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Ep.94: NO EXCUSES! · Football Junkies podcast

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Hey guys, it's been a while. I know nothing's
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wrong. Nothing crazy has happened. I just got
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a little bit tired Okay, but now that i'm refreshed
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now that i'm ready to go. Let's get into football
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All right, so eagles and giants recap rams and
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ravens recap browns and steelers recap 49ers
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and Bucks recap, Broncos and Jets recap, Bills
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versus Falcons recap, my thoughts on Tua's comments
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and trade predictions, okay? All of this and
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more on the 94th episode of the Football Junkies
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Podcast, okay? I am your host with the most,
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all right? I am your GM who currently is not
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on a team right now, but don't you worry about
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it, all right? Don't you worry about it because
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I'm your chief bag road dominance, all right?
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Chief, head of the table, anything and everything
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related to the bag, rumors to the bag and more,
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but guess what? I'm all... these things and more
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but most importantly the most important thing
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that you must remember is i am your host kale
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i know it's been a while but i still got the
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juice and i can still go toe -to -toe with any
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and every other podcaster that you can name i
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can do it because i'm that guy so guess what
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on three one two three let's lock in All right,
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folks, let's get into the meat and potatoes of
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everything that is going on in the league right
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now. So I know it's been a while. You guys are
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probably wondering what's going on. Nothing is
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going on. The last time I tried to put out an
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episode, it just wasn't that good. I was really
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tired. And I was like, you know what? Instead
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of me trying to push through this episode, and
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I know it's not going to be the best to my standards,
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I'll just take a break, recharge. And then when
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I come back, we're back in the race. And while
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I was going, I do have a few ideas that I think
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I'm probably going to start rolling out fairly
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soon. Just have to figure out how I want to do
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it while incorporating the daily episodes that
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I give you guys as well. So with that being said,
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let's get into football because I have a lot
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to say because a lot of time has passed. Let's
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get into it, all right? So let's start with the
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Eagles and Giants game. So Jackson Dart, 25 attempts
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for 17 completions, 195 passing yards, one touchdown,
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7 .8 yards per attempt, and a 68 completion percentage.
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Cam Scadavo, 19 attempts for 98 rushing yards,
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5 .2 rushing yards per carry, three touchdowns,
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and four rushes of 10 plus yards or more. Wondell
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Robinson, seven targets for six receptions, 84
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receiving yards, one touchdown, and 14 receiving
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yards per reception. Jalen Hurts. 33 attempts
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for 24 completions, 283 passing yards, one touchdown,
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one pick, 8 .6 yards per attempt, and a 72 .7
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completion percentage. Saquon Barkley, 12 attempts
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for 58 rushing yards, 4 .8 rushing yards per
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carry, and 3 rushes of 10 plus yards or more.
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Dallas Goddard, 11 targets for 9 receptions,
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110 receiving yards, 1 touchdown, and 12 .2 receiving
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yards per reception. So a couple takeaways from
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this game. For starters, Jackson Dart is going
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to be the reason why the Giants have a chance
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to have a better season than what they did last
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year. I understand that he's a rookie. I understand
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that he's going to make mistakes. I understand
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there's going to be highs and lows throughout
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this entire season. But if Jackson Dark can do
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at least 50 % of what he did against the Eagles
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for the rest of the season, they have a chance
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because the defense is formidable. All they need
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is just the offense to just be a little bit better.
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I'm not saying the offense has to be elite, but
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if they're average to slightly above average,
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I think that's enough. Let's be real here, folks.
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The Giants are in a good situation. I think with
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what Jackson Dart showed, I think that's something
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that you can hang your hat on. And mind you,
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he did this without Malik Nabors. He did this
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with Wanda Robinson, Jalen Hyatt, Theo Johnson,
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and Cam Scadabo. Think about that for a second.
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Now, I know all the Eagles fans are saying, well,
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we didn't have Jalen Carter on the field, and
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Quinion Mitchell was out, and this person was
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hurt, and that person was hurt. There's no excuses
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because you know why? Everybody is dealing with
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some type of injury at this point in the season.
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It's either you put up or you shut up, plain
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and simple. And the fact of the matter is Jackson
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Dart put up and shut up the Eagles. Now, am I
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saying that Jackson Dart is going to, you know,
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beat the Eagles the next time they face each
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other? No, but I will say this. He ain't just
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no average quarterback. He got a little fight
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in him. He got a little dog in him. And I like
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to see that. Now, I'll be honest with you. Leading
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up to this past draft, I wasn't high on Jackson
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Dart. I thought Jackson Dart was very average
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quarterback. There wasn't anything in his repertoire
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that I felt like, okay, this is a franchise quarterback.
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But what he showed on Thursday, I can rock with
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that. Now, let's talk about the Giants defense,
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okay? So for starters, that defensive line is
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formidable. I would make a strong case that that's
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probably a top five defensive line in the league.
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Not in their division, but in their league. They
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have to find a way to keep that core. And for
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all the people that were saying, well, the Giants
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had traded away Dexter Lawrence or Kayvon Thibodeau,
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now they draft Abdul Carter. No. You have to
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find a way to keep that core. Because that core
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is successful, and there are stats that actually
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back it up. So according to NextGenStats, When
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Brian Burns, Kayvon Thibodeau, and Abdul Carter
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are all on the field, the Giants pressure the
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quarterback 45 .7 % of their dropbacks. When
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two of the three pass rushers are on the field,
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the pressure rate drops to 32 .1 % and the dropback
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success rate increases to 46 .8%. And I don't
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want to hear from any Eagles fan that says, well,
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they went up against a beat -up offensive line.
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Let's see if they try to do that when everybody
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is healthy. Stop it, okay? This is not Madden.
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This isn't something where you can take out one
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person and you put somebody in and now they're
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gonna play healthy the entire game. No, people
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get hurt. This is real life, okay? So relax.
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Now let's talk about the Eagles. So for starters,
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the offense lacks creativity, explosiveness,
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and consistency. Granted, I understand they have
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a new offensive coordinator and things take time,
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but what is going on? Because all I keep on hearing
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is cookie cutter bull from a lot of these offensive
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leaders. When somebody needs to be saying, hey,
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this offense ain't right. We need to get something
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going here. Because again, you are about to approach
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the middle point of the season. And if your offense
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isn't comfortable at this point, what are we
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doing? I understand that you guys don't have
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a lot of your starting offensive linemen. I understand
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that you're going up against a really good defensive
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line. But there is no excuse for this offense
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to not be where it's supposed to be. And I put
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a lot of this on Jalen Hurts. You had two people
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that you could have easily thrown to that you
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could have won the game with. But you didn't
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want to do it. Why? I don't know. A .J. Brown
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had the leverage. So all you had to do was just
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give him the ball. It was a guaranteed catch
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and touchdown. Same thing with Dallas Goddard.
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He was guaranteed to get a first down. So why
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in the world would you not look at them first
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before giving it to Devontae Smith, which led
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to a pick six? This is something that I said
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with my friends as well as Corey from the Get
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It Done With Four podcast. Shout out to him.
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If you're a Commanders fan, Eagles fan, Cowboys
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fan, Giants fan, you should listen to his podcast
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because he gives a really in -depth analysis
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on your division. The offensive coordinator problem
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will be the reason why A .J. Brown and Devontae
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Smith want to leave. As an offensive coordinator,
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anytime you're on a loaded offense like the Eagles,
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your job is to find creative ways to utilize
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your weapons. And if you can't utilize them in
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a special way, you just don't need to be an offensive
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coordinator. And I understand that this is Nick
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Sirianni's friend, he's known him a long time,
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but clearly he doesn't know what he's doing.
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And I understand some people are saying, well,
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you got to give it time. You got to be patient.
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You know, sometimes you got to go through trial
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by fire. No, because right now the Buccaneers
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are going to be a problem. The Lions are still
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going to be a problem. There's a few other NFC
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teams that you're going to have to worry about.
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So you can't continue to lose these type of games
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when you know you have the weapons to beat the
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other team. That doesn't make any sense. You
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cannot give the type of money that you just gave
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to Saquon and think, oh, we're really not going
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to use him like how we should use him. No. 12
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attempts for 58 rushing yards? That's not good
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enough. 4 .8 rushing yards per carry? And you
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only have three rushes of 10 plus yards or more?
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No. I understand that the defensive line is loaded,
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but you as the offensive coordinator need to
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find a creative way on how to utilize Saquon
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Barkley. And you didn't do it. Better yet. Since
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we're talking about the offense, let's talk about
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what Lane Johnson had to say after the game.
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Because it's very important to know what he said.
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Because he's one of the tenured veterans on this
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team. Not just on the offense, on the entire
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team. This is what he said, and I quote, I felt
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like a lot of what we did last year was run play
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action, and it kind of fed off of each other.
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And defenses had a real hard time of guessing
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what it was going to be. And I think the last
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two weeks, you kind of know what it is. You know
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when the pass is coming. You know when the run
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is coming. Moving forward, we've got to do a
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better job of that. There's flashes, but flashes
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don't score points. It's about consistency. We
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have spurts, but nothing consistent enough. We
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have things we talk about, but the execution
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isn't there. We get behind the chains. We get
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very predictable sometimes. It's frustrating,
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but we have a lot of season ahead of us. confident
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with the guys in the room to get it fixed, and
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not make games so hard on ourselves, make it
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more fluid. I feel like we've been very stagnant
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offensively. We have to be able to keep the defenses
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guessing, not being predictable. We have spurts,
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but nothing consistent with what we're doing.
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I feel like last year we had big shots, big explosives
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that we were able to feed off of on our drives.
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We have some, but we're not able to capitalize
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on them. We may have a huge play, but we're not
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able to keep going and score. We were winning
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in the first month, but we weren't dominating.
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It's frustrating. You see the guys that we have
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on the offensive side of the ball. We should
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be doing a lot more to help our defense out.
