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The Audible - 2025/26 Season - Ep 22 · TDUK

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Heat. [music]
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[music]
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Heat.
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Welcome. We're here. We're suited and is
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the last time that we're on Sport Tank.
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Um we'll go into that later.
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>> Um thank you very much folks for joining
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us on the Audible. How are we folks?
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Everyone all good?
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>> All grand? You all grand?
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>> I'm all grand as you can see. Three out
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of four of us are suited. We do
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apologize, Cameron. We didn't pass you
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the memo. That is completely honest. But
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Cameron, what are you wearing now?
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>> Uh, well, look, we're in the same spot.
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We neither of us are in the Super Bowl,
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so it doesn't really matter what happens
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up to that point cuz neither of us are
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going to the dance, so it don't matter.
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>> What jersey have you got?
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>> I'm Rogers 12,
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>> mate. Still
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>> Super Bowl. Super Bowl 2010.
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>> It is still better than a Raiders
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jersey. So, we can crack on. You look
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smart enough to me. Um, folks, what
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what's been going on? What have we been
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up to?
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Oh, so for me, uh, had a cracking
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session on Sunday with my, uh, my cats,
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uh, academy. Um, things starting to
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bring things together now, starting to
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put little aspects of the playbook into
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into form. So, kids seem to be loving
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that.
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>> Um,
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and then on Tuesday, I went for my
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audition, which went really, really
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well. Still haven't heard anything yet,
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but it's still early days. I still got
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another audition next week. So, um
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hopefully find out by the end of that
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session next week if I've actually got
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the the leading role that I wanted.
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>> That's it for me. Steve, you've got some
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big news, ain't you, buddy?
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>> Uh well, yeah. I mean, it's big news.
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Obviously, I've got land got told this
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morning that I've landed the job I've
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been working to get. So,
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>> boom. I'm gonna celebrate by having
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>> water. [laughter]
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Um, and uh, yeah, I mean, other than
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that, I've actually had a very
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interesting week of just been going out
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and having nice meals. Went to a
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steakhouse last night, went to an
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Italian on Monday, went and had some
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ramen on Saturday. Had a good good
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weekend of just filling up. I have a
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mate that um, he wants to have me a bet
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that he could live on ramen noodles for
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three months. And I was just like like
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I'm so ready made like the worst of the
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worst. And I was like, I'm not having
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that better of you because if you die,
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that is not on me. Uh Cameron, what have
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you been up to, mate?
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>> Um training for the Sheffield half
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marathon because that's the the last
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week of March. So mainly just running a
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lot, making sure my legs don't give up
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on me just about cuz it's a lot of it's
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a lot of running. So yeah, just uh just
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that and then work and
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>> watching Chelsea and I've kind of like I
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I have not watched a lot of NFL since we
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got knocked out by uh by the Bears. It
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upset me. Uh so
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>> wait wait wait till our mates on in a
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minute. [laughter]
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>> Nathan Nathan's like that's typing
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already paragraph statements. Go on
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carry on, mate. But yeah, so I I've kind
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of like I I I shut off from the NFL for
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a little bit, but
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>> Wednesday mentioned about this week, I
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made made sure [clears throat] I watched
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Championship Sunday. Made sure I've I've
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caught up. So uh yeah, it's been nice to
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watch actually. It was interesting. Uh
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interesting matchups.
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Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. We've got
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a comment here. Damn Lee looking smart.
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What about the rest of us, mates?
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>> Dave, he's he's he he knows stuff.
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That's what he knows. He knows.
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>> Does he know what you're wearing on your
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lower behalfs?
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>> Yeah, they're probably [laughter]
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Hey, as long as I don't stand up. All
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right. People people won't know, will
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they?
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>> I stand up. My texts are fall. This
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suit's that big.
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I have
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>> say you're running you're running the
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marathon for a charity this year or you
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just doing it for doing it or
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>> I am. Yeah. for I I do every kind of
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thing like that for Crohn's and Colitis
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UK because I've got Crohn's. So,
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>> oh man, something that's like it's it's
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I always try and do something every
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year. Um but yeah, this is the big thing
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to start the year off.
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>> Give us a shall we probably push it for
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you on one of our stories when you're
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ready for me when you're getting funding
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going.
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>> Hang on, we've got a comment here. Um
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Bear's down, but honestly, Packers owned
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us for ages. Oh, he's being nice.
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>> Yeah, he's usually a bit more like Best,
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best, best, best. Um, you know, there's
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a lad I work with who's who's got
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Crohn's and um my my um Oh my god. Don't
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be careful. My my uh old friend, she had
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it too. Um so I do wish her all the best
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in that one, mate.
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>> Um me, what have I been doing? Hang on.
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Coach Russ sent pick of Lee. Oh, your
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little group chat. We'll talk about that
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later. Um so, um me at work, um gym, uh
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more kicking, kicking in the wind was
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really fun. um and an awful lot of busy
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stuff with TDUK which we're going to go
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over later. Um right so it was a bit of
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an interesting week with the football.
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Um we'll get right into it very shortly.
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Um for me
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I I I mean I predicted I think we all
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predicted pretty much bang on the
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results. Um but we've again we've got an
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option for toilet of the week and game
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of the week. I think we know how this is
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going to go anyway. So, we're going to
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go we're going to go with the first
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game. Um, let me just get it up of the
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Conference Championship. The Denver
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Broncos at home um got beat 10 points to
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seven [snorts] by the New England
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Patriots. The Patriots are back
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apparently, or according to my social
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media, um it wasn't a great game. It It
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was very much a defense game. Um I've
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heard so many people say if Boicks was
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there, the Broncos would have won.
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Maybe, but he wasn't. And I'm gutted he
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wasn't. and it just showed for me that
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the Broncos run game really needs a lot
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of work. Um, after the result, Broncos
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have fired their OC. Um, who comes in
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next, I don't know, especially with our
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DC potentially going elsewhere. Uh,
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Cameron, I'm going to go to you first on
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this one, buddy.
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>> Um, it's interesting because going into
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it, it was it was always going to be
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this, especially seeing what the weather
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was like. It was never going to be, you
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know, airing the ball out. was going to
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be in the trenches and making sure that
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you know you kept hold of the ball cuz
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the Patriots for all they've been good
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at this season, Raandre Stevenson does
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not hold on to the ball well on on good
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fields, let alone when it's absolutely
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covered in snow. So, I thought it was
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going to be lowcoring. I thought it was
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going to be defense, but I did I I
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thought that the Broncos would even
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though Jarrett STDM hasn't had a snap of
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football in two years. I just did think
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that they'd edge it because they'd stop
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the Patriots scoring. Um I thought I
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thought it was going to be I think I
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said 1715 I think is what I said on the
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prediction thing on on Instagram. Um but
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I didn't expect Drake May to be as bad
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as he was passing the ball. I thought
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he'd be a bit better. Um but you know it
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was exactly what we thought a defensive
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game and you know Broncos without Bicks
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not great. There's no there's no plan B
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by the looks of things which is
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something to think about for next
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season.
