting hot
43:24
It's getting hot. They're adding more wood to the flame
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They're adding more air to the flame because guess what I'm telling you right now
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That Eagles owner he wants to win. He does not care if he has to get rid of a head coach
43:37
Just so he can he can bring somebody else in and better their changes of winning because guess what they've been to the super bowl lately
43:44
He wants to go back there and this time he wants to win
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He wants to win
43:49
And Nick Sariani has not been doing the best job now for whatever reason
43:54
I don't understand why they decided to release Demo white when they should have been trying to use Demo white because let's be real here
44:02
That Eagles defense
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It's not been the best
44:06
Now when you have that much firepower on the defense when you have josh sweat jordan davis
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Uh, jaylon carter brandon graham even though he he's up in age. He's still playing at a really high level
44:19
You got big play sleigh. You got james bradbearer. You got quinion. Mitchell. You got cooper dejean. You got cj garnet johnson
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That roster it should be dominating right now
44:32
And they're not
44:33
It's not looking good for the eagles. It is not looking good for the eagles in my mind right now
44:40
The nfc team that every though to the two nfc teams that everybody really needs to be focused on is the vikings
44:47
in alliance
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And it's it's mainly primarily the alliance because the lions
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You know
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As as as physical as the defenses that offenses too
44:58
They can beat you in the air as well as in the ground
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They can do that and you know this eagles team
45:05
They're starting off really shaky now they can you know if they win this game
45:09
They can you know get get back on straight street and whatnot, but if they don't
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It's not looking good. There's gonna be a lot of questions that are gonna be asked
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It really is so you know
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For the browns
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I don't even know really what to say about the browns. I really don't because
45:28
The browns are in a situation where
45:31
You know, they they have to stop the bleeding
45:34
Because the browns offense
45:36
It hasn't been as productive
45:38
As as i've said before as i just said the browns are averaging
45:42
15.8 points per game
45:45
15.8 with the talent they have
45:49
With davin and joku amari cooper jerry judy joshan watson
45:54
They should be putting up some more numbers
45:56
I I don't know if I don't know
45:59
You know what what the browns can do, but you know if if i'm management
46:05
And if i'm you know kevin kevins to fanski
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I will possibly look into maybe drafting a quarterback. You know this offseason
46:12
I I will look into it because
46:14
You let joe flacco go which was a dumb move because now you see joe flacco is doing his thing with the calls
46:20
You let him walk
46:22
You're thinking that joshan wasan is going to do his thing and so far he has it
46:25
Deshaun wasan looks like a deer in headlights
46:28
That offense does not look like they trust him anymore
46:32
You have to do something here with as much talent as they have invested on both sides of the ball
46:38
They have to do more. They have to win this game
46:43
This game is is is a must win for both sides of the ball
46:47
And then
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And i'm telling you if the eagles lose this game
46:52
There's gonna be a lot there's gonna be as there's gonna be just as many questions if the eagles lose
46:57
As well as the browns
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It is both sides are gonna have a lot of questions that they're gonna have to ask
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If if neither one of these teams lose, but i want to end this here
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I think i told you guys i told you guys i was gonna keep this like
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As always i hope i gave you guys the fix that you guys need i'm gonna be watching this game tonight
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I'm gonna be taking a lot of notes. We'll have a lot to talk about come next week. Just know
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It's gonna be a packed episode next week. I was gonna do early trade predictions this episode
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But I was like nah, I'll probably put it off until after this game because I feel like you know after this week
48:39
I think there's gonna be a lot of you know rumblings and more people saying oh this person is available for a trade
48:46
That person is available for a trade. Oh, I forgot I forgot to add this
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Especially for the Steelers and Raiders game. I think if the Steelers do rate
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rate
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I'm thinking about the Raiders too much if the Steelers do win this game
48:59
I think it could maybe change davante abs's mind
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As well on you know going to the Jets or the the Saints because let's be real here
49:09
The Jets are having just as many problems as the Saints the Saints
49:13
Derek Carr is going to be out for a while with his old oblique injury. So just saying just saying here folks
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But as always, I love you guys. I appreciate you guys so much. Thank you guys for listening. Peace and love and I am
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Out of here
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