Latest / TDUK / The Audible - 2025/26 Season - Ep 20
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- 0:00Heat. Heat.
- 0:21>> [music]
- 0:49>> What is folks? Hang on. Where is he? Let
- 0:51him back in.
- 0:53>> Is he? Oh, no. I keep kicking him off by
- 0:55accident. I [laughter] don't need to.
- 0:57Hello, mate.
- 0:57>> Hello. Hello.
- 0:58>> How you doing?
- 0:59>> Not too bad yourself.
- 1:00>> Right, let's I'm good, mate. I'm good.
- 1:03Let me just get these comments will
- 1:04display this. That's fine there. Right,
- 1:08we're on it. What a week of football.
- 1:10How we doing, folks?
- 1:14>> Well, as good as can be expected.
- 1:18>> Good. Good. Anything going on, boys? Any
- 1:21chat? Any goss?
- 1:23>> Um, well, we just had our first sort of
- 1:26uh back to back to football season.
- 1:29>> Yes. Yes, you did. [clears throat]
- 1:31>> Which was which was really good. Um,
- 1:33lots of people turning up at the Camry
- 1:35Cats. Everything's looking great there.
- 1:37The senior team has had an influx of of
- 1:40new guys. I think we've had sort of 22
- 1:43rookies that have turned up. Um,
- 1:46>> come on that. That's that's a good
- 1:48number.
- 1:49Yeah, I think I think we're estimating
- 1:51about 53 players this year for the for
- 1:53the Cats. So, that's that's great. Uh
- 1:55with the the academy side to the under
- 1:5719 side, I had about 20 guys turn up.
- 1:59So, uh over all in all, it's looking
- 2:02pretty good.
- 2:04>> Good. Um bit of a thingy from your mic
- 2:07by the way. Um Ste, I think.
- 2:10>> Uh yeah, bear with me. It's messing
- 2:12around for some reason.
- 2:13>> No worries. Um, oh mate, I had the best
- 2:17um I want to join your team message
- 2:19before. Um,
- 2:21so one of my mates, won't mention who,
- 2:23won't mention what team he's coming
- 2:24from, messaged me, you know that um bit
- 2:26in, um, what's that? Adam Sandler,
- 2:28American, not the longest yard. The
- 2:30longest yard. Yeah. Yeah.
- 2:31>> And um, you know the bit where I think
- 2:33it's Nelly or Kelly, whichever one it
- 2:36was, was like, "Do you guys have a
- 2:37running back?"
- 2:39>> And it was him being like, "And he's a
- 2:40this guy's a great great running back,
- 2:42by the And then he was like um I was
- 2:45like, "Dude, please tell me this is
- 2:46happening." And he's like, "Yeah, yeah,
- 2:47it's happening." Yes.
- 2:49>> But he's he's bringing over another
- 2:50player as well. So, it's like blocks are
- 2:53going places next season.
- 2:56>> Um but apart from that, mate, I've just
- 2:57been doing work, been busy. Um little
- 3:01side hustle, which we'll go into at the
- 3:02end of the season. We're not going to
- 3:03discuss that now. Um getting that
- 3:05sorted. We've all been busy doing that.
- 3:07Ste's been going out of his mind doing
- 3:08his artwork on his lovely MacBook. Um,
- 3:12what have you been on Tuesday?
- 3:14>> Well, pretty pretty much that. Um,
- 3:18couple of shift at work. Uh, I was
- 3:20pretty much just doing that. And yeah,
- 3:22went and played some pool last night
- 3:23with my girlfriend and some of her
- 3:24friends. That was nice.
- 3:25>> Have you got a girlfriend?
- 3:27>> Yeah.
- 3:28>> You didn't [laughter] say mate.
- 3:32>> Should we talk about some football?
- 3:35Let's do it.
- 3:37>> Let's do it. Right. Let me just get it
- 3:38up. One minute. That's what she said.
- 3:40two sex. Um,
- 3:42>> it feel it feels extremely weird having
- 3:44my notes on a Mac now, not just on
- 3:46>> Hey, well in, mate. Well in. Right. So,
- 3:49um, NFL wildard weekend. Um,
- 3:54wow.