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>> Do you not do you not think that's quite
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similar with a lot of teams. So you look
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like the the Chiefs for example they
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lost their QB. They were screwed.
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>> Yes. But I I think that that's that's a
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leaguewide problem in that quarterbacks
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now,
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>> I think there's like eight or nine
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quarterbacks that are being paid over
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$50 million and that's I think that's
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about 30 34 35% of the salary cap as of
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this season. Now, if you're doing that
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and you're someone like Josh Allen who
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for years and years and years has not
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had weapons or someone like Mahomes
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who's just had Kelsey and had no other
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wide receivers since Tyreek Hill's gone.
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And do you think to yourself at some
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point too as well that's absolutely
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horrible contract but you look at these
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these players and think do you not just
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take a $20 million pay cut and sign an
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elite receiver or sign a Miles Garrett
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or who whoever whoever it might be and
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give your team a better chance rather
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than just take as much money as you can.
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>> Historically that's what Tom Brady did.
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Tom Brady could have gone for the the
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real big bucks in his contracts, but he
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decided to to keep it at a reasonable
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price to ensure he had the weapons to
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protect him or to throw to or to
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>> to to be on the other side of the ball.
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So, I think, you know, the common saying
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is, you know, a team is as only good as
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your backup quarterback. Um, and I think
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[snorts] like like you say, it's it's
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it's one of those things teams are, you
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know, putting all their hopes and
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ambitions into their their starting QB
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and they're forgetting about their
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backups. Their backups are are a vital
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part of the team. They may not have the
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game time as much as obviously the
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starting QB, but at any point he's needs
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to step in. And I think Jarrett Sedum is
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is is a he's a good quarterback. Is he
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as is he as as effective as Bo Nicks?
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You know, like we said at the beginning
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of this, you know, the conversation, you
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know, I think I think Matteo is
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absolutely right. If if if Bicks was
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playing, I think this will be talking
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about a different score in a different
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Super Bowl all together. Um [snorts] but
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unfortunately, it is what it is. And you
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know, STDM come out guns blazing. I
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think a few few bad uh offensive calls,
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you know, a few bad plays that went in.
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Um and it just it it turned into a bit
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of a punt fest for me. But um stay
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>> it did. It did. I I I also think it
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showed the Broncos really need to up
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their run game. Um we are very much a
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passing team. Um our defense bowled out.
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Our defense was absolutely brilliant
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considering how decent the Pats have
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been all season. Um, you know, even the
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field goal, the weather, it all had an
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impact. But well done to the Patriots
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for getting that win. Um, Lee, I'm going
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to come back to you. I want to go to
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Steve first. I'll get your input in a
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bitly. Um, Steve, because I know you've
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got about a million7 stats and I I've
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got them up here, so I don't want to
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read them out.
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>> Uh, yeah, it was it was as everyone's
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covered, it's been it was an interesting
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game. We knew it would be quite low
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scoring. I think all of us said last
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week that it was going to be a field
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goal.
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>> Yeah,
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>> that sort of would have decided it and
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it we knew it was going to be that
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close.
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>> Um I wondered do we reckon the Patriots
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purposely wore a white uniform because
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halfway through that game that become a
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nightmare to see where they were
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against? No, you couldn't see him. It
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was just like how are you doing?
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>> Well, it's it's the away traditional
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away uniform, isn't it? Wearing white.
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So
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>> it is when I was watching the game, I
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thought that was great. And uh yeah,
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Lee, as you said, it was a punt fest.
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There are 14 punts throughout the game,
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which just proves it was a very
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defensive game.
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>> That's why Cowboys agreed.
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>> Yeah, absolutely. I completely agree
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that comment. Yeah,
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>> there's um but there were there were
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there were there were a couple of
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standout turning points like for some
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strange reason when you went for uh the
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fourth down rather than a kicking a
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field goal in the first quarter.
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Obviously, you missed turnover on downs.
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You gave the Pats the ball. If you'd
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have kicked that field goal, you'd have
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been 10 nil up going into the half and
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that I think that would have made a big
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difference.
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>> That fumble, that was a weird call.
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>> Yeah,
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>> because the ref decided to blow it
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halfway through the play. So, they have
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to actually play rather than take the
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defensive score.
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>> There was there was there was a few
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other bits and bobs as well.
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>> Um there was
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um we challenged what we thought, you
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know, when they were given first down.
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every angle I've looked at that camera,
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it wasn't first down. And I give the
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commentary to due because we talked
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about this a few weeks ago about
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stopping a game momentum and stuff like
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that. I think if that hadn't been such a
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big game, that would have been stopped
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and looked at properly because it wasn't
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a first down. However, it doesn't
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matter. We still weren't good enough.
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Um, you know, Cameron made a good point
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before about backups and stuff like
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that. you know, maybe that is something
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we need to I mean, Bonix isn't on the
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most l lucrative contract and but, you
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know, running backs wise, if we're going
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to have the same QB situation, then we
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need to invest in the right running
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backs, but Broncos have one of the
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highest salary caps in um
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in in the NFL. We do spend a good awful
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amount of money on that. So, it's going
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to be interesting to see what work we do
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in the off season. Um, have you got any
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more to say, Steve, before I move to
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Lee?
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Um I [clears throat] think I think the
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game sealing interception I think that
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was just literally a backup who had not
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played for two years just getting a
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little bit scared.
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>> Yeah.
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>> Two 2 minutes and 18 left. It was second
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and nine. He didn't need to just throw
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that ball and see what happened. Like
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you had the time.
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>> But yeah, it's all ground work you
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needed. But what I did like I really
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liked there were only three penalties
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throughout the entire game. It was a
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very clean game to watch. It was all
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just pure defense.
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>> Yeah. Um
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it I won't I won't disagree with with
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any of what he said there. Um I think
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also
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I I think one thing we're not doing is
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we're not we're not giving the Patriots
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enough credit for getting the job done.
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That's a horrible stadium to play at
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with the altitude. Weatherwise they'll
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be used to some aspects of the snow but
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that altitude um if you look at Broncos
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home record all season it's been pretty
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much spot on. And I said if we were
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within a we have a group chat if we were
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in a score and I thought we were going
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to do it right to the very end and it
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wasn't until the last few minutes and
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and I knew we' done. Um but what kudos
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to the Patriots. Uh Lee, you're up.
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>> I've already said my piece. [laughter]
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>> All right.
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>> I'd like it was it was
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defensively an entertaining game.
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>> Um I think you know
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There was a couple of of poor decisions
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by Stadium. You know that like like we
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said about the interception uh that you
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know got called dead which you know
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again the ref I think the referee's
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preempted that they didn't they should
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have let the play carry out with a
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defensive score
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>> um before calling that dead. Um, but I
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think, you know, the the Patriots went
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on to score anyway, but I think it's
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it's these refs, you know, some of the
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decisions that they're making in game
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are are a bit poor. Um,
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[sighs]
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Vel or Johnson as coach of the year.