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It's frustrating, but nothing we can't turn around,
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end quote. Everything that I just said, Lane
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Johnson just backed it up. You can tell that
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this offense is not the same. You can tell that...
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It went from being a more creative, multidimensional
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type of offense to a borderline, one -dimensional
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type of offense. That's not going to win you
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games. That's not going to put points on the
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board. And you can't continue to rely on the
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defense to bail you out of games. At some point,
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the offense is going to have to do its thing.
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Jeffrey Lurie isn't going to continue to write
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checks for big offensive weapons and the offensive
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weapons aren't being utilized. It's already bad
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enough that A .J. Brown doesn't want to be there.
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It's already bad enough that you have a little
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bit of friction on other parts of this offense.
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But the fact that you guys can't put points on
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the board against a team like the Giants? Come
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on. What are we doing here? Now, when we talk
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about the defense for the Eagles, there's a lot
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of things that could be said. But I think the
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number one thing that needs to be addressed is
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corner. I understand they have Quinion Mitchell.
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I understand they have Cooper DeGene and the
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Dory Jackson, Kelly Ringo. Howie, get on the
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phone. Call the Seahawks. Trade for Tyreek Wood.
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Because the Dory Jackson is not going to solve
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it. Kelly Ringo ain't going to solve it. Wondell
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Robinson had a career night. Jalen Hyatt, a name
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that we haven't talked about in years, looked
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really good. Theo Johnson looked really good.
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Cam Scadabo looked really good. And I understand,
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oh, we didn't have Jalen Carter and we don't
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have this person, that person. No excuses. Because
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you have to be able to find a way to win games
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even without Jalen Carter. You still have Jordan
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Davis. You still have Mario Jomo. You just drafted
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Ty Robinson. You had Zedarius before he unexpectedly
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retired. So what exactly isn't clicking? And
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speaking of pass rusher, the Eagles are going
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to need that as well. Because right now, we don't
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know when Noah Smith is coming back. I don't
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know if Zach Bond is hurt or not. So you're going
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to need other pass rushers to step up. And you
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trade away Bryce Huff. You let Josh Sweat go
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in free agency, which, I mean, you wouldn't be
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able to afford him anyway. But you're going to
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have to make some significant trades to bolster
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up this defense. So Matthew Stafford, 26 attempts
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for 17 completions. 181 passing yards, 1 touchdown,
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7 yards per attempt, and a 65 .4 completion percentage.
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Kyron Williams, 13 attempts for 50 rushing yards,
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3 .8 rushing yards per carry, 1 touchdown, and
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1 rush of 10 plus yards or more. Tyler Higby,
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4 targets for 4 receptions, 40 receiving yards,
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1 touchdown, and 10 receiving yards per reception.
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Cooper Rush, 19 attempts for 11 completions,
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72 passing yards, one pick, 3 .8 yards per attempt,
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and a 57 .9 completion percentage. Tyler Huntley,
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15 attempts for 10 completions, 68 passing yards,
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4 .5 yards per attempt, and a 66 .7 completion
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percentage. Derrick Henry, 24 attempts for 122
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rushing yards, 5 .1 rushing yards per carry,
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and four rushes of 10 plus yards or more. Zay
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Flowers. 10 targets for six receptions, 46 receiving
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yards, 7 .7 receiving yards per reception. So
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a couple of things with this game, all right?
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For starters, I feel like the Ravens should have
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relied more on the run game than the pass game.
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I just feel like personally, if you're gonna
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go with Cooper Rush, keep a very strict plan.
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Short intermediate passes, play action, and most
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importantly, run the damn ball. If you do those
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three things, You're guaranteed to win. Because
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you have Keaton Mitchell and Derrick Henry. You
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have Lightning and Thunder. And you also have
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Justice Hill as well. So anytime Cooper Rush
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has the ball in his hand, yo, we are not doing
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anything past 15 yards. So all that deep ball
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action, it's out the window. All you're trying
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to do is just get to the bye. Because let's be
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real here. The Rams didn't play a good game as
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well. They were very sloppy on defense. offense,
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and in special teams. So this was a very winnable
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game for the Ravens. But once again, what did
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they do? They flop. But let's talk about the
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defense. So for starters, I feel like they left
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a lot of meat on the bone. And the reason why
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I say that is because there were a lot of times
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where they could have made some big plays and
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they didn't. So I feel like, yes, the defense
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is starting to maybe fix their problems, but
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I don't feel confident in the Ravens. I don't
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feel confident on their trajectory right now
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because right now I truly believe this is not
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going to be their year. And if they don't go
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anywhere this year, John Harbaugh has to go.
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Because right now you are wasting the prime years
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of Lamar Jackson, Derrick Henry, Roquan Smith,
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Kyle Hamilton, Nate Wiggins, and everybody else
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you can possibly think of. I'm sorry. This team
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has invested too much money, time, resources,
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you name it. They've invested way too much just
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for this team not to make it to the Super Bowl
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and win. At some point, either you can do the
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job or you can't. Because guess what? Most likely
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who you're going to have to face in the playoffs,
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the Chiefs or the Bills or other. Now, right
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now, I'll be completely honest with you. Even
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though I should save this for the Bills game,
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the Bills don't look strong. The Bills look very
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beatable this year. And right now, you've already
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lost to three AFC teams. So when the seeding
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comes around, that's going to negatively affect
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you. So right now, you're fighting an uphill
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battle trying to at least bring some confidence
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back in. So what exactly are you going to do
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to turn this thing around? Because you still
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have a lot of games left, so anything can happen.
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But at the same time, if you're not willing to
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make changes, then that's a problem. Daniel Folele
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and Andrew Voorhees is a problem. You have Kevin
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Zeidler that's available. You have the Browns
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guards that are available. There are viable options
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that you could trade for right now that would
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instantly upgrade this offense and this team
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as a whole. So I don't understand what Eric DaCosta
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is doing, but right now it just looks like you're
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just sitting on your hands and just waiting.
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So at some point, someone's going to have to
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ask the tough questions. John, can you do the
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job? Can you turn this team around? Because I've
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seen Mike Tomlin do this multiple times in the
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last three years. I've seen him do this without
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TJ Watt. I've seen him do this with different
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quarterbacks from Justin Fields to Russell Wilson,
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now Aaron Rodgers. So why can't you do it, John,
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when you have a better, more complete roster
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than what Mike Tomlin does? I'm going to say
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that when we talk about gut check time, okay?
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Just giving you guys a heads up, after the trade
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deadline, we'll have gut check time. Until then,
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I'm not saying anything else. I'm going to give
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you the most basic of the basic for every single
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team moving forward. Once the trade deadline
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ends, best believe that episode is going to have
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a gut check time for all the teams. So it may
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be a long episode, but don't worry, it's on the
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way. Now let's talk about the Rams. The Rams
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played sloppy. There were a lot of times where
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they were off sides. There were a lot of times
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where they were just making unnecessary penalties
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and it was hurting them. And they just weren't
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playing like how the Rams are supposed to play.
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So I don't know if they're just going through
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their bumps and bruises. I don't know if they're
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trying to get themselves comfortable. I don't
19:03
know what's going on with the Rams. But you need
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to get your act together, okay? Because this
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could possibly be the last year for Matthew Stafford.
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Now, defensively, I do believe they need to go
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after some corners. Because right now, Emmanuel
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Forbes and Akella Weatherspoon just isn't enough.
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I feel like they need to go after a veteran corner.
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I don't know who's out there that you could really
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make a trade for. I mean, anybody that would
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be available will probably be in the NFC. And
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I don't know if they're going to be willing to
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do that. But you're going to have to do something.
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And another thing that we have to talk about
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with this game. the Ravens' defensive line was
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not creating any pressure on Matthew Stafford.
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According to NextGenStats, Matthew Stafford was
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pressured on four of his 29 dropbacks at 13 .8%.
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That's the second lowest pressure rate he's faced
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in a game since 2018. Now, I really want you
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to think about this for a second here, folks.
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The Ravens traded away Adafi away not too long
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ago, and he gets a sack in his first game with
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the Chargers. Since that trade, the Ravens haven't
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done anything significant with pass rushers.
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Granted, you have Mike Green, you have Kyle Van
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Nooy, you have Travis Jones, Tavius Robinson.
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It's not enough. I don't know what Zach Lawrence
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is teaching them, but they're not getting after
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the quarterback. And that's a problem. Mike Green
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has all the potential in the world. I keep on
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saying this and I will continue to say this from
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the mountaintops. Mike Green could be the Ravens
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version of TJ Watt for all we know. But we would
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never know because why? The Ravens don't know
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how to use their pass rushers. The Ravens pass
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rushers can never get home. And this is a repeated
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trend that we have seen for the last few years.
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Every pass rusher that they have had do so much
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better when they leave the Ravens. Matthew Judon,
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Z'Darrius Smith, potentially Adafio Wake. I can
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continue to go down the list. The last great
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pass rusher that the Ravens actually developed
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was Terrell Suggs. Since then, what have they
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done? But I'm going to save that for gut check
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time. I'm not going to go any further because
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if I do, I'm just going to continue to go down
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this wormhole of why the Ravens will never win
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a Super Bowl with John Harbaugh and this coaching
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staff. I don't really want to do that right now.
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I want to save that for gut check time, all right?
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Because a lot can happen from now until then,
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all right? So let's talk about the Steelers.