- 3:55>> Yeah,
- 3:55>> I want the the the first the first
- 3:59three, four games were great. The second
- 4:01two were dire. Uh, well, the last two
- 4:03were dire. Um, but some absolutely
- 4:06brilliant games. We'll start off with
- 4:07the first one. Panthers got beat just by
- 4:11the Rams 34 to 31. Panthers fans, you
- 4:14must be proud of your team. Gutted
- 4:16you're out, but wow, what a game. What a
- 4:19results. Liam, coming to you first,
- 4:21mate. [snorts]
- 4:23Do
- 4:23>> you know what this this I think everyone
- 4:25was so expecting the the Rams just to
- 4:27turn up to Carolina and just stick it on
- 4:30them.
- 4:33>> Oh yeah. Hi guys. Texas versus Steeler
- 4:35game was brutal. It was indeed uh it was
- 4:39a horrible watch. Um but we'll come to
- 4:42that game in a minute. Um [snorts]
- 4:44yeah,
- 4:44>> more than a minute.
- 4:46>> Probably. Um [laughter] but I think I
- 4:49think I think the the Rams just really
- 4:53came out of the gate so slow. They
- 4:57they they allowed Carolina to in, you
- 4:59know, assert their dominance, kind of
- 5:01put put them where they want to be. you
- 5:04know, Bryce Young was was having a great
- 5:05game and the whole team was having a
- 5:07great game and I think, you know, I
- 5:10think the Rams, you know, panicked
- 5:12towards the end and and managed to get
- 5:13that that that edge on the on the
- 5:16Panthers and seal the win, but it was it
- 5:18was an incredible game to watch, you
- 5:20know, for the sort of the the kickoff of
- 5:23the the the wild card weekend. We all
- 5:25knew it was going to be
- 5:27>> Yeah.
- 5:28>> a really good weekend.
- 5:30>> Yeah. Um, Steve, what did you think of
- 5:33this one? Me,
- 5:35>> again, I nearly didn't Well, again, it's
- 5:38wild card weekend. You watch every game,
- 5:39but this was one of the games I very
- 5:41nearly was just like, I don't need to
- 5:42pay too much attention to this. And my
- 5:44god, glad I did. Um, obviously, I think
- 5:49this game goes to Pukin Aua, two
- 5:50touchdowns, and for some reason that def
- 5:53he was put on the defense for a snap,
- 5:55and he did that pass break up in the end
- 5:57zone.
- 5:58>> Yeah. Don't know why he was playing
- 6:00safety for that snap, but it worked. It
- 6:03was incredible. But yeah, is this this
- 6:05game should not have been as close and
- 6:06as as everyone has said after the
- 6:07Panthers um
- 6:08>> Panthers should be proud of us.
- 6:09>> I forgot to mention we all get one vote
- 6:12for game of the week. Okay, so I will
- 6:14ask you at the end of the game after we
- 6:16we've got our [clears throat] thing, is
- 6:17this your game of the week? And we've
- 6:19also got one vote for toilet of the
- 6:21week, which was the worst game. So J,
- 6:24was either of the Was either of you
- 6:26voting for this game to be game of the
- 6:28week or toilet of the week?
- 6:30>> Not before the game. It's definitely up
- 6:32there, but
- 6:33>> but is it your game of the week? You get
- 6:34one point. It's not It's not Oh,
- 6:36>> no. No. No. But
- 6:38>> toilet of the week,
- 6:43>> not for either. Yeah. Okay.
- 6:46Next up, we had the Bears against the
- 6:48Packers. I went to sleep and the Packers
- 6:51were spanking them Bears. Um, and I woke
- 6:54up and I cursed
- 6:57>> me cursing. Would Would you believe it?
- 6:59>> Yes. Um,
- 7:01>> my curses.
- 7:02>> But I don't think Hang [snorts] on. Is
- 7:04he Is that Is the pucker safety comment
- 7:07sat here? Do you want to explain that
- 7:08one, mate?
- 7:12>> I don't even really understand the
- 7:13question if I'm honest. Safety comment
- 7:15satire.
- 7:16>> Is the pukerus at safety?