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[gasps]
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I mean, that's a that's a really good
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question. as a really I think the way
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Varel has taken this this team
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and completely spun it and he hasn't
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there hasn't been many changes on that
15:31
team. So I would say Varable um you know
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I know Ben Johnson's come in there added
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a few linemen um and a few weapons so I
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would say definitely variable on that
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one. Um but yeah, I mean [gasps] look,
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it it wasn't the most entertaining game.
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The snow did did make play a massive
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part in that. Um and again, having no
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bonix is is is one of those things that
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just it's just unfortunate.
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>> Do you
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question to all of you, should the
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Broncos be happy where they've finished
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the season or should that they expected
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a little more?
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>> I think you should be happy. I think I
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think you've done really well. Um, New
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England were like they've had the
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momentum. They didn't they didn't have
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the buy. They've kept going. They've had
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to beat three top five defenses in the
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last three games just to get there. Uh,
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I think that it's Yeah, it's there's
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going to be minor things you'll look
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back on and like like I said, Shawn
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Payton's going to look back at why he
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went for a fourth down, not a field goal
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in that second quarter. But if you're
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looking at tiny plays, you should be
16:33
happy with the overall if it comes down
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to one play per game you're looking at
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rather than everything.
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>> Okay, anyone else? I think there's two
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schools of thought here to look at. If
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you'd asked yourself that question in
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week one, would you be happy with the
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season? I think the answer is yes. If
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you ask yourself right now, I think the
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answer is you could taste it and it was
16:53
there and you're unlucky because Bo
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Nicks went. So, I think it's it's it's
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perspective and and hindsight is is is
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great in this situation. But
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I I I think you should be happy because
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look at the difference between this year
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and last and and it's just it's greatly
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greatly greatly better than it was.
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>> Uh we've got a comment here. Baffer.info
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will be better than NFL refs. Uh we know
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first down or no. You are mate. You are
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great refs. Um, but it' be even better
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if uh someone from your association
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would let us post about respect for refs
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instead getting us to take down the post
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for their own um publicity, but that's
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another one. [snorts]
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Um, no, I I look, I'll be honest with
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you, and I' I've said this all the way
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through. I knew we were going to make
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the playoffs. I made up how far we got,
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but yeah, I could just taste it. Um, and
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I was, you know, obviously was gutted,
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but I expected that result the next day
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when these these two decided to let me
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know that Bon Knicks was out and I
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thought it was a prank and and it was
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[laughter]
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um, but with the work that it's been
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done and the improvement that we've
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seen, we know what we need. I think we
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need a few good running backs. Um, we've
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got a few injuries on the O line at the
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moment, so obviously let's get them
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back. Bonix is going to be back in time.
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It's going to be very interesting. Now
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I'm coming on to the next question.
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Toilet of the week or game of the week?
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It can be both as well. Uh I'm going to
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go to Steve. Is this your toilet of the
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week or your game of the week?
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>> Uh it's definitely my toilet of the
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week. Um it's hard as as as I've said
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many times. I'm a defensive player and
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I'll watch the defense, but I I don't
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think this is my game of the week, but
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it it was a good game to watch. But it's
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definitely a toy of the week, especially
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when it comes to kickers. I think you
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could have turned up and done better
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with your practice. Hey, I'm doing
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great, man. I can I did a I did a 45
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year old 45 year old 45 yard kick.
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Definitely do a 45 year old. I'm a
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married man. Definitely another um Lee.
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>> Yeah, this was by far the toilet of the
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week uh in comparison to the other game.
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So, yeah, that's it.
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>> Awesome. And Cameron,
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>> see, I controversially disagree. I think
19:03
this is game of the week. And the reason
19:05
for that is because and and we've not
19:08
really spoken about it too much is how
19:12
switched on for how young he is Drake
19:14
May actually is.
19:16
Six turnovers in the in the two games
19:18
prior. No turnovers in possibly the
19:21
worst conditions he played in.
19:23
Understood his limitations. He didn't
19:24
try and be Jake Mahomes. He didn't try
19:26
and make the highlight plays. He just
19:28
realized what the defense was giving
19:30
him. He found the gaps. He made the
19:32
right runs. He he he slid when he needed
19:35
to. Yes, his passing wasn't great, but
19:39
that for me shows why he probably should
19:42
be MVP this season because in situations
19:45
like that, you look at other
19:46
quarterbacks in those situations, even
19:48
in the playoffs so far, for for him at
19:51
the age that he is to have that
19:52
composure and that level of
19:54
understanding of the game. There is a
19:56
lot of quarterbacks that would have
19:58
folded in that situation.
20:00
>> [laughter]
20:01
>> Sorry mate, we got a comment here. 45
20:04
year old illegal proceeds from
20:07
[laughter]
20:08
all the head hits mates. That's what it
20:09
is. Um yeah, look, I can understand both
20:12
points. Um
20:14
it's hard for me because I genuinely was
20:18
do you know what I've watch I I got into
20:20
the sport in in 2015. I I've been to
20:24
I've watched loads of Super Bowls before
20:25
that, but I proper got into the sport
20:27
then. Um and obviously that was when we
20:29
won the 50th annivers 50 50th Super
20:32
Bowl. Um for me it's the toilet of the
20:35
week just because
20:38
had he not been injured
20:40
I think it would have been a brilliant
20:42
game very much backwards and forwards.
20:44
Um but he was and it just
20:47
I I love defense and I think defense is
20:50
you know wins games. It was brilliant
20:51
but because our offense was so poor
20:54
that's why it's got the toilet of the
20:55
week for me. Um, but that's one game
20:59
down. Should should we get on to the
21:00
other?
21:01
>> Let's do it.
21:03
>> Um,
21:04
so let me just get this up because I'm
21:06
doing about 50 million things at the
21:07
same time. One moment.
21:11
So, um, the next game was the Seahawks
21:14
against the Rams. Um, Seahawks won 31 to
21:18
27. A very dominant Seahawks in this
21:22
playoffs. Um, I think they've done
21:24
absolutely brilliant. Um,
21:28
I'm gonna go to Steve first on this one.
21:32
>> This was uh I think this is a very good
21:34
game, very good off, especially
21:35
offensively. Obly the Seahawks came out
21:38
strong and they just never seem to
21:40
really step off or let off. He scored.
21:42
They scored on their first drive and
21:43
then they got a field goal on their
21:44
second drive and it's just like Sam
21:48
Darnold came out in his first throw went
21:50
for 51 yards to Rashi to was it Rashid
21:52
Sahed just showing that set the tone for
21:54
the game and that was about it. Um what
21:58
I've sort of highlighted on my notes is
21:59
the third quarter. I don't if anyone's
22:01
looked into it. Al touchdowns in the
22:03
four third quarter. Oh, so the Seahawks
22:06
first touchdown was uh 5 seconds one
22:08
play, but that was simply because of
22:10
that muffed punt catch and that's just
22:12
again that that sort of the fall back on
22:13
the Rams has been their special teams.