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So Dylan Gabriel, 52 attempts for 29 completions,
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221 passing yards, 4 .3 yards per attempt, and
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a 55 .8 completion percentage. Quenshawn Junkins,
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12 attempts for 36 rushing yards, 3 rushing yards
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per carry. Harold Fannin Jr., 10 targets for
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7 receptions, 81 receiving yards, and 11 .6 receiving
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yards per receptions. Aaron Rodgers, 30 attempts
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for 21 completions, 235 passing yards, 2 touchdowns,
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7 .8 yards per attempt, and a 70 % completion
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percentage. Jalen Warren. 11 attempts for 52
22:03
rushing yards, 4 .7 rushing yards per carry,
22:06
and three rushes of 10 plus yards or more. DK
22:09
Metcalf, nine targets for four receptions, 95
22:12
receiving yards, one touchdown, and 23 .8 receiving
22:15
yards per reception. So before we get into this
22:17
game, I just need to have a public service announcement
22:20
for all the Steelers fans, beat writers, and
22:22
journalists, okay? Roderick Jones didn't lock
22:25
up Myles Garrett, okay? So for all you beat writers,
22:30
for all you journalists, for all you so -called
22:32
people that cover the team that have been making
22:35
articles and tweets and posts on social media
22:38
saying, well, Roger Jones locked up Miles Garrett.
22:41
No, he didn't. Instead, Arthur Smith schemed
22:45
up a good game plan to counteract Miles Garrett's
22:48
effectiveness. All they did was just not go in
22:53
Miles Garrett direction. They were utilizing
22:56
Darnell Washington a lot. They were running up
22:58
the middle. They were doing different things
23:00
to negate Myles Garrett. It's the same thing
23:03
that teams do against TJ Watt and every other
23:05
great pass rusher. So can we please stop? Especially
23:10
media people who cover the Steelers. You guys,
23:15
and I will continue to say this, and I said this
23:18
on somebody's YouTube video. It's one thing if
23:23
a fan... Can fanboy over Broderick Jones and
23:27
the Miles Garrett and that whole Steelers and
23:29
Ravens rivalry. Okay, fine. I have no problem
23:31
with that because you know why? You guys are
23:33
fans. Fans is short for fanatics. But if you
23:37
are a person who covers the team, if you are
23:41
a journalist slash beat writer that covers the
23:44
team, you should not be pushing out your personal
23:47
agendas. Talking about, well, Project Jones is
23:50
looking pretty good. Project Jones, Project Jones.
23:53
Aaron Rodgers, Aaron Rodgers. Oh, my God, the
23:56
stairs are going through. They're going to do
23:58
something this year. I remember clear as day
24:01
those first three weeks of the season when Aaron
24:04
Rodgers was actually doing his thing. I saw journalists
24:07
who covered the team talk about, well, it was
24:10
worth the wait. It was worth the wait. It was
24:15
worth getting Aaron Rodgers. So far, it looks
24:18
like it's a great idea. It's the first three
24:20
weeks of the season. What are we talking about?
24:22
You get a little chubby for just three weeks
24:25
of football? Are you serious? Really? Three weeks,
24:31
and you're already talking about, well, it was
24:33
worth the wait. Stop it. Stop it. You are a journalist.
24:38
There is a standard that you must abide by. So
24:43
all that fanboying and whatnot. Leave that for
24:45
the burner accounts and the restaurant talk and
24:48
the barbershop talk. Don't do that when that's
24:51
your job. You're J -O -B. Now that I've got that
24:56
off my chest, let's talk about some football.
24:58
So offensively, what is there to say that hasn't
25:01
already been said? This Browns offense isn't
25:04
cutting it. If you really expect Dylan Gabriel
25:06
to turn mud into gold, I don't know what to tell
25:10
you. Because all he has is what? Isaiah Bond,
25:13
Jerry Judy. Quinn Sean -Junkins, Damon Njoku,
25:17
Harold Fannin Jr. That's it. You don't have a
25:20
good offensive line, and you're going up against
25:23
a team who's coming off a bye, whose head coach
25:26
has a winning record against rookies, and you're
25:30
playing in a place that you haven't won since
25:33
the early 2000s. So leading up to this game,
25:37
you had little to no momentum in your favor.
25:42
And as the game continued on, all the momentum
25:45
that you did have just went down and down and
25:50
down. I didn't expect Quinshawn Junkins to do
25:54
a whole lot. I didn't expect the receivers to
25:56
do a whole lot. The Steelers were playing their
25:59
type of ball. Physical, punch you in the face,
26:03
run the rock hard, and just put points on the
26:05
board. And that's exactly what they did. Now,
26:08
defensively, the Browns tried to stay in the
26:11
game. But it just wasn't enough, especially when
26:14
you have Arthur Smith, who purposely schemed
26:17
up a game plan to negate Myles Garrett. So I'll
26:21
be honest, I wasn't expecting the Browns to win.
26:24
I wasn't expecting this game to be even close.
26:27
Honestly speaking, they probably should have
26:30
just kept Joe Flacco. If they had Joe Flacco
26:34
on the field, then I think we could have a different
26:37
conversation. But because you traded him to the
26:40
Bengals, Not so much. But before we talk about
26:43
the Steelers, I have to give credit where credit
26:45
is due. Mike Tomlin looks like a genius right
26:49
now. You traded for Jalen Ramsey, a person that
26:52
a lot of people were saying, oh, he's a head
26:55
case. He's going to be a problem in the locker
26:57
room. And so far, there haven't been no problems.
27:00
You waited for Aaron Rodgers, even though. I
27:03
said it during that entire process. You can look
27:06
at my previous episodes. I was 100 % against
27:09
waiting for Aaron Rodgers. But so far, it looks
27:14
like it's working. The Aaron Rodgers that we
27:16
saw with the Jets and the Packers, you don't
27:19
see that here. You see somebody that's focused,
27:22
that's locked in, that's been a ray of sunshine
27:26
for this offense. And I think that's great. And
27:29
I think that just shows that, hey, being in a
27:33
different situation sometimes can bring the best
27:36
out of you. People can change. Sometimes you're
27:39
in a really crappy, toxic situation for a season
27:44
or two, and then you go to another team, and
27:46
you have your best year. And so right now, Aaron
27:50
Rodgers is looking really good. Now, am I saying
27:53
that the Steelers are going to go to the Super
27:54
Bowl this year? No. I'm not going to say anything.
27:58
Mind you, I really haven't said anything like
28:00
how I did last year. Last year, I'll be honest.
28:04
Mook, you know what I'm getting ready to say.
28:06
I was drinking from the cup. I was taking big
28:09
gulps of the cup last year. But this year, no.
28:14
I'm going to let things play out. I'm going to
28:16
wait until we face the Colts, the Bills, and
28:20
the Packers. If we can beat two of those three
28:23
teams, then I may start talking my stuff. But
28:27
until we reach that point, I'm not saying anything.
28:29
But back to football. This was a really good
28:33
game plan for the Steelers. Sure, I want the
28:36
run game to be a little bit better. Sure, I want
28:38
them to convert on their third down. Sure, I
28:40
want them to attack the middle of the field more.
28:42
Sure, I want them to start passing it to Pat
28:44
Frymuth and start using different players in
28:47
a different way. Sure, but the fact of the matter
28:50
is the Steelers offense is finding ways to win.
28:54
put points on the board while at the same time
28:57
using people that quite frankly were not being
29:01
utilized in the last two or three years. That's
29:04
significant. And that needs to be talked about
29:06
a whole lot. Arthur Smith's offense is very boring
29:09
by a lot of people's standards. But guess what?
29:12
It gets the job done. If I'm not mistaken, and
29:15
I will have to fact check this, I think the Steelers
29:18
are like top five or top 10 when it comes to
29:21
the red zone. I mean, they're using Darnell Washington
29:24
like he's Gronk, which, I mean, that's probably
29:26
a bad analogy, but that's the only person I could
29:28
think of because, you know, size and whatnot.
29:30
But we're not talking about that, okay? We're
29:32
talking about football. I think if they continue
29:34
to grow as the season progresses, I think this
29:38
offense could be a little bit of a problem for
29:41
other defenses because I truly believe that right
29:44
now, with the formula that they have, I think
29:47
they could beat the Bills. I think they could
29:50
give a lot of other AFC teams problems. Because
29:53
let's be real here. The AFC this year is weak.
29:57
And the teams that we thought were going to be
29:59
the Super Bowl candidates really aren't. If you
30:02
would have told me that the Colts would be playing
30:04
the way that they're playing with Daniel Jones,
30:06
I would have called you a liar. But they are.
30:08
The Bills really aren't a problem. The Chiefs
30:11
right now, they're starting to get their act
30:13
together. But I still have to wait and see what
30:15
they're going to do with the trade deadline coming
30:17
up. And honestly, I mean, the Ravens, they're
30:21
just going down the toilet. Broncos, they're
30:25
going to get their act together. Everybody else,
30:27
it's whatever. But huge shout out to Aaron Rodgers
30:32
and Arthur Smith and Mike Tomlin for scheming
30:35
up a good game plan against the Browns. Now,
30:38
defensively, they were going after Dylan Gabriel.
30:41
They were crushing Dylan Gabriel. Nick Herbig
30:45
had a really good game. Jalen Ramsey. got a sack.
30:49
Think about that. If you would have told me that
30:52
Jalen Ramsey would get a sack before Myles Garrett
30:54
gets a sack in this game, I would have called
30:56
you a liar. I know somebody made a crazy bet
30:59
with that and probably won some money off of
31:01
it. Hey, things are clicking. Things are starting
31:05
to look good for the Steelers. Now, it's only
31:07
up from here. Granted, they still have some positions
31:10
that they do need to address, corner, maybe interior
31:13
defensive line. maybe safety, but outside of
31:16
those positions, I think they're a really good
31:18
team. Now again, we've seen this same recipe
31:22
before. The first half of the season, they're
31:25
playing really well, they're dominating, playing
31:27
really good ball, and then that second half of
31:29
the season, They're like flower hitting water.
31:32
They just disintegrate. So hopefully that doesn't
31:34
happen. Hopefully they actually do something
31:37
this year because I truly believe that there
31:40
is a good chance that this year they could possibly
31:43
win a playoff game, maybe even more. If that
31:46
offense really starts clicking and that defense
31:49
stays consistent, we may have to have a different
31:52
conversation. I'm just saying. I'm not going
31:56
to go there yet, but it's starting to get there.