- 7:18>> You Ryan, give us more on that one,
- 7:20mate. We'll come back to that one. Um,
- 7:23no, no, it was it very much was. Yeah,
- 7:25he played for some reason as safety for
- 7:27for one game for one one one play. I
- 7:29don't know why.
- 7:31>> That was very cool.
- 7:31>> Um, going back to this one, this was a
- 7:33brilliant game. If if if this if if you
- 7:36This is one of them games, right, where
- 7:38you've never watched football before.
- 7:39Watch this.
- 7:42Ste, you're up.
- 7:45Um, my first note, and I suppose I may
- 7:48as well say it. I've put this down as
- 7:49possible game of the weekend. I think
- 7:50this was my game of the week.
- 7:51>> We'll find out after we've all get these
- 7:53comments.
- 7:54>> It was absolutely wild. Like as you
- 7:57said, Packers were ahead for most of the
- 8:00game and then Dembe put up 25 points in
- 8:03the fourth quarter. Um, which by the way
- 8:07is also a common theme for most of the
- 8:08games this week. There were, like I
- 8:10said, I sent you guys the mass worked
- 8:12had 133 points scored in the fourth
- 8:14quarter across six games,
- 8:16>> which is insane. For anyone who wants to
- 8:18know what it's like being in a group
- 8:19chat with Ste, imagine the Sheldon from
- 8:22Big Bang version of American football.
- 8:24That's exactly what it's like.
- 8:26>> Well, he's like in our group in our
- 8:29group chat. Le is like this this this
- 8:31godfather of when I speak, you will
- 8:33listen. Um I'm constantly coming up with
- 8:35ideas which are either amazing or are
- 8:37you stupid? Um, Steve's messaging angry
- 8:41like his his head's hurting from trying
- 8:43to sort artwork for the stupid ideas and
- 8:45then he comes up with these amazing
- 8:46facts. Hang on. Wait, we got a comment
- 8:48here. What's it saying? I can't read it
- 8:50cuz my phone's being stupid.
- 8:52>> So, Steve suggested he didn't understand
- 8:54why he was at safety, but the past
- 8:57breakup wasn't at safety. It was on an
- 9:00overthrown pass intended for Puka.
- 9:05>> Yeah,
- 9:06>> I like this guy, mate. Yeah, I know. If
- 9:09you if you watch the clips, it looks
- 9:10like he's playing safety. So, it looks
- 9:12like he's defending what's a catch
- 9:14rather than stopping being intercepted.
- 9:16>> Ryan, do you want to come on the show
- 9:17this week or next week? Let me know.
- 9:19[laughter] If you do, mate, if you do,
- 9:21I'll I will go and send you the the link
- 9:22now or for next week. Let me know, mate.
- 9:24He I like him. He sounds good. Let's get
- 9:26him on.
- 9:27>> Yeah.
- 9:27>> Um Lee, what were your thoughts, mate?
- 9:31>> Oh, I mean, yeah. I mean, this this was
- 9:33a shocker. I mean, I like you, I kind of
- 9:36went to sleep and woke up and
- 9:39>> the the result was to be expected. I I
- 9:41think we I think we all back back to
- 9:42Bears last week,
- 9:44>> but it was how it was done.
- 9:47>> Absolutely.
- 9:48>> Well, I said last I said last week that
- 9:49I want I chose the Bears, but I said I
- 9:51kind of want them to win not in the
- 9:53fourth quarter and then they went into
- 9:54the complete opposite.
- 9:55>> Yeah. I mean, yeah, this this this I
- 9:58mean these these fourth quarter games
- 10:00have just absolutely [gasps]
- 10:03smashed it this week. Um
- 10:05>> Ryan, that was a serious offer, mate.
- 10:07You you just you just see me and it is
- 10:09there. We as long as you don't swear,
- 10:11you're on me and as long as we can
- 10:13understand you, you're on me. I
- 10:16understand you. People barely struggle
- 10:18to understand me, so it's fine. Lee,
- 10:20what were you saying, mate? Sorry.