22:16
But then you got the Rams scoring at 2
22:17
minutes 21, then the Hawks taking 449
22:20
and then the Rams again 2 minutes 46.
22:23
And at this point I was thinking I think
22:25
Stafford's turned it on. This is when he
22:26
becomes electric. This is when you start
22:28
to get scared of Stafford because he is
22:30
one of those quarterbacks who just turns
22:32
around, he can score in two minutes and
22:34
he can just get it done. But then the
22:36
fourth quarter turns around and I have
22:38
no idea what the hell happened there.
22:40
They seem to stop playing, stop fighting
22:42
for it. Uh but it was it was close. I
22:45
mean on if you look at the stats alone,
22:47
the Rams won that game. 10.1 yards a
22:50
pass, an average of 8.3 yards a play
22:51
whereas the Hawks were 8.2 6.1 yards a
22:54
play. The Seahawks who've had a great
22:56
defense, one sack, one tackle for loss.
22:59
The Rams, three sacks, eight tackles for
23:01
loss. And somehow the Seahawks came out
23:04
with 75 yards on the ground. Overall,
23:07
390 yards of offense and still won that
23:09
game. And it's literally because I think
23:12
of that muffed punt. If it wasn't for
23:13
that, I think we would have be talking
23:15
about a different result here.
23:17
>> It's Yeah, I I I completely agree. It's
23:20
I mean, you know, we talk about football
23:22
as as being three phases. you know, we
23:24
have the offense and the defense, but
23:25
that most important bit in between of
23:27
that is is the special teams. You know,
23:30
people people really don't appreciate
23:33
the special teams until it really goes
23:35
wrong. And I think,
23:37
[clears throat and cough] you know, when
23:38
you're when you're at this sort of level
23:39
of the competition, you know, you're in
23:41
the, you know, the semifinals as as such
23:43
to get to the to get to the dance, uh,
23:47
you know, you want to be firing on all
23:50
cylinders, all three phases, firing up,
23:53
getting the job done. And you know, the
23:56
Rams fired their special teams
23:58
coordinator
24:00
uh after their loss to the Seahawks uh
24:02
in in in the middle of the season. That
24:05
kind of speaks volumes on, you know, how
24:08
poor Shawn McVey thinks his def his
24:10
coordinators is operating and how how
24:13
poor they are performing on the field.
24:16
[gasps]
24:16
And then to muff a pump in the most
24:20
crucial point. I mean, you know,
24:24
he looked like he fair catched it and
24:26
then you realize that he needed to take
24:28
another step back to catch the ball.
24:30
Trying to catch it whilst you're falling
24:31
down. It's just it's just going to end
24:33
in tears. Turn over the ball. Seahawks
24:36
pick it up. It's it's it's embarrassing
24:39
for the Rams to be in that situation. Uh
24:43
and I think yeah, that was that was the
24:45
turning point. I think, you know, the
24:46
Rams could have recovered. Um, and it
24:48
may have been a different score if it
24:50
wasn't for that that situation.
24:52
For the Seahawks to win the Super Bowl,
24:54
they need 130 yards rushing and a
24:56
minimum of two special teams, special
24:58
plays. Yeah. I mean, that's I mean,
25:02
yeah, we we know they're going up
25:03
against the Patriots. Their defense is
25:07
good. Their defense is good. We've got
25:08
two defensive powerhousees,
25:12
and I think it's going to come down to
25:15
There's not a lot. Cameron, you're up
25:16
next. I'm going to say my bit in a bit.
25:18
Cameron, you're up next.
25:20
>> Um, it's an interesting one because the
25:23
defenses of both of these teams hasn't
25:25
been bad. It's actually been incredibly
25:27
good throughout the whole season and and
25:29
to start the playoffs, but we were
25:31
talking about a team's only as good as
25:34
its backup quarterback.
25:36
Sam Darnold two seasons ago, backup in
25:38
San Francisco.
25:40
Now look at him. probably going to get
25:42
MVP in a Super Bowl.
25:45
Do I think they're going to win it?
25:48
Probably not. But I mean, considering,
25:50
you know, number three pick goes to
25:52
Carolina, awful times, written off by
25:54
the Jets, which if you're written off by
25:56
the Jets, then that's pretty pretty bad.
25:58
[laughter]
26:00
>> And and it's just it was one thing after
26:02
another. And fair play to him, he's he's
26:05
not listened. He's just stuck his head
26:07
down. He he took Minnesota and and I
26:09
look at Minnesota as well. Look at
26:10
Minnesota without him this season and
26:12
just look at how far they fell. Look at
26:15
how he's elevated the Seahawks and and I
26:17
I don't think enough credit's been given
26:19
to McDonald either, the Seattle head
26:21
coach, cuz he's he's come in and and
26:23
that team is a it looks different. You
26:26
know, Jackson Smith and Jigba's been
26:29
incredible. He is he is an A1 receiver
26:32
and probably I would say top five in the
26:35
league. Um they've they've been they've
26:37
just been very very efficient. I think
26:40
where the Rams have fallen down here is
26:44
they're relying on Matthew Stafford to
26:47
be great and he is there comes a point
26:52
with every quarterback and we saw it
26:53
with Brady. We've seen it with Rogers.
26:55
We've seen it with you know other
26:58
quarterbacks that that were you know
27:00
untouchable. Mahomes I suppose a bit
27:02
this season that that you you give them
27:04
two minutes or even you give them one
27:06
play and you think are they going to the
27:08
the Rogers versus the Lions where the
27:11
fourth down came back for a penalty it
27:13
was like 3 seconds on the clock he
27:15
throws at 65 yards and you and you just
27:17
got a feeling Matthew Stafford doesn't
27:19
have that aura anymore I don't think you
27:22
know I I I feel really
27:25
I I I love Devonte Adams and he's had so
27:28
many chances at I don't think he's going
27:30
to get a chance at a Super Bowl. And
27:31
it's so so upsetting because Matthew
27:34
Stafford has been so perfect all season.
27:37
He's played within his limits. He's he's
27:39
got the he's got the game changers like
27:41
Nua, Kauman Williams, you know, Devonte
27:43
Adams. He's got those game changers. And
27:45
unfortunately
27:47
>> like despite being extremely extremely
27:50
good that fourth down incomp completion
27:52
with 5 minutes left at at the six yard
27:55
line is just
27:58
that is probably I would consider that's
28:01
the microcosm of the game in general.
28:03
Both teams making elite plays all the
28:05
time, but Seattle just making one more
28:07
when it counted. And
28:11
it we I thought it was a great game, but
28:13
I I I yeah, that muff punt, that's it.
28:17
It's it's a momentum changer and and
28:19
people don't talk about the intangibles,
28:20
but that that's, you know, it's a lot to
28:24
see putting out drive after drive
28:26
offensively and doing so well only to
28:29
then have something that's completely
28:31
not in your control ruin the game, ruin
28:33
your all your momentum. So, yeah, I've
28:36
got a comment here. Um, and I'm really
28:38
apologizing because my vision is
28:40
horrendous. Um, is Sam Darnold the
28:45
modernday Trent? I can't honestly. Can
28:47
someone read that? My vision is
28:48
horrendous.
28:49
>> Yeah, TR modern modern Trent Dilford.
28:52
Give him a decent running back and a
28:54
good D and he will manage the game. I
28:56
think he's absolutely right. you know,
28:58
[snorts]
28:59
um,
29:01
you know, it's [sighs]
29:05
they they have I mean, talking about
29:07
their running backs, obviously we can we
29:09
can talk about uh Shardonnay not being
29:12
um in for this game and Kenneth Walker
29:16
stepped up and and you know, he kept
29:18
that ball going. You know, he was he was
29:21
he was he was the the the difference
29:24
maker in that offense. You know, we had
29:26
Jackson Smith and Jigba, you know,
29:27
obviously catching stupid baths, stupid
29:30
passes,
29:32
and we had uh Rashi, Rasheed, Rahee,
29:36
whatever his name is. Um, catching
29:38
passes and then Kenneth Walker just
29:40
smashing up the middle. Absolutely
29:42
fantastic. Um, and the defense, like you
29:45
say, defense wins games, defense wins
29:48
championships. And I think that's that's
29:49
what's happened in this game.
29:52
>> Do you know what? Um,
29:55
I think it's brilliant though at the
29:57
same time that we're getting two teams
29:59
in this Super Bowl who we've
30:02
we've not had them. We've not had them
30:03
before. Well, we not might not had them
30:06
before. We've not had these for a while.
30:07
Um, Seahawks and the Patriots. It's very
30:10
much been Eagles, Rams, um, you know,
30:14
um, Chiefs. So, it adds a bit more of an
30:18
interesting element to it. But that
30:21
being said, that's the Conference
30:22
Championships. This this these this is a
30:25
little bit quicker. We we've got more
30:26
time to go into the games which is what
30:27
Ste loves. Um
30:30
so gent we're going to obviously go to
30:33
our predictions but hang on we've got a
30:36
comment here.
30:39
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30:42
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30:44
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30:47
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30:49
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30:51
fantastic hosts. Savos. We'll divulge
30:53
more information in a bit. So,
30:56
I want you all guys to give me your
31:00
biggest overachiever of the season and
31:03
your biggest underachiever of the
31:05
season.
31:07
So, any one of you can go first.
31:13
>> Me. All right. I I'll go first. I'll go
31:15
first. My biggest overachiever of the
31:18
season.
31:20
Oh god.
31:22
H
31:24
I want to say
31:27
the Steelers, the fact they got that far
31:30
and they were that bad
31:33
that that league. Come on. The fact that
31:34
the Ravens were nearly practically in it
31:36
up until the end and they were what,
31:38
five- one at one point. They lost the
31:40
first six games. Think they Yeah, for me
31:43
um Steelers um on the overachievement.
31:47
um underachievers. I am going to have to
31:50
go with the Chiefs. Um they set the they
31:54
set the bar. You know, there's a reason
31:56
people dislike the Chiefs and they used
31:57
to dislike the Patriots cuz consistently
32:00
they were there, you know, like the
32:01
Eagles. Um but for them, for me, it was
32:05
a really poor season for them and I'm
32:06
sure they'd admit that too. Obviously,
32:08
injuries didn't help. Every team has
32:10
injuries, but they had the injuries in
32:12
the worst possible place, which is the
32:14
wide receivers, which is, you know, the
32:15
very are, you know, a prominent pass
32:17
passing team.
32:19
Oh, hang on. We've got one here.
32:21
Overachievers, Chiefs, uh,
32:23
underachieved,
32:25
sorry, underachieved Chiefs,
32:26
overachievers, Bears. Oh, I even though
32:29
you're a bear, mate, I disagree on that.
32:32
I think the first two weeks of poor
32:34
after that, they've just gone up and up
32:35
and up. Does anyone want to go next with
32:37
theirs?
32:40
Um yeah, so I think overachieving I
32:42
think you got to look at the Super Bowl
32:44
and and you know really think did we
32:48
predict any of these teams to be in the
32:50
Super Bowl? Um my my ruthless answer to
32:53
that is neither team would even make the
32:55
playoffs if I had it in my head you know
32:57
the beginning of the season I would you
32:59
know whoever put money on any of these
33:02
teams making the Super Bowl let alone
33:03
winning it um you know should be should
33:06
be up for a good payday. Um, but I
33:08
think, you know, the the biggest
33:12
sort of overachiever I think is is is
33:14
got to go to the Patriots. You know, I
33:16
did not see them coming this far and and
33:19
and making the Super Bowl. Um, and Vable
33:23
having such a, you know, such a a
33:25
positive
33:27
influence on the team. Um, so I think
33:30
yeah, that's they're they're my
33:31
overachiever. Underachiever,
33:34
I'm going to go Lions on this one. I
33:37
think, you know, not much has changed
33:41
offensively, defensively from last year.
33:44
The only thing that's changed is is Ben
33:46
Johnson moving out the door. Um, so for
33:50
me, I think they've massively
33:52
underachieved. Um, there's obviously
33:54
been a bit of a shambles with with their
33:56
OC play caller, Dan Campbell taking
33:58
over, and then yeah, I think the Lions
34:01
would be the the the underachievers for
34:03
me this year.
34:04
>> Very interesting. I'm I'm gonna agree
34:06
with Matteo and Nathan. Obviously, my
34:08
underachiever will be the Chiefs.
34:09
Obviously, that's both personal and the
34:11
fact we went to three Super Bowls in a
34:15
row and then all of a sudden can't even
34:17
string a handful of wins. And yes, we've
34:19
had injuries and that, but that
34:20
shouldn't really make a difference. Uh I
34:22
agree with what you're saying. I think
34:23
we I think we've all sort of said at the
34:25
beginning, especially the first few
34:26
weeks, that we didn't see the Patriots
34:28
or the Seahawks. Uh, and Lee has been
34:30
the one sort of talking about the
34:32
Seahawks since like week five or six,
34:34
saying that they're an underdog and
34:35
we're all ignoring them and Matteo and I
34:37
were just like passing that off as just
34:39
we'll see what happens. Um, a shout out
34:42
to the Jags obviously because they went
34:45
they they did much better than they have
34:46
done in the last few years. But my I
34:47
think my overachiever would have to be
34:49
the Chargers making the playoffs
34:51
considering all of the linemen they went
34:53
through. I think that if you look at
34:56
that and you look at the fact they went
34:57
through on one position their six string
35:00
lineman to make the playoffs is
35:02
absolutely insane. Yes, they didn't do
35:03
great in the playoffs, but I think they
35:05
overachieved with what they had and
35:06
their injuries they had to go through.
35:08
That's what that would be mine.
35:09
>> You should you should read that comment.