32:00
Now let's talk about the 49ers and Buccaneers
32:03
games. So Mack Jones, 39 attempts for 27 completions,
32:06
347 passing yards, two picks, 8 .9 yards per
32:11
attempt, and a 69 .2 completion percentage. Christian
32:14
McCaffrey, 17 attempts for 54 rushing yards,
32:17
3 .2 rushing yards per carry, one touchdown,
32:20
and one rush of 10 plus yards more. Kendrick
32:23
Bourne, nine targets for five receptions, 142
32:26
receiving yards, 28 .4 receiving yards per reception.
32:30
Baker Mayfield, 23 attempts for 17 completions,
32:33
256 passing yards, 2 touchdowns, 11 .1 yards
32:37
per attempt, and a 73 .9 completion percentage.
32:40
Ricard White, 17 attempts for 65 rushing yards,
32:44
3 .8 rushing yards per carry, 1 touchdown, and
32:47
2 rushes of 10 plus yards or more. Cameron Johnson,
32:50
four targets for four receptions, 64 receiving
32:52
yards, one touchdown, and 16 receiving yards
32:55
per reception. So, man, oh man, what is there
32:59
to say about this game? Oh, I know. Baker Mayfield
33:03
is my MVP this year. I don't care what anyone
33:08
says. You can name me this quarterback. You can
33:10
name me this player. Baker Mayfield is the MVP
33:14
this year. If this game don't say it, I don't
33:18
know what else to tell you. Because the fact
33:20
that he won this game without Mike Evans, Chris
33:23
Godwin, you lost Emeka Ibuka during the game.
33:27
You didn't have Bucky Irvin. And you still found
33:31
a way to win? Come on, guys. Come on, guys. We
33:36
got to have an honest conversation. If we don't
33:38
want to have an honest conversation, then I don't
33:40
know what to tell you. But that game right there
33:42
proved that the Buccaneers are a legitimate problem
33:46
this year. I will continue to say it. Do not
33:50
sleep on the Buccaneers. If they get healthy
33:54
and if they make one or two moves during the
33:58
trade deadline, I guarantee you they will be
34:01
able to go toe -to -toe with the Eagles and any
34:04
other NFC candidate you could possibly name me
34:06
right now. That's how good they are. That's how
34:10
well they played on Sunday. But defensively,
34:14
they did a really good job. Even though they
34:17
didn't have Benjamin Morrison and a few other
34:19
people, they did a really good job. According
34:23
to NextGenStats, in Week 6, the Buccaneers were
34:26
7th in run defense and they allowed 1 rushing
34:30
touchdown, 67 rushing yards per game, 3 rushing
34:33
yards per play, and 1 rush of 10 plus yards or
34:37
more. So the fact that they limit Christian McCaffrey
34:40
to 17 attempts for 54 rushing yards, 3 .2 rushing
34:44
yards per carry, one touchdown, and one rush
34:47
of 10 plus yards or more, I would say job well
34:49
done. I would say you completed the mission.
34:52
Now I know 49ers fans are saying, well, we didn't
34:55
have Rob Purdy, and we lost Fred Warner, and
34:58
we didn't have this person, that person. Don't
35:01
worry. I got some stuff I gotta say about you
35:04
guys, but we're gonna talk about the Buccaneers
35:05
though. As of right now, what is stopping the
35:08
Buccaneers? Like really think about this for
35:11
a second. What is really stopping the Buccaneers?
35:14
Because right now, they're easily going to win
35:17
their division, okay? Once they win their division,
35:20
you're either going to have to face the Eagles,
35:24
Lions, or whoever. Now, depending on how high
35:28
of a seed they get, if they get home field advantage
35:32
and you have to face the Eagles, the Lions, or
35:35
other, I think they can beat them. And honestly
35:40
speaking, I think another thing that's not being
35:42
talked about is the fact that Baker Mayfield
35:45
continues to play despite having another offensive
35:50
coordinator. He had David Canales, then he had
35:54
Liam Cohen, and now he has the offensive coordinator
35:57
that he has now. Under all three of those offensive
36:01
coordinators, he's played well. And honestly
36:03
speaking, every single year, he's gotten better.
36:07
So right now, I think if Mike Evans and Chris
36:11
Godwin can get healthy, I think this is the team
36:15
that you're going to have to worry about when
36:17
it gets to the seeding. Because they're going
36:19
to win their division. Who's going to beat them?
36:23
Falcons? Panthers? Saints? Nah. It's the Buccaneers
36:30
division. But let's talk about the 49ers offense.
36:33
So for starters, Matt Jones is playing really
36:35
well. Am I saying he's going to take somebody's
36:38
job? No. Am I saying he's going to be able to
36:41
compete for a starting job next year? No. I think
36:44
right now he's playing like an above average
36:47
backup quarterback. And a lot of teams need that.
36:49
Now, Kendrick Bourne had a really good game.
36:52
Christian McCaffrey probably could have done
36:53
a little bit more. But again, you're facing the
36:55
Buccaneers who are one of the better run defenses
36:59
in the entire league. So I'm not really surprised.
37:02
But let's talk about the defense. So with them
37:05
losing Fred Warner, I know a lot of people are
37:07
freaking out and they're trying to figure out,
37:09
oh, what are they going to do? All hope is lost.
37:12
The season is over with. No, it's not. They can
37:14
still do something. It's just going to be a lot
37:16
difficult because they don't have Fred Warner
37:19
nor Nick Bosa on the field. And let's be real
37:22
here. There isn't a Fred Warner that's just available
37:25
right now for a trade, okay? So either you're
37:28
going to have to rely on your younger players.
37:31
Or you're just going to have to scheme up something
37:33
different to supplement Fred Warner not being
37:35
on the field. Now, honestly speaking here, if
37:39
you had Dre Greenlaw, guess what? You wouldn't
37:41
be in this situation. But, well, you know what?
37:45
Let's leave that alone because that might be
37:47
sensitive for 49ers fans. Let's just leave that
37:50
alone. But on a serious note, I do believe the
37:54
49ers can still make some noise. But it all depends
37:56
on what they do with the trade deadline coming
37:58
up. I do believe they should go after a pass
38:01
rusher than trying to go after a middle linebacker,
38:04
and here's why. Outside of Nick Bosa, who else
38:08
do you really have to worry about on this defensive
38:10
line? Who else on this defensive line can create
38:13
consistent pressure on the quarterback? Nobody?
38:16
Oh, okay. According to NextGenStats, the 49ers
38:21
defense has blitzed on 20 .7 % of opponents'
38:24
dropbacks. That is the fifth lowest rate in the
38:27
National Football League. Now, with that being
38:29
said, if you're the 49ers, what are you willing
38:32
to give up to get an elite pass rusher? Because
38:35
we all know you're going to have to give up a
38:37
first round pick. The question is, are you willing
38:40
to do it knowing that most likely you're going
38:43
to have to address the offensive line in next
38:45
year's draft? Because you could get Max Crosby.
38:48
You could get Jeffrey Simmons. You could get
38:51
Trey Hendrickson. But just know you're not going
38:54
to have a first round pick. So the question is.
38:58
Do you get a tier two or tier three pass rusher?
39:00
Maybe somebody that's familiar with Robert Sala?
39:03
Or do you try to get somebody that maybe, you
39:06
know, they get released or something? What exactly
39:08
do you do to address this problem? Because you
39:12
need to create pressure. Because if you're not
39:15
creating pressure, a quarterback is going to
39:17
pick you apart. If you're the 49ers, you have
39:21
a lot of thinking that you have to do within
39:23
the next few weeks. And you have to come up with
39:25
a decision fairly quickly because why? The trade
39:28
deadline is only a few weeks away. And teams
39:32
are going to start calling. I wouldn't be surprised
39:34
if the Eagles, Ravens, and a few other teams
39:37
that need pass rushers are doing the same thing.
39:40
Now we all know the Eagles would be willing to
39:43
give up a first round pick and more just to get
39:46
an elite pass rusher because they're that desperate.
39:49
The question is, will you meet their desperation?
39:52
But let's talk about the Jets and Broncos game.
39:54
So Bo Nix, 30 attempts for 19 completions, 174
39:58
passing yards, one touchdown, 5 .8 yards per
40:00
attempt, and a 63 .3 completion percentage. J
40:04
.K. Dobbins, 14 attempts for 40 rushing yards,
40:06
2 .9 rushing yards per carry. Evan Ingram. Six
40:10
targets for five receptions, 42 receiving yards,
40:12
8 .4 receiving yards per reception. Justin Fields,
40:16
17 attempts for nine completions, 45 passing
40:19
yards, 2 .6 yards per attempt, and a 52 .9 completion
40:22
percentage. Brees Hall, 22 attempts for 59 rushing
40:26
yards, 2 .7 rushing yards per carry. Josh Reynolds,
40:29
three targets for three receptions, 25 receiving
40:32
yards, and 8 .3 receiving yards per reception.
40:35
I'll be honest here, this was a really good defensive
40:38
game if you love those type of games, but offensively,
40:41
it was atrocious. Nobody was really able to do
40:45
anything. So let's start with the Broncos offense.
40:48
They lacked explosive plays, and honestly speaking,
40:51
they weren't in rhythm. And every time that they
40:54
tried to get into a rhythm, it was always disrupted.
40:57
And if it wasn't for the defense, I couldn't
40:59
tell you how this game would have ended. Now,
41:02
according to NextGenStats, The Broncos defense
41:05
held the Jets to zero explosive plays. The first
41:09
time an offense has gone without an explosive
41:11
play in the game since week 22 of the 2021 season,
41:15
which was the Texans versus the Titans. The Broncos
41:20
generated 16 pressures on 29 dropbacks against
41:24
the Jets. That's the fifth highest pressure rate
41:26
by any team this season. I don't know what's
41:29
going on with the Jets, but they need to figure
41:31
it out. Because since week one, they have regressed
41:34
every single week. And that's not good. You're
41:38
supposed to be progressing every single week.