- 10:21>> Sorry, mate. Um yeah, it's it was one of
- 10:25those it was one of those games where
- 10:26you're just like, "Oh no, you know,
- 10:28there's an upset happening. You know,
- 10:30the Packers are going to win. The
- 10:31Packers are going to win." And then it's
- 10:32just
- 10:33>> and then the fourth quarter just un
- 10:35unrolled and it was just like,
- 10:37>> "What did we just watch?" That
- 10:39[laughter] was incredible.
- 10:40>> It was amazing. It I love stuff like
- 10:43that because it's only good for
- 10:44football.
- 10:46>> Do you know what I mean?
- 10:47One of my favorite games I've ever
- 10:49played um was against scum for Palas
- 10:51when I played for Chester Romans. I
- 10:53think we were getting beat 13 at Halime.
- 10:56Um we we got it to like 2421 or
- 11:01something like that, you know. We were
- 11:02like we needed we needed either a field
- 11:04goal for overtime. Well, not overtime
- 11:07because he just do draws, don't he? Uh
- 11:09only drawback is I'm a Jets fan. Listen,
- 11:10mate. Steve is a Chiefs fan. You're not
- 11:14getting all the pain. Steve's a Chiefs
- 11:15fan. you'll be fine, mate. Come on next
- 11:17week. Um I'll drop you a message after
- 11:20the show. Anyway, um and when I say I
- 11:23was given everything, like I was diving
- 11:25into this like cuz we just wanted to
- 11:27win. We knew that um the game was was so
- 11:30close to me winning. And um I tweaked me
- 11:32rotator cuff again. Always happens. And
- 11:35uh someone went on and there holding my
- 11:38shoulder on the sideline. We scored a
- 11:39touchdown. I celebrated like it was
- 11:41nothing. It was the most emotional game
- 11:43ever. So like you do get that playing in
- 11:45in in the sport them last minute wins.
- 11:49>> Yeah. Um
- 11:52>> before we move on, I just I just want to
- 11:53points out that this [laughter] is so we
- 11:56we got to read this comment.
- 11:58>> How the Chicago Bears is everyone. What
- 12:01>> Green Bay suck?
- 12:02>> Wow. The Chicago Bears is everyone.
- 12:04Green Bay suck.
- 12:06>> Yeah, fair enough.
- 12:06>> That's Nathan.
- 12:07>> Hey, do you know what? That's my 8 and0
- 12:09pack. That that that's that's Nathan who
- 12:11brought some butter. It sounds like
- 12:12that's best accent ever. We need Nathan
- 12:14on this show either this season or next
- 12:16season. We need to make it happen.
- 12:19>> But yeah, know Matt Laflur choking in
- 12:21the fourth quarter. It's happened
- 12:23before. If anyone who doesn't know, he
- 12:25was the QB coach for the infamous
- 12:27Falcons choke.
- 12:28>> Yeah, I I learned that this week as
- 12:30well. That was quite interesting.
- 12:31>> Yeah.
- 12:33So So he's done it done it again. Even
- 12:35his QPS and the fourth quarters and
- 12:37playoffs don't really do well, do they?
- 12:40>> Right, I have a question. Lee, we're
- 12:42going to start with you. Is this your
- 12:44toilet of the week?
- 12:46>> Nope.
- 12:47>> Is this your game of the week?
- 12:49>> Yes.
- 12:50>> This is not my toilet of the week. This
- 12:52is my game of the week. Stay.
- 12:55>> I think we've got a hat.
- 12:56>> Oh my god. We all three agree on
- 12:57something. Praise you, [laughter] Jesus.
- 13:00>> Praise Luke Skywalker and Yoda.
- 13:01Brilliant. Okay, let's move on then. Um,
- 13:04so the next game was the Jaguar against
- 13:06the Bills. A brilliant game. Again, a
- 13:08brilliant example of football. The Bills
- 13:11got the job done. People thought they
- 13:12were going to choke. A lot of people
- 13:14back this Jags for all the right
- 13:15reasons. They went out, the Bills won 27
- 13:18to 24. I think the Jags can be proud of
- 13:20themselves for such a fantastic season.
- 13:22And there's so much left in the tank in
- 13:24that team that I think they're only
- 13:25going to get better and better. And
- 13:26they're not a team I'd want to play next
- 13:28season.