35:12
>> Have you guys just come back from your
35:13
interviews for the Browns head coach
35:15
job?
35:16
>> Nobody wants it. Nobody wants it.
35:19
>> I'd rather sell cars. I'm okay.
35:21
[laughter]
35:22
Selling the dream. Selling the dream.
35:24
Cameron, have you got yours, mate?
35:27
>> Uh, I think
35:29
well to one point uh Lee made both of
35:32
the teams in the Super Bowl entered the
35:33
preseason at 60 to1 to make the
35:36
playoffs, let alone the Super Bowl. So,
35:38
it's the most improbable Super Bowl
35:39
pairing in the last 50 years. Um, so
35:42
that's I just thought that was an
35:44
interesting fact. Um, but yeah,
35:45
underachchievers I agree. I think the
35:47
Lions for the weapons that they've got
35:49
for for you know the star power that
35:53
they have they are just I I don't agree
35:56
that the Chiefs have underachieved. I
35:58
think the Chiefs have about found the
35:59
level that they should be at. And and
36:00
and this this is because the Chiefs
36:03
don't have a team. The Chiefs have
36:04
Patrick Mahomes and you can't
36:07
consistently consistently be where you
36:09
at where you need to be with well and
36:12
Kelsey. Kelsey's got old and he can't
36:14
run and he can't catch. Mahomes can't be
36:18
Mahomes anymore because people are ready
36:19
for it and they've realized how to stop
36:21
him being Mahomes. It's as simple as
36:23
that. That is not two players don't make
36:24
a team. And it's a point I made earlier
36:26
about how much they paid. So I think the
36:28
Chiefs have found their level. But the
36:29
Lions, you know, with what they've got,
36:32
they going from where they were last
36:34
season to not making the playoffs this
36:37
say a lot about offensive coordinators
36:39
and this that and the other, but at the
36:41
end of the day, there is still, you
36:43
know, 11 players out on offense, there's
36:46
11 players out on defense, and they have
36:48
the quality. So, that's that's on them.
36:50
Um, as far as overachievers, I was torn
36:52
between the Bears and between the
36:55
Patriots. I think the Bears are probably
36:58
there because
37:00
but for two absolutely horrendous fourth
37:04
quarter collapses, they wouldn't even be
37:06
in the playoffs.
37:08
So, or sorry, not in the playoffs.
37:10
They'd have gone out in the first round.
37:12
We'd have had them. Um, but that just
37:14
goes to show how important special teams
37:16
was as we were talking about before. I'd
37:18
even I was considering the Packers in
37:20
underachieved as well because with
37:21
Michael Parsons coming in and everything
37:24
looking how it looked and should have
37:26
been eight and0 and Steve I'm blaming
37:27
you for that by the way [laughter]
37:29
um for the start of the season but
37:32
>> yeah it's been an it's been it's been a
37:35
season where the script has been flipped
37:39
bearing in the last couple of seasons
37:41
where it's been quite telegraphed and
37:42
you could tell what was going to happen
37:44
and who was going to be where and what
37:45
they were going to be doing. this
37:46
season's been a complete flip. Um, but
37:50
yeah, that's that's probably where I see
37:52
it.
37:54
>> Okay, it's an interesting one because
37:56
there the teams like people some people
37:58
like, what about the Jets? We all knew
37:59
the Jets were going to be the Jets. Um,
38:01
Raiders. Um, [clears throat]
38:04
I've seen a lot of things where people
38:05
were saying they thought the Raiders
38:06
were going to make the playoffs. I
38:07
didn't. I was quite confident on that.
38:09
Um, but you know, you you you Steve, you
38:13
thought I mean, we we talked about the 8
38:15
and0 Packers. You thought the Packers
38:16
were going to do really well this
38:17
season.
38:18
>> I did. I really really did. Um they had
38:21
obviously a couple of losses in within
38:22
those first eight weeks that sort of but
38:24
even then they were close losses but
38:27
yeah sort of just lost it mid-season.
38:28
But I I thought because they had a great
38:30
season last year and I could see that
38:32
they would improve but they just sort of
38:34
didn't after a few weeks and didn't
38:36
really use use the power that they've
38:38
got and especially like Cameron said
38:40
with Micah Parsons coming in. I really
38:42
thought that defense was going to be a
38:43
lot better rather than just relying on
38:44
the offense.
38:46
>> Yeah, interesting one. Um, I want to ask
38:49
you one more question before we get on
38:50
to our Super Bowl prediction.
38:54
>> Who are, and you can't take your own
38:55
team. Who are you looking forward to
38:57
seeing next season? I'm going to go
38:59
first. The Jags. I think they're going
39:03
to be phenomenal next season.
39:06
Whoever wants to go next, you're up.
39:14
Lee's just cut off. Le I can't answer
39:16
this. Le's just like, "No, I only want
39:18
to watch the Eagles next year."
39:20
>> I'm saying Pittsburgh because we're
39:22
getting McCarthy and Rogers back and I I
39:25
I know that I shouldn't want another
39:28
team to win, but if if Aaron Rogers can
39:30
go out with Mike McCarthy and win a
39:33
Super Bowl, that's about as good as a
39:35
not a Packers winning a Super Bowl that
39:37
I could get.
39:39
Okay, Steve.
39:41
>> So, I think I think we've touched on
39:43
like obviously the Lions being
39:44
underachievers. I think I have really
39:46
enjoyed watching them with their random
39:48
insane plays and their sort of scoreyard
39:50
football they pull out sometimes if they
39:52
can pull more of that. Uh I would
39:54
probably say if if they can make use of
39:56
Amaran and Gibbs and Montgomery and
39:57
actually put out some exciting football.
40:00
Yeah, Lions. I mean, I had them making
40:02
the playoffs and get going quite far at
40:03
the beginning of the season. If anyone
40:05
remembers my predictions I put out there
40:07
back in September, but I I've always
40:10
liked watching the Lions. I think they
40:11
they they do some exciting things, but
40:13
it's just not enough.
40:15
>> Okay, Lee, who are you looking forward
40:17
to watching next season?
40:22
>> You can say the Lancaster Buccaneers if
40:24
you want me.
40:26
>> It's worse than that. It's worse than
40:27
that.
40:28
>> No, no blasphemy. This is a PG program.
40:31
You take that back, you filthy.
40:34
>> Yeah,
40:35
>> I'm I'm gonna say the New York Giants. I
40:39
want to see
40:40
>> how Harour makes the makes the team
40:44
better. You know, I think the the Giants
40:47
have been the joke of the the the
40:49
division for a few years now. And I
40:51
think, you know,
40:52
>> it's not even live.
40:54
>> No. No. I think with Dart and Scatterbo
40:57
and and Harour, I think it's just going
40:58
to be a fun, exciting team for next
41:00
year. I scatter is just meme after meme.
41:03
He is absolute gold. He's gonna have the
41:04
best three year career ever.
41:07
>> He's great. And I think I think with you
41:09
know with the new weapons that they're
41:10
going to add to the team this year with
41:12
Harbour's new sort of
41:15
his new presence within that within that
41:17
building. I think you know they're going
41:19
to I feel sorry for the the Cowboys fans
41:22
out there. I think they're going to be
41:23
the the next joke of the the division
41:25
for the next few years.
41:28
Do do you not worry about like the Jets
41:30
though? Cuz like I I I I know I've
41:32
mentioned a few times that
41:36
if there was a relegation, they're the
41:38
team that are calling for that to
41:39
happen.
41:43
[sighs and gasps]
41:43
>> Do you know what I think they've they've
41:46
put themselves in this position, you
41:48
know, they've got the draft picks for
41:49
the next two years. What they do with
41:52
those draft picks is going to be really
41:54
interesting. and and you know, looking
41:56
at the this year's draft, you it's not
41:59
very QB heavy this year.
42:01
>> Yeah.
42:02
>> Um so what they do at QB is going to be
42:05
interesting. I think next year's is
42:07
going to be the year that they're going
42:08
to go for one. So they may stick with
42:10
Fields um or or another Q de you know
42:14
sort of QB but I think yeah next year is
42:17
going to be uh is going to be the year
42:20
that I'm going to look forward to the
42:21
Jets making a resurgence in the in the
42:24
league.
42:25
>> Interesting. Interesting.
42:28
So um that's us all pretty much done. So
42:32
now we're going to go into the big game.
42:33
Now we know it's not for um not this
42:36
weekend the weekend after. Um, what we
42:39
are obviously next week, we'll go on
42:41
about that later, what where we're going
42:42
to be next week, but I'm thinking next
42:44
week, boys, I think we grade every team
42:46
with an old school A B CDE E F being a
42:50
fail.
42:50
>> Yeah.
42:51
>> Um, are we all for that next week?
42:53
>> Yeah.
42:54
>> Yeah, sounds good.
42:55
>> Literally go over every team. Let's let,
42:57
you know, let's do it. We'll start from
42:59
we'll start from the bottom on the power
43:01
rankings, which will more likely be the
43:02
um the Raiders or the Jets because
43:04
that's hilarious. Um, so
43:07
we go on to the Super Bowl. It's the
43:10
thing we've been looking forward to all
43:11
season. Um, just before we go into it,
43:13
where are people watching it? Lee, where
43:15
are you watching it?
43:16
>> Um, so there's a there's a bit of
43:18
chatter about one of the one of my
43:20
coaches uh from the academy. He's an
43:23
American. He's thinking about setting up
43:24
a Super Bowl party. So, probably going
43:26
to have a Super Bowl party with with the
43:28
Yanks. It's always good fun.
43:30
>> Awesome. Awesome. Could have chose a
43:32
better choice of words, but awesome. Uh,
43:34
[laughter] Steve, where are you watching
43:35
me?
43:36
Um, I haven't actually got any set plans
43:38
yet if I'm honest. Either at home or
43:42
>> if you if you watch it at home, I'll
43:43
give you the zone login. Okay.
43:45
>> Yeah. [snorts] I mean, so what um so
43:47
obviously Cameron knows well when I was
43:48
up in Sheffield, we used to go and watch
43:50
it and we've got a mate who I've been
43:52
watching the Super Bowl with since the
43:55
year before the Chiefs first recent
43:56
Super Bowl. And he used to love bringing
43:59
uh Super Bowl bingo, which is always
44:00
great fun. A little bingo card. You tick
44:02
it off as it happens. You know, if you
44:04
get a line, you do a shot or a Jagger
44:06
bomb or whatever. That's always fun. But
44:07
I don't think I can do that with just
44:09
>> I'd avoid doing lines at a Super Bowl
44:12
party. Cameron, who are you picking,
44:13
mate?
44:15
>> Um, I'll probably be watching it at home
44:18
to be honest because I'll I'll have gone
44:19
out the night before and I'll be I'll be
44:22
nursing probably a horrendous hangover.
44:25
So, I won't want to be outside. So,
44:27
it'll be at home. I think
44:29
>> I I'm going to Hickory's. I'm staying
44:32
over. I'm going to get a hotel. Um, and
44:35
I'm going to get Mortal Mortal Kombat
44:37
Mortal. Finishing Mortal Kombat Mortal.
44:38
Show me Luther. Um, okay. So, Patriots
44:43
against the Seahawks.
44:45
Um,
44:47
I'm going for the Seahawks and I'm going
44:50
for a very convincing Seahawksman. I
44:52
think the Seahawks are going to maul
44:53
them, chew them up. It might be the
44:55
biggest mauling since Space Jam, the
44:57
first one with Halime the Monstars just
45:00
absolutely ripped them to bits. Let's
45:01
not talk about the second half. They
45:03
cheated. Um
45:04
>> like Tom Brady.
45:06
>> Um no no. Um hang on. We got a comment
45:08
here. What's this say? Can someone read
45:10
that in my vision? Yeah.
45:12
>> Sharing a takeaway.
45:14
>> Yeah. Well, look, however we all do it,
45:17
I want everyone to enjoy it. We are
45:19
going to on the platform we'll talk
45:20
about at the end of the show. Going to
45:22
put a post of we want your selfies. Pop
45:24
your selfies up of your Super Bowl
45:26
selfies and um yeah. So yeah, I'm going
45:29
for the Seahawks. I just think the two
45:31
good offense and defense um they look
45:34
absolutely up for it. And I think if the
45:36
Patriots that turned up on Sunday turn
45:38
up against the Seahawks that we've seen
45:40
them lately, I just can't see anything
45:42
but a Seahawks win. So, first of all,
45:44
I'm going to go to Lee.
45:48
>> Yeah, I'm going I'm Same with you.
45:50
Seahawks. Seahawks with a comfortable
45:52
win. Uh more than more than two scores.
45:56
>> Okay. Okay. Lee, not Lee. Sorry, Steve.
46:00
Uh, firstly, I'd like to point out if
46:02
anyone hasn't actually clocked on to yet
46:04
that this is Sam Donald's going to be
46:05
the first quarterback from that 2018
46:07
draft to make it to the Super Bowl. Josh
46:09
Allen hasn't done it. Lamar Jackson
46:11
hasn't done it. Sam Darnold's the one
46:12
who's turned up and done it somehow,
46:13
which is incredible. Um, I'm going for
46:16
the Seahawks. I think they've got the
46:17
much better offense because as as I've
46:19
been saying all season, the Patriots
46:21
have relied on their defense and haven't
46:22
really put much up on numbers. However,
46:25
the Patriots again do have a good
46:26
defense. And I'm saying if they get at
46:28
least two picks, I think Sam Arnold will
46:31
get scared and the Patriots will win
46:32
this, but I'm sticking with the Hawks.
46:35
But that's just I'm just putting that
46:36
prediction out there for a bit of fun.
46:38
>> Hey Cameron, you're up, mate.