41:42
This has to be Justin Fields' worst game of his
41:45
entire career. And honestly speaking, now looking
41:49
back at it, Pittsburgh made the right decision.
41:52
They decided to go and weigh things out with
41:55
Aaron Rodgers. And so far, it's working. Meanwhile,
41:59
Justin Fields decided to chase the money. And
42:02
now look, you look horrible. And most likely,
42:05
this will probably be the last chance that you
42:07
get of being a starting quarterback in the league.
42:10
Because I promise you, the Jets most likely will
42:13
take a quarterback next year. You cannot run
42:16
it back with Justin Fields. I'm sorry. Now, if
42:19
you're Justin Fields, this just goes to show,
42:21
chasing the money isn't always the best option.
42:24
Sometimes the opportunity is better than the
42:27
money. And I know people are probably scratching
42:30
their heads and they're probably figuring out,
42:31
what do you mean? Sometimes if you're in a better
42:34
opportunity, you really won't be focused on the
42:38
money as much because the opportunity is great.
42:41
Case in point, the Patriots. all those years
42:45
all those players that want to go to the Patriots
42:47
they knew hey listen I'm dealing with Bill Belichick
42:51
who's going to be hard -nosed who's going to
42:53
be on my ass on the smallest of the small details
42:56
but guess what I'm always going to be competing
42:59
for a championship and people brought into that
43:02
for 20 plus years and honestly speaking I would
43:06
have stayed with Pittsburgh because why even
43:08
if you're the backup with Aaron Rodgers the fact
43:11
that Arthur Smith loved you, and he was probably
43:15
going to scheme up something specifically for
43:18
you? Come on, man. Because now look at you. Outside
43:23
of week one, what have you really shown? Nothing.
43:27
All you've shown is that you're very athletic
43:29
and that you can run with your legs. That's it.
43:32
If you take away his running ability, what does
43:35
Justin Fields have? It's not like he has this
43:38
rocket arm or this quick release or he's able
43:42
to decipher plays fairly quickly. It's none of
43:45
those things. So if you're the Jets, how long
43:49
of a leash are you going to give Justin Fields
43:51
before you say, you know what, we have to go
43:53
in a different direction? We literally saw the
43:55
Jets just look around like they're in La La Land
43:58
while the clock is going down and everyone's
44:01
trying to figure out, okay, are we going to run
44:03
a play? Are we going to take a knee? Are we going
44:05
to do a timeout? What are we going to do? And
44:08
they didn't do anything. And guess what? Next
44:10
thing you know, it hits triple zeros and now
44:13
they're going into halftime. And Garrett Wilson
44:15
is letting Aaron Glenn have it and he deserves
44:18
every right to do so because it's like, bro,
44:21
what the hell are we doing? If this is any veteran
44:24
quarterback, oh, it's going to be a timeout.
44:27
They're taking a knee. They're doing something.
44:29
But Justin Fields is a deer in headlights. Why?
44:36
If it wasn't for their defense, this would have
44:40
been probably the worst game of all time. And
44:43
even then, let's talk about their defense. Sauce
44:46
does not look good. I've been holding in for
44:50
a very long time, but I said it. They should
44:53
have never gave Sauce that type of contract because
44:56
outside of his rookie year, what has he shown?
44:59
Nothing. Even with Garrett Wilson, you're having
45:05
these hissy fits and going off on people in the
45:08
sidelines. Brother, you didn't have to sign that
45:10
contract. You decided that you wanted to be here.
45:14
You made that decision. You didn't even give
45:17
yourself the ability to test free agency just
45:20
to see, hey, which teams would be interested
45:22
in me? What's my market? You just said, you know
45:25
what? F it. I'm just going to sign here. Forget
45:28
about it. Now look at you. You're back in the
45:32
same cycle of losing and bad and inconsistent
45:34
quarterback play that you thought you were going
45:37
to get out of. I keep telling people the money
45:41
isn't always worth it. If I'm a player, I would
45:45
rather take less just so I can be in a better
45:48
opportunity than to just say, hey, I'm making
45:51
30 plus million, but I'm on a team that's probably
45:54
not going to win 10 games this season. Or I'm
45:56
on a team right now that most likely I'm going
45:59
to have a new head coach come next year. Come
46:02
on, man. What are we doing? But the Jets will
46:05
be the Jets. So let's talk about the Falcons
46:07
and Bills game. So Josh Allen, 26 attempts for
46:10
15 completions, 180 passing yards, two touchdowns,
46:14
two picks, 6 .9 yards per attempt, and a 57 .7
46:17
completion percentage. James Cook, 17 attempts
46:20
for 87 rushing yards, 5 .1 rushing yards per
46:23
carry, and two rushes of 10 plus yards or more.
46:26
Josh Palmer, two targets for two receptions,
46:29
60 receiving yards, and 30 receiving yards per
46:32
reception. Michael Penix, 32 attempts for 20
46:35
completions, 250 passing yards, 1 touchdown,
46:39
7 .8 yards per attempt, and a 62 .5 completion
46:42
percentage. Bijan Robinson, 19 attempts for 170
46:46
rushing yards, 8 .9 rushing yards per carry,
46:48
1 touchdown, and 3 rushes of 10 plus yards or
46:51
more. Drake London, 16 targets for 10 receptions,
46:54
158 receiving yards, 1 touchdown, and 15 .8 receiving
46:59
yards per reception. Let's be honest here. The
47:02
Bills are not Super Bowl contenders. You guys
47:05
know that meme of the Bugatti in that really
47:08
crappy house? That's exactly what Josh Allen
47:11
is with the Bills. Great talent, but in a really
47:15
messed up situation. And they believe that Josh
47:18
Allen will be the sole reason why they go to
47:21
the Super Bowl and win. And that's not the case.
47:24
The man doesn't have really good weapons. And
47:27
honestly speaking, their defense is atrocious.
47:30
I know usually I talk about the offense and the
47:33
defense, but I have to group them in together
47:34
because there's so much to talk about with this
47:36
Bills team. And I knew that something wasn't
47:40
right with this Bills team when they faced the
47:42
Saints. Anytime the Saints, a team that doesn't
47:46
have a lot of weapons, a team that is trying
47:48
to compete for a top five or top ten pick, is
47:52
going toe -to -toe with you for the majority
47:54
of the game, that is a problem. And it clearly
47:57
showed because B. John Robinson had a great game.
48:01
The Bills cannot stop the run, and that's a problem.
48:05
Mind you, they invested a lot of resources into
48:09
the defensive line this past offseason. From
48:11
drafting Deion Walker and T .J. Sanders to bringing
48:15
in Joey Bosa, they've done a lot, and clearly
48:17
it hasn't shown. So what in the world is going
48:20
on? Not to mention, your corners are not good.
48:24
Your linebackers are not good. Your safeties
48:26
are not good. There is nothing on this defense
48:28
that screams problem. Good problem, by the way.
48:32
Not bad problem. Good problem. So what in the
48:35
world are they going to do? Because guess what?
48:39
If they face the Chiefs again, oh, that's a slaughter.
48:41
If they face the Ravens, if they get their act
48:44
together, that could possibly be a problem. So
48:48
you can't just say, oh, Josh Allen will save
48:51
us. He's done it before. He'll do it again. No,
48:54
you have to give him time. You have to give him
48:58
adequate weapons. You can't just throw him Keon
49:03
Coleman and Khalil Shakir and Gabe Davis was
49:06
still trying to recover from his past injury
49:09
and just say, you know what? Turn water into
49:11
wine. It doesn't work like that. You have to
49:15
give him a chance. Honestly speaking. I'll be
49:19
the first person to say it because nobody else
49:21
wants to say it. And I don't have no ties to
49:24
any team or any journalists or anything. I truly
49:27
believe that the Bill's Super Bowl window has
49:29
closed. And you can only blame that on poor drafting,
49:35
free agency moves, and poor roster building.
49:39
And I know I'm about to go on a tangent, but
49:41
just follow me, okay? When we look at the NFC
49:44
and AFC. The reason why I will always choose
49:48
an NFC GM over an AFC GM, because you know why?
49:53
NFC GMs build the entire team. They don't just
49:57
build one side of the ball. They try to make
50:00
the team as balanced as possibly can. Whereas
50:03
the AFC, as long as they have the quarterback,
50:05
they can just wing it. And most of the times,
50:08
their windows close a lot faster than NFC teams.
50:12
The AFC have all the elite quarterbacks, but
50:14
guess what? they have some of the worst rosters
50:17
in the entire league. Whereas the NFC, on the
50:19
other hand, they have some of the best rosters
50:21
and they may not have some of the best quarterbacks
50:24
in the league. So me personally, I would rather
50:27
have the roster over the quarterback because
50:30
you can sort of do what the Eagles are doing.
50:32
You can have a good quarterback in Jalen Hurts,
50:35
but you can have this loaded roster that can
50:38
hide his flaws while at the same time be very
50:41
productive and put points on the board. Why in
50:44
the world do we continue to say, oh, this is
50:48
going to be the year for the Bills. The Bills
50:50
are going to do it this year. They're not. They're
50:52
not going to win a Super Bowl. Their last legitimate
50:56
chance of going to the Super Bowl was the year
50:59
they lost to the Chiefs in overtime. Because
51:01
their defense was productive. The offense was
51:04
productive. They were moving on all cylinders.
51:08
But what happened? They kept on choking to Patrick
51:11
Mahomes. Every single time. So at some point,
51:15
you have to start asking the question, is Sean
51:19
McDermott the guy that's going to take us to
51:21
the promised land? Because I'm starting to believe
51:23
that he can't. I'm sorry. If you lose to the
51:26
Falcons, we have to talk. And this is no discredit
51:30
to the Falcons, but I mean, this is the same
51:31
team that got blown out by the Panthers. 30 -0.
51:36
30 -0. That's a Madden score. That's not a real
51:40
score. That is a Madden score. And they just
51:42
finished beating a potential quote -unquote Super
51:45
Bowl team? Are you serious? And I understand
51:48
everyone's going to say, well, you know, crazy
51:51
things can happen in the National Football League.
51:53
That's why the NFL is so special. Okay, I understand
51:56
where you're coming from, but come on. Here is
51:59
a stat that backs up everything that I just said.
52:01
According to NextGenStats. The Falcons blitzed
52:05
Josh Allen on 55 .9 % of his dropbacks, the highest
52:09
blitz rate Josh Allen has faced since week eight
52:12
of the 2021 season. When blitzed, Josh Allen
52:16
completed eight of his 14 for 120 yards, one
52:19
touchdown, but was pressured nine of 19 blitz
52:23
dropbacks and was sacked three times. Don't believe
52:27
me? Okay, I got another stat. Across 34 routes.
52:31
Drake London hauled in 10 of his 16 targets for
52:35
a touchdown. His receptions came from either
52:37
short or intermediate areas. I'm sorry folks,
52:42
but something's wrong. Clearly this defense is
52:45
incompetent. Clearly this defense lacks talent.
52:48
Your corners are bad. You didn't do anything
52:51
about it. And you could have done something about
52:52
it. I'm not really going to put a lot of blame
52:55
on Maxwell Harrison because he's a rookie. He
52:57
doesn't really know anything. But for everybody
52:58
else that's been here, what are we doing? And
53:02
you guys think that you guys can beat the Chiefs?
53:05
Hell no! But let's talk about the Falcons, though.
53:08
They did a great job with their execution, both
53:11
offensively and defensively. The offense knew
53:15
that the Bills' run defense isn't that strong,
53:17
and they attacked it. And they continued to do
53:20
that the entire game, and it worked. Now, defensively,
53:24
they did a great job as well because they were
53:27
able to create consistent pressure on Josh Allen.
53:30
And everybody knows that if you continue to do
53:32
it on Josh Allen enough, he's going to get startled.
53:35
And that's exactly what happened. Outside of
53:38
those first few explosive plays that the Bills
53:40
did, the Falcons had him on lock. So great job
53:45
to the Falcons. And you just gave a playbook
53:47
for everybody to see on how to beat the Bills.
53:51
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55:40
Let's talk about Tua and these ridiculous comments
55:43
that he has made that has put everybody against
55:46
him. I'm talking about former players. I'm talking
55:49
about current players, media personalities, you
55:53
name it. Everybody is against Tua right now,
55:55
okay? So this is what he said in response to
55:58
a question being asked by Omar Kelly, the Miami
56:00
hero, okay? So this is what Tua said in that
56:03
quote. I think it starts with the leadership
56:05
and helping to articulate that for the guys.
56:09
And that what we're expecting out of the guys,
56:11
we're expecting this. Are we getting that? Are
56:13
we not getting that? We have guys showing up
56:16
to player only meetings late. Guys not showing
56:19
up to the player only meetings. There's a lot
56:21
that goes into that. Do we have to make this
56:23
mandatory? So it's a lot of things of that nature
56:26
that we got to get cleaned up. And it starts
56:28
with the little things like that, end quote.
56:31
Now, this is what Jason McCourty had to say about
56:34
this. And I quote, I hated every bit of that.
56:37
I played in New England with Bill Belichick and
56:39
Tom Brady and Coach Belichick used to talk about
56:42
it. When you have true leadership, it doesn't
56:44
need to be talked about. So if there is a problem,
56:47
Tua, you're the captain of this team. You're
56:49
the quarterback. Go handle it. Don't sit here
56:51
in front of the camera and talk to media members
56:53
about guys messing up. Get in the locker room,
56:57
call those guys out by name, and if confrontation
56:59
happens... then it happens sometimes. But I think
57:02
to come and air out your dirty laundry and let
57:04
everybody know that there's a problem, we know
57:06
there's a problem. You're not winning football
57:08
games. Go fix it in -house. Handle it that way.
57:11
I think that's true leadership, end quote. Now,
57:14
this is what Mitchell Swartz had to say about
57:16
this. And I quote, isn't he just telling on himself?
57:20
He is the leader of the team and guys aren't
57:23
showing up to players -only meetings. This has
57:25
nothing to do with coaches, front office, et
57:28
cetera. Very weird to talk about and admit, end
57:31
quote. Now this is what former Tennessee GM Rand
57:34
Carthorn had to say about this, end quote. Everything
57:38
that you said post -game had to do with players,
57:40
right? And the last time I checked, you wear
57:42
that C on your chest, which means you're one
57:45
of the leaders on this team. So if players aren't
57:48
showing up to player -led meetings, that starts
57:50
with you. That has nothing to do with Mike McDaniel.
57:54
That has nothing to do with Chris Greer. That
57:56
has nothing to do with anybody that is not in
57:59
that locker room. That's you. That's your teammates
58:02
that all wear that C on their chest. That's you
58:05
guys not holding each other accountable. That
58:07
has nothing to do with the head coach. And what
58:10
I see out of Tua Tagovailoa, I've never seen
58:13
him come to the front and say, I have to play
58:15
better. When he's questioned about the volume
58:18
of turnovers, it's him being defensive. What
58:21
do you mean? I don't turn the ball over as in
58:23
bunches. But you turn the ball over. You don't
58:26
hold yourself accountable. And in order for this
58:28
organization to play well and to win football
58:30
games, you have to lead. And no matter what's
58:33
going on around you, that's out of the player's
58:35
hands, right? And it comes down to you fighting
58:38
for the man next to you, your brother that's
58:40
in the huddle, your brother that's across the
58:42
locker room for you. So don't worry about any
58:45
of that. It starts with you. You need to look
58:47
yourself in the mirror and figure out what you
58:49
need to do as the starting quarterback for this
58:51
Miami Dolphins franchise to help them win football
58:54
games, end quote. Now, this is what Mike McDaniel
58:56
had to say Monday after these two comments were
58:59
already out, and I quote, After a loss as the
59:01
franchise quarterback, that's not the form to
59:03
displace that. I think he knows that now. I do
59:06
believe there was no ill will intention, but
59:09
you're talking about a misguided representation
59:10
of a player orchestrated film sessions. You're
59:13
trying to look for reasons that you can attribute
59:15
to losses, and heavy is the crown of being a
59:18
franchise quarterback. What I do know is that
59:21
he's directly communicating with a lot of guys,
59:23
starting with last night. That's what teammates
59:25
do. You live and you learn. And ultimately, I
59:28
look at it like everything else. There's no ifs,
59:31
ands, or buts about it. Accountability and our
59:33
team's performance lie squarely on my shoulders,
59:36
end quote. Now, here's the stat line for Tua
59:40
for that game, okay? 32 attempts for 21 completions,
59:44
205 passing yards, one touchdown, three picks,
59:47
6 .4 yards per attempt, and a 65 .6 completion
59:51
percentage. Now here's the injury report for
59:54
the Chargers. They didn't have Quentin Johnson,
59:57
Darius Davis, Scott Matlock, Nico Reed, Jamari
1:00:02
Slayer, Joe Ault, or Trey Pickens III. So you
1:00:06
mean to tell me that you're going to air out
1:00:08
the team's dirty laundry the way that you did?
1:00:11
on public forum. Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Drew
1:00:15
Brees, none of those great quarterbacks would
1:00:18
never do anything like that. So what gives you
1:00:21
the right to say the things that you say? I understand
1:00:24
you're not winning. I understand there's a lot
1:00:27
of turmoil around you. I understand that from
1:00:30
the outside looking in, everybody is saying the
1:00:32
same thing. Blow everything up. You're not a
1:00:34
good quarterback. I understand that. But what
1:00:37
you cannot do is air out the team's dirty laundry.
1:00:41
Because guess what's going to happen? The media
1:00:44
is going to run with this. You cannot be making
1:00:46
the type of money that you are making and just
1:00:49
do something like this. It'll be different if
1:00:52
this was a receiver, if this was an offensive
1:00:54
lineman, if this was a corner or a pass rusher.
1:00:57
Okay, fine, whatever. You'll still get some flack
1:01:00
back, but it won't be as big as what it is right
1:01:02
now. But you're the quarterback. You're the face
1:01:05
of the franchise. When people talk about the
1:01:08
team, you are the first person that pops up.
1:01:11
And the fact that you didn't think about that
1:01:14
in that moment and you were so brutally honest
1:01:17
that now that you have essentially destroyed
1:01:20
any and all relationships in that locker room,
1:01:24
who in the world really wants to fight for a
1:01:26
quarterback who just finished saying, oh yeah,
1:01:28
people don't really show up to the player -only
1:01:31
meetings like that. People are just, you know,
1:01:33
late sometimes or they may just not come at all.
1:01:36
What? Who in the world does something like this?
1:01:40
No one cares. You know what people care about
1:01:43
is you winning. And then on top of that, why
1:01:45
in the world are you talking when you threw three
1:01:47
picks in this game? Three picks. It'll be different
1:01:51
if you was balling out and you was doing your
1:01:54
thing and you may get a little bit frustrated.
1:01:56
Okay, fine. That's a normal thing as a person.
1:02:00
But for you to do what you have done to him.
1:02:04
by some people's standards, is unforgivable.
1:02:07
I'm sorry, you cannot do that because guess what's
1:02:11
going to happen? Everyone is going to look at
1:02:13
you with a side eye because guess what? When
1:02:15
Tyreek Hill said what he said this offseason,
1:02:18
oh, let's protect Tua. Let's make sure Tua's
1:02:21
okay. Let's coddle Tua. Oh, where's that now?
1:02:25
Where's that now? Because all I see is somebody
1:02:28
who really can't handle the pressure. This is
1:02:32
what happens when you are a quarterback in the
1:02:34
National Football League. You have to deal with
1:02:37
the pressure. And if you can't handle the pressure,
1:02:39
let somebody else do it. But this is exactly
1:02:42
why I said what I said about why they shouldn't
1:02:45
have never gave him the contract that they gave
1:02:47
him. Because ever since they gave him his contract,
1:02:49
he's been feeling himself. He's been smelling
1:02:53
his own shit every single week. And you can't
1:02:57
just air yourself out like that. Because guess
1:02:59
what? If you don't have a good game on Sunday,
1:03:02
guess what? Everybody's going to refer to exactly
1:03:04
what you just said this past Sunday. And if you're
1:03:07
a team who possibly want to make a trade for
1:03:10
you, because most likely the Dolphins are going
1:03:12
to get rid of you, who would want that in their
1:03:15
locker room? I wouldn't want that in my locker
1:03:18
room. Too much is given, much is required. You
1:03:22
cannot be making the type of money that you are
1:03:24
making and say the things that you are saying.
1:03:29
And not once did I hear, you know what, I just
1:03:31
have to play better. Or you could have just said,
1:03:33
you know what, I don't really have the answer
1:03:35
for that, but you know what, come back to me
1:03:37
maybe about a few days and I'll give you an answer.
1:03:40
There's so many different ways that you could
1:03:42
have went about answering that question. But
1:03:44
you decided that, you know what, I'm going to
1:03:47
be super honest. And in doing so, you have now
1:03:50
essentially burned every relationship that you
1:03:53
have in your locker room. Not to mention, by
1:03:55
some people's standards, one could assume that,
1:03:58
hey, are you throwing your head coach under the
1:04:00
bus as well? And this is the same head coach
1:04:03
that said, you know what, I'm going to help you
1:04:05
out. I'm going to build the best version of Tua
1:04:08
that the NFL has ever seen. And so far, all I
1:04:12
see is somebody that is smelling himself, that
1:04:16
feels like he's the big man on the block, when
1:04:18
in actuality, you're not. I just saw Baker Mayfield
1:04:22
without Mike Evans, Chris Godwin, who lost a
1:04:26
mecha buka during the game, who didn't have Bucky
1:04:29
Irvin, find a way to win. So what is your excuse?
1:04:33
There is no excuse. Either you got it or you
1:04:37
don't. That's just what it is. So why in the
1:04:41
world would you say something like this? And
1:04:45
I remember that entire summer, everyone was making
1:04:48
it seem like Tyreek Hill was just this villainous
1:04:50
person for the things that he said. There may
1:04:53
be some truth with this. We only saw one side
1:04:57
of Tyreek Hill with that entire situation of
1:05:00
him saying, you know, I would rather have these
1:05:02
other quarterbacks than Tua. We don't know the
1:05:06
day -to -day relationship that he has with Tua.
1:05:08
We don't know how Tua is on a day -to -day basis.
1:05:11
It's the same thing with Russell Wilson. No disrespect
1:05:14
to Russell Wilson, but there are a lot of people
1:05:16
that said, hey, Russ really isn't a cool person.
1:05:19
As a Steelers fan, when the leaks were coming
1:05:22
out about how him and Arthur Smith were at odds
1:05:26
and they had disagreements on how they wanted
1:05:29
to execute the offense and whatnot, oh, then
1:05:32
let me know. That already let me know what type
1:05:34
of person we're dealing with. So at some point,
1:05:37
you're going to take accountability or not to
1:05:40
it. Because you have to take accountability for
1:05:42
this. Granted, there are some things that are
1:05:44
out of your control. But the things that you
1:05:47
can control, you don't control. And you point
1:05:50
the finger at everybody else. And so how are
1:05:53
you going to be able to talk to your guys and
1:05:57
say, you know what, guys? That's on me. I apologize
1:06:00
for that. You can't do it anymore because it's
1:06:02
already done. And guess what? Everybody's going
1:06:05
to be asking the same question for the rest of
1:06:08
the year to all of these players. But you want
1:06:11
to know what makes things worse? And this is
1:06:12
the last thing I'm going to say about this. I
1:06:14
want to talk about trade projections and then
1:06:16
we're going to end the episode. Justin Herbert
1:06:18
didn't have neither one of his starting tackles
1:06:20
and found a way to win. But when you face a little
1:06:24
bit of adversity, you crumble like flower hitting
1:06:27
water. I'm done. Let's talk about trade projections.
1:06:30
so with the trade deadline coming around i feel
1:06:34
like we need to talk about the cap space with
1:06:36
every single team right now before we get into
1:06:38
you know possible trades and whatnot so of course
1:06:41
we all know The Patriots right now have the most
1:06:44
cap space in the entire league. They have 54
1:06:45
.3 million. The Cowboys have 31 .7 million. The
1:06:50
Commanders have 27 .8 million. The San Francisco
1:06:52
49ers have 26 .3. The Lions have 25 .2. The Browns
1:06:59
have 23 .6. The Seahawks have 22 .8. The Steelers
1:07:03
have 21 .2. The Panthers have 20 .4. The Titans
1:07:07
have 19 .2. The Buccaneers have 17 million. The
1:07:12
Vikings have, what, 16 .9 million. The Cardinals
1:07:15
have 16 .7. The Ravens have 14 .1. The Broncos
1:07:19
have 13 .5. The Texans have 12 .8. The Packers
1:07:23
have 12 .1. The Jets have 11 .7 million. The
1:07:27
Rams have 11 .6 million. The Saints have 11 .6
1:07:31
million as well. The Eagles have 11 .3. The Bengals
1:07:35
have 9 .7. The Bears have 8 .2. The Raiders have
1:07:39
8 million. The Colts have 6 .9 million. The Falcons
1:07:43
have 5 .8 million. The Chiefs have 3 .4 million.
1:07:47
The Charters have 2 .6 million. The Bills have
1:07:50
2 .2 million. The Dolphins have 1 .2 million.
1:07:53
The Giants have negative 488 ,454 cap space.
1:07:59
And the Jaguars have negative 9. $798 ,791. Woo!
1:08:07
So if you're the Dolphins, Giants, or Jaguars,
1:08:10
you essentially don't have anything. So you're
1:08:13
probably not gonna be a player. Or if you are,
1:08:15
you're most likely gonna be a seller. So with
1:08:17
that being said, if you're any of the teams that
1:08:20
I just listed, from the Patriots probably to,
1:08:25
I would say maybe the Colts, you can make some
1:08:29
moves. Everybody else, not so much. But let's
1:08:33
talk about it, though. So the first person that
1:08:35
comes to mind is Jeffrey Simmons. I truly believe
1:08:38
that he's going to get traded. I think right
1:08:41
now, if you're the Titans, you can use that extra
1:08:44
pick because most likely you can ask for a first
1:08:47
round pick and somebody will be willing to give
1:08:49
it to you. So you have two first round picks
1:08:51
next year, which you're really going to need
1:08:52
because you're going to need to bring in more
1:08:53
weapons for Cam Ward while at the same time address
1:08:57
other needs on this team. Now, the teams that
1:09:00
could be interesting for Jeffrey Simmons includes
1:09:02
Ravens, 49ers, Eagles, and Bills. What do they
1:09:06
all have in common? Bad defensive lines right
1:09:09
now that need an elite pass rusher. And Jeffrey
1:09:13
Simmons can play on the inside and outside. And
1:09:16
even when you look at his contract, his contract
1:09:18
is actually really good. His base salary this
1:09:21
year, according to Spotrack, is only $17 .5 million,
1:09:24
and his cap hit is only $22 .7 million. And then
1:09:28
the next two years, $20 .1 million for his base
1:09:31
salary. His cap hit $25 .4 million. And then
1:09:34
his last year before he's an unrestricted free
1:09:37
agent, $23 million with a cap hit of $28 .3 million.
1:09:41
That's not bad at all. And he's only 28 years
1:09:45
old. I would give up a first round pick in a
1:09:47
heartbeat. Now, Kirk Cousins, I don't believe
1:09:50
he's going to get traded. For one, he has a bad
1:09:53
contract. And two, why would I want to give up?
1:09:57
a potential second or third round pick for a
1:10:00
quarterback that when he was on the field really
1:10:03
didn't show a lot. Not to mention, when you look
1:10:05
at his contract, I mean, the cap hits are egregious.
1:10:09
This year, $40 million. Next year, $57 .5 million.
1:10:14
And then the year after that, $57 .5 million
1:10:16
as well. That's not good. And then your base
1:10:19
salaries, I mean, come on, $27 .5 million this
1:10:22
year and then $35 million for the next two years.