- 13:29>> No.
- 13:30>> No. I think the momentum that they've
- 13:32got, you know, now going into the next
- 13:34game is is going to be quite
- 13:36interesting.
- 13:36>> Yes.
- 13:37>> Um
- 13:38>> and they've only got they've only got
- 13:40six days to recover as well. Um whereas
- 13:42Broncos have rested pretty much most of
- 13:44the team.
- 13:44>> Um I had 14 days since the last game.
- 13:47Saturday night game this so I'm really
- 13:49looking forward to this as no one is in
- 13:50the house. It's just me just chilling
- 13:52out. Beer. What? Beer. What? What? Yeah.
- 13:56>> I I do find a lot of the time though
- 13:58like if you think about it, you you
- 14:00The by-week can be a it can be negative.
- 14:03I think if you go in with the momentum
- 14:06and the adrenaline rather than having a
- 14:08week off and nothing to do, I think
- 14:09sometimes that can be a negative on the
- 14:11teams.
- 14:12>> They they listen, they were in a
- 14:14position where he could have rest the
- 14:15players and had a bit of momentum and
- 14:17played another game.
- 14:18>> That coach's decisions haven't just been
- 14:21good, they've been spot on. So, if he
- 14:23wants him to finish top and get that
- 14:24rest week, I'll I'll do whatever he
- 14:26says. What have we got here? What's this
- 14:27saying? I can't read this on my screen,
- 14:29folks.
- 14:30So, he's put a wife's a Jags fan. We bet
- 14:32each year uh each each year's team that
- 14:36the worst pays for the takeaway Super
- 14:38Bowl night. And he just put a nice free
- 14:40curry for me. [laughter]
- 14:42>> And we've got another message. Bill
- 14:44stuttering all the way through the
- 14:46season. Broncos defense is spelt. Is
- 14:50that like a new people word?
- 14:54>> New people. I quite like New people.
- 14:56>> Um Broncos dub. I will. I like this guy,
- 14:59mate. I listen, you're not just saying
- 15:00this because I'm wearing a jersey. You
- 15:02come on next week, mate. I'm going to
- 15:03drop you a message. Come along next
- 15:04week, mate. Um, do you play Brit Ball?
- 15:06If so, who for? Because that'll have a
- 15:08big impact if you're definitely coming
- 15:09on. Right. Um, so, um, yeah, great game.
- 15:14Um, I think, look, I know we'd be
- 15:16repeating ourselves saying Jags are just
- 15:17going to get stronger and stronger.
- 15:20>> Yeah.
- 15:20>> I is, am I right in saying that they
- 15:23should be proud how well they've done? I
- 15:24know look not every team can get through
- 15:26to all the way to the end but
- 15:27>> I think it's I think yeah for sure from
- 15:29from when they they had their by-week I
- 15:32mean we got to remember the first part
- 15:34of the season they were absolutely
- 15:37dreadful and then
- 15:39>> post their their their by-week uh post
- 15:43the transfer deadline everything clicked
- 15:45into place and they became a juggernaut
- 15:48and
- 15:50>> I think if they if they can continue
- 15:52that next year you draft some more
- 15:55players, you know, they'll get uh Travis
- 15:57Hunter back. I think that, you know,
- 15:59they they're going to be a real
- 16:00contender next year for sure.
- 16:02>> I think um I think made a big difference
- 16:04when they were traded for Jacobe Meyers,
- 16:07even though he's not actually done a lot
- 16:09like scoring wise, I think him being on
- 16:11that squad has made a big difference.
- 16:13>> Yeah, absolutely.
- 16:16>> He's a he's a big like slot threat, so
- 16:18all of a sudden defenses have to watch
- 16:20him rather than just whoever whatever
- 16:22rookie they were putting there. that
- 16:23week beforehand and then all a sudden
- 16:26they're having to stretch the defense
- 16:27and then Lawrence was able just to do
- 16:29whatever Harley wanted after that.
- 16:31>> I um I seen a report today, I don't know
- 16:34whether it's true or not. Um the Broncos
- 16:36have signed Von Miller to a one day
- 16:37contract so we can retire. This is not
- 16:40the first time that this has happened.