46:41
>> Uh, I think the Pats take it. And I
46:44
think the reason the Pats take it is
46:46
because
46:47
Sam Darnold will panic. I think the the
46:53
Rams were 16th in pressure generation in
46:56
the league over the season. New England
46:58
have only allowed explosive plays on
47:00
9.6% of the snaps, which is the best in
47:02
football. Now, if we look at that first
47:04
play last week for the Seahawks, it was
47:06
a 51 yard pass to Shahed. They're not
47:09
going to get that against the Patriots.
47:11
Not with not not with the way that they
47:12
generate pressure, not with the way that
47:14
they're they're great in man in man
47:15
coverage as well. Um but they've only
47:17
allowed four touchdowns
47:20
um from pressure situations. So Sam
47:24
Darnold isn't going to it's not going to
47:26
be a scheme weakness. It's going to be
47:29
instability. And I think in a one-off
47:31
game, you know, with all the cards on
47:34
the table, it's going to be down to who
47:36
who can keep calm under pressure. If he
47:38
feels the pocket collapsing and he just
47:40
disappears, then the safeties, the
47:43
Patriots safeties this season have been
47:45
incredible at sort of figuring out where
47:46
the scramble routes are going to be.
47:48
They've not been they've been closing
47:50
the gaps, which is something that, you
47:52
know, Drake May took advantage of last
47:55
uh last week. So, if he can manipulate
47:59
the pocket by staying in it and sort of
48:02
letting Jackson Smith and Jiga do what
48:04
he does, which is just getting
48:05
separation and and getting downfield,
48:07
then he'll win the game. But I think
48:09
that despite his youth, the poise of
48:12
Drake May and his ability to read what
48:15
the defense is giving him is going to
48:17
give him the edge because his defense
48:19
are going to stop Sam Darnold doing what
48:22
he wants to do. It's going to keep him
48:24
very one-dimensional and make the game
48:25
very easy for the Patriots defense. And
48:28
it's going to be down to whether Drake
48:29
May can maint, you know, all all the
48:32
lights are on him for the first time.
48:34
He's been he's a two-year quarterback.
48:36
Can he do it? I think he can.
48:39
>> Interesting. Interesting.
48:42
>> See on the on the on the Sam Darnold
48:44
point there, which is why what I said
48:46
about the two picks. If they get at
48:47
least two, I think plates Pats take it
48:49
because you look back at the first game
48:50
against the Rams, he had a couple of
48:52
picks and then he got shaky and he ended
48:53
up throwing four interceptions in the
48:55
game. And he is sort of the problem. He
48:58
he is sort of definitely the big
48:59
question mark on that squad. And
49:01
especially when like you look at the
49:03
Rams when they they they had Puka and
49:05
Adams, they had two threats for the
49:06
defenses to watch. Whereas the Seahawks,
49:10
if it's not been passed off, you've got
49:11
JSN and you just sort of loosely cover
49:13
the rest. But on the on the Patriots
49:15
thing with the safeties, I know I
49:17
noticed a few teams have been doing it
49:18
this year where a lot of safeties and
49:19
DBs are getting linebacker training,
49:22
which is where they're getting into
49:23
closing those gaps properly because it
49:25
it's a thing that people should have
49:27
been doing it for years. Getting those
49:28
safeties knowing how to play as a
49:30
linebacker ready to come in and close
49:32
those gaps down because historically
49:34
safeties aren't great at tackling or
49:36
doing that which is I think it's good to
49:38
see from the fats doing and I don't know
49:39
what Matteo's doing right now.
49:40
>> [laughter]
49:40
>> But that was one of the things though
49:42
like looking at the Legion of Boom. Cam
49:44
Chancellor was one of the best at it.
49:46
Hitting downhill and hitting hard.
49:48
>> Yeah.
49:48
>> And that's why they were so good. I I I
49:51
just as I say I think two high safeties
49:55
leave Smith and Jigba no space. Let him
49:58
you know stop him getting catches. No no
50:00
no soft zone. Just just keep tight to
50:03
him. Cooper Cooper Cup's not the guy
50:06
anymore. He's not going to be finding
50:07
any space. Kenneth Walker. I don't think
50:11
the run defense is is going to worry
50:13
about him. He's too lightweight. I don't
50:15
think I don't think they're gonna I just
50:17
don't think they're going to struggle as
50:19
much as everybody thinks. Bearing in
50:21
mind as well, Sam Darnold before last
50:23
week had had six interceptions and two
50:24
touchdowns in his previous previous
50:26
playoff games. So, it's uh I think
50:31
people are discounting the Patriots too
50:33
fast.
50:36
>> Okay.
50:38
So,
50:39
It's going to be an interesting one.
50:41
It's one we're going to go over again
50:42
next week. Um folks, thank you very much
50:46
for joining us on the Audible. Um I'm
50:49
going to now take a moment to make a few
50:51
announcements. This is our last show on
50:54
Sport Tank. Um
50:56
I personally, and I'm sure I speak on
50:58
behalf of the others, I want to thank
51:00
Steve and the guys at Sport Tank for
51:03
helping us put on this show. We put a
51:05
lot of effort and we put a lot of time
51:07
into this and so does Ste. Um I think
51:11
again I speak for us all. We'd love to
51:12
come back one day um to Sport Tank and
51:15
do something with them. Moving on
51:17
forward, this show will be on TD UK,
51:19
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every platform, Facebook, Instagram,
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Twitter. We're on absolutely everything.
51:30
Um, but I sincerely really I'm very
51:33
thankful for Steve for helping us, for
51:35
helping me, for giving me so much wisdom
51:37
and what to do and what not to do. Um,
51:41
so I would really like to, you know,
51:43
again, thank him for all that. I would
51:45
say this as well for anyone who's
51:46
contemplating doing anything like this.
51:48
Um, every single one of us who does this
51:51
is reachable. So is Ste. He's helped me
51:54
out set up the platform TD UK. He's
51:57
given you some great advice what to do,
51:58
what not to do. Um, the more of us that
52:01
are promoting this sport in our in this
52:03
country, the better it's going to be.
52:05
Um, we've just seen a really sad thing
52:07
with scum for Alphas. Um, potentially
52:11
folding as a club for the adult contact,
52:14
we will get then get another team pop
52:16
up. This doesn't grow the sport. It just
52:18
keeps us level. This sport needs to
52:19
progress when we look at countries like
52:21
Germany which are progressing. So, be
52:23
constructive, be positive.
52:26
I'm really excited to see what we do
52:28
with the Audible on Touch on Touchdown
52:31
UK, TDUK.
52:33
And for one more final time, and I'm
52:36
going to start from the bottom, and
52:37
we're going to go all the way up. Guys,
52:39
thank you very much for for joining us
52:41
every week for the comments, we will see
52:44
you live the same time next Thursday on
52:48
TD UK. So, for now, I've been Matteo
52:52
>> and I've been Lee. I've been Steve
52:55
>> and I've been Cameron.
52:57
>> Thank you very much folks. You've all
53:00
been brilliant. We love you.