1:10:25
Who wants to deal with that? Nobody. Mark Andrews,
1:10:28
I would say he stays in Baltimore this year,
1:10:31
but I do believe they're going to move off of
1:10:33
him next year. I think with Isaiah Likely coming
1:10:36
up for a contract, it's just better that you
1:10:39
go with Isaiah Likely at this point. And even
1:10:42
if a team was to trade for Mark Andrews, he's
1:10:45
at the end of his contract. So his base salary
1:10:48
is only $7 million with a cap hit of only $16
1:10:50
.9 million. That's not bad at all. But let's
1:10:53
keep this thing going. DJ Moore. I think he may
1:10:56
get traded, but don't hold me to it. Now, if
1:11:00
he was traded, I believe the Steelers, 49ers,
1:11:04
Chiefs, Commanders, and Browns will be interested
1:11:06
in DJ Moore. Now, with him, you could probably
1:11:10
give up maybe, what, a third, maybe a fourth
1:11:14
round pick to get DJ Moore. Now, with his contract,
1:11:17
however, I mean, it's still fairly new, so even
1:11:22
when you look at the financials, it's somewhat
1:11:24
easy to take on, right? So his cap hit this year,
1:11:27
24 .9 million. Next year is 28 .5 million. The
1:11:31
year after that, 28 .5. The year after that,
1:11:33
28 .5. And then his last year, 24 .5. That's
1:11:36
not bad. Even with his base salaries, 20 .6 this
1:11:41
year, 23 .4 for the next three years, or actually
1:11:45
no, for the remainder of his contract. So either
1:11:47
way, it's a good contract to take on. And he's
1:11:51
only 28 years old. So with the Bears drafting
1:11:54
Luther Burden and them having Roma Dunzey and
1:11:57
the other receiver, you might as well want to
1:11:59
get off of DJ Moore. Just saying. Tyreek Woolen,
1:12:02
I think he's going to get traded. And the reason
1:12:07
why I say that is because there's a lot of teams
1:12:09
that need a good outside corner. I think the
1:12:12
Eagles, possibly the Ravens, 49ers, Commanders,
1:12:16
Bears, Colts, Bucks will definitely want someone
1:12:18
like a Tyreek Woolen. Now, if I'm the Bucks...
1:12:23
I would make this trade immediately. And the
1:12:26
reason why I say that is because if you make
1:12:29
a move for someone like a Tyreek Woolen, it's
1:12:32
going to show up your secondary a whole lot more.
1:12:34
Not to mention the cap hit that you're going
1:12:37
to take this year, $5 .4 million. Now, yes, you're
1:12:40
going to have to figure out what you're going
1:12:41
to do after this season, but we'll cross that
1:12:44
bridge when we cross that bridge. And even then...
1:12:48
I don't think he's due top five or top three
1:12:51
quarterback money. I think if you give him maybe
1:12:53
around 22, maybe 23 million a year, I think no
1:12:57
one's complaining about it, honestly. Bradley
1:13:00
Chubb, I think he's definitely going to get traded.
1:13:02
And I think you can give Bradley Chubb for a
1:13:04
steal. I think you can get him for maybe a fourth,
1:13:08
maybe fifth round pick, I would say. I don't
1:13:11
think no one is giving up a third round pick
1:13:13
for Bradley Chubb. Not with this crazy contract,
1:13:15
no. Now, I think the 49ers, Ravens, Bills, Chargers,
1:13:19
Cowboys, and Eagles should all be interested
1:13:21
in this. Now, his cap hit this year is $12 .3
1:13:25
million. Mind you, they did do a restructure,
1:13:28
I think, either this year or last year. But his
1:13:32
base salary in 26 is $19 .4, and then his base
1:13:36
salary in 27 is $18 .4 million. So it's not that
1:13:40
bad of a contract. It's just my thing is... Why
1:13:43
would I give up high compensation for somebody
1:13:45
that really hasn't been productive since being
1:13:48
with the Dolphins? Just saying. Now, when we
1:13:51
talk about Trevon Diggs, I'm a little bit undecided.
1:13:53
And the reason why I say that is because any
1:13:56
team that would be interested in him will most
1:13:58
likely be teams within their division. And I
1:14:01
don't think Jerry Jones is going to give Howie
1:14:03
Trevon Diggs. That's like the Steelers giving
1:14:07
TJ Watt to the Browns. If he was to make Trevon
1:14:11
Diggs available, I think the Ravens, 49ers, Commanders,
1:14:15
Bears, Colts, and Bucks may be interested in
1:14:18
him. Now, you could automatically disqualify
1:14:20
the Commanders because, again, division rivals,
1:14:23
and I don't think that would happen anyway, but
1:14:24
crazier things have happened. But if you're any
1:14:28
of those other teams, I feel like you should
1:14:31
probably call in for the Cowboys and see what's
1:14:33
the asking price for Trevon Diggs. Now, you already
1:14:35
know Jerry Jones is going to drive up the price.
1:14:38
He's probably going to say a second round pick,
1:14:40
even though most likely Trevon Diggs is worth
1:14:42
maybe a third or fourth round pick. And let's
1:14:44
keep this thing going. Chris Alave, I do believe
1:14:47
he's going to get traded. It's between him or
1:14:49
Rashid Shaeed. But with Chris Alave, he's on
1:14:52
his rookie deal, of course. They did pick up
1:14:55
his fifth year option. So most likely you are
1:14:57
going to have to pay him. Now his market value,
1:15:00
I don't know on my head. My guess is... It's
1:15:03
between 20 and maybe 28 million a year. I'm not
1:15:06
going over 28 for Chris Alave. I'm sorry. You
1:15:09
have concussion problems and you really can't
1:15:11
stay healthy. Just being completely honest here.
1:15:14
But if he was to get traded, I do believe the
1:15:17
Steelers, Commanders, 49ers, Chiefs, Browns,
1:15:20
and Titans would all be interested in him. But
1:15:22
I do believe the Steelers, Commanders, and 49ers,
1:15:25
and Chiefs will probably be more interested in
1:15:28
him. And the only reason why I say that is because...
1:15:30
All of them need another receiver, especially
1:15:33
the Steelers. Now, the question is, what would
1:15:36
be the asking price for someone like a Chris
1:15:38
Alave? My guess is, is maybe a second round pick,
1:15:43
maybe a third. If they're asking for a first
1:15:46
round pick for Chris Alave, you're out of your
1:15:48
mind because I'm not doing that. But a second,
1:15:51
I may not like it, but. If it means that I have
1:15:56
a wide receiver too and somebody that's going
1:15:59
to be with the team for the long run, well, then
1:16:01
I have to do what I have to do. If DK Metcalf
1:16:03
can get traded for a second round pick, Chris
1:16:05
Olave can get traded for a second or third round
1:16:07
pick. Just saying. Russell Wilson, trade it.
1:16:10
The only team that I could think of is the Raiders.
1:16:13
And the only reason why I say that is because
1:16:15
he can reunite with Pete Carroll. Now, the question
1:16:18
is this. How long is Russell Wilson going to
1:16:21
sit behind Jackson Dart? Because we all know
1:16:24
at some point Russell Wilson is going to get
1:16:26
a little bit antsy and then he's going to go
1:16:28
to the media and everyone's going to be talking
1:16:30
about, well, Russell Wilson is not happy with
1:16:33
his role on the Giants and whatnot. So we all
1:16:36
know that's going to happen within the next few
1:16:38
weeks. Just stay tuned for that. You already
1:16:40
know, right? Now let's talk about Jalen Phillips.
1:16:42
Trading. I think right now if you're a team that
1:16:46
wants a young pass rusher that, quite frankly,
1:16:49
you can give him an extension that's not going
1:16:50
to break the bank. I would say make a trade for
1:16:53
Jalen Phillips. Now, if you're the 49ers, Ravens,
1:16:56
or Eagles, I feel like you guys should be on
1:16:58
the phone with them right now. I think you can
1:17:01
get Jalen Phillips for a fifth round pick. Because,
1:17:05
I mean, this year he really has been playing
1:17:07
well. None of the pass rushers on the Dolphins
1:17:10
have been playing well. So I think that should
1:17:13
be more of a reason for any of those teams to
1:17:15
make a trade for him. Now, with Rasheed Shaheed,
1:17:19
one of two things are going to happen. Either
1:17:21
he's going to stay or he's going to be traded.
1:17:23
Now, I will say this. If you're trading for Rashid
1:17:26
Shaheed, just know he's just a season rental.
1:17:29
Because after this season, he's an unrestricted
1:17:32
free agent. Now, if he was to be traded, I think
1:17:35
the Steelers, 49ers, Browns, Commanders, Titans,
1:17:38
and Chiefs shall all inquire about him. Because
1:17:41
he is having a good year this year. The question
1:17:44
is, would you be willing to give up whatever
1:17:48
the Saints are asking for? Because either Chris
1:17:51
Alave or Rasheed Shaheed is getting traded. One
1:17:54
of the two, not the both of them. Now, if I'm
1:17:57
the Saints, I think I would probably trade away
1:18:01
Chris Alave because I can get more with Chris
1:18:03
Alave than I could with Rasheed Shaheed. But
1:18:06
that's just my personal opinion. And I think
1:18:09
you can give Rasheed Shaheed. maybe a two or
1:18:12
three year extension that it's not really going
1:18:14
to break the bank, but at the same time, it's
1:18:17
a reliable weapon that's going to stay here for
1:18:19
when the next quarterback gets drafted. Just
1:18:21
saying. Al -Azhar traded. And the only reason
1:18:25
why I say that is because his role on this offense
1:18:28
has dwindled as the season progresses. So that
1:18:31
lets me know that he's falling out of the good
1:18:33
graces of this team. Now, if I'm the Steelers,
1:18:36
reunite him with Aaron Rodgers. If I'm the 49ers,
1:18:39
Chiefs, Titans, Commanders, It's a bigger body
1:18:42
receiver, red zone threat, don't have to give
1:18:44
up a whole lot to get him. I would do it. I mean,
1:18:47
his cap hit this year is only $4 .1 million with
1:18:50
a base salary of only $1 .7 million. That's not
1:18:52
bad. Now, when you make this move, just know
1:18:56
he's only a seasoned rental. So after this season,
1:19:00
you're going to have to figure out what you're
1:19:02
going to do with him. Are you going to give him
1:19:03
an extension or are you going to let him know?
1:19:06
Now, there was a few other people that was thinking
1:19:08
about putting him on this list, but I was like,
1:19:10
you know what? No, it's not worth it. It really
1:19:13
isn't because a lot of those players are probably
1:19:15
going to stay with the team anyway. If there's
1:19:18
anybody I'm thinking of, maybe I'll talk about
1:19:20
it in the next episode. I don't know, but I want
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