- 16:41Do we like this? I like it personally.
- 16:44Um I think it's a little bit touch of
- 16:45class and it shows when players have
- 16:47multiple clubs where you know where
- 16:49obviously they're all going to have
- 16:50heart for whatever club they've played
- 16:51for except for Aaron Rogers and the
- 16:53Jets. Um but you know it shows that that
- 16:57that club is quite a lot to them. Like I
- 16:59don't know what do you think?
- 17:00>> I mean Zack Zack Herz did the same thing
- 17:02for the for the Eagles obviously when he
- 17:04snapped his leg earlier this season. Um
- 17:07he he's he signed a one-day contract to
- 17:10finish his his career with the Eagles.
- 17:12Um
- 17:14It's It's crazy that Grump did the same
- 17:15a couple of years after retiring as well
- 17:17this year.
- 17:18>> Yeah. So,
- 17:19>> previous
- 17:22Ryan was at Plymouth. Plymouth Vanguard
- 17:26may
- 17:27>> I'm not good enough to play and I still
- 17:28play. Don't worry. Um mate, we'll get
- 17:30you on next week. Ryan Ryan's our guest
- 17:32next week, folks. Um
- 17:34>> he's going to be a carrot cruncher as
- 17:35well, isn't he? He's going to have that.
- 17:37>> Oh, mate, that'll be great. And they
- 17:38automatically do subtitles on this. So,
- 17:40I'm joking. I'm joking. Um, I'd
- 17:43[laughter] like to see Jags turn Hunter
- 17:44to a permanent
- 17:46D. Yeah, I I think Jags will be looking
- 17:49at wide receivers next next season. Uh,
- 17:51not that it's not worked this season,
- 17:53but it's clearly a very strong point if
- 17:56they can make that stronger, you know.
- 17:57Brilliant.
- 17:58>> Yeah.
- 17:58>> Right. I I I think I think one I think
- 18:01as they're saying, Travis Hun needs to
- 18:03be decided whether he's a DB or a wide
- 18:05receiver. And I think that makes sense
- 18:07because you can't you can't go and play
- 18:09the best sport in the world and play two
- 18:11different positions and not actually
- 18:13focus on one.
- 18:15>> I think you need
- 18:16>> try telling that to an old lineman and
- 18:18and the lineman in Brit. They know
- 18:20they're playing both if they can get
- 18:22away [laughter] with it.
- 18:24>> Well, I mean when I was playing I was
- 18:26DB, I was safety. I was linebacker, but
- 18:28we're not in the NFL. We we we playing
- 18:30at the top level.
- 18:31>> Yeah. Comment there. I think I think
- 18:32this comment is absolutely nuts, you
- 18:34know, and being an Eagles fan, you know,
- 18:37this this does and intimidating me a
- 18:40little bit. You know, what do you guys
- 18:41think about John Harour Harour to the to
- 18:43the Giants? He is a fantastic coach, you
- 18:46know.
- 18:47>> He's a great coach. I think I think him
- 18:49and [clears throat] Jackson Dart is
- 18:50going to be a problem for the league
- 18:52next year.
- 18:52>> Yeah, I I agree. And I think obviously
- 18:55the other aspect of it, Scatbo coming
- 18:57back and stuff like that. Yeah.
- 19:00Hang on. Gotta bounce. What's he saying?
- 19:02Gotta bounce, fellas. Have a good show.
- 19:04Cheers, fella. Anyway, um yeah,
- 19:08>> Nathan Nathan just commented on Ryan as
- 19:09a good player as well underneath that as
- 19:11well.
- 19:11>> Oh, see there you go. There you go.
- 19:13Nathan knows your stuff.
- 19:15>> So, so yeah, that that does make that
- 19:17league interesting in coming coming in
- 19:19next season. Um I'm already excited for
- 19:21next season already. like the amount of
- 19:24>> the amount of offseason work or
- 19:25slaughter doing as well. [laughter]
- 19:28Slave labor overtime.
- 19:32Right, let's talk about the next game.
- 19:33Um, if we had the rights to Selene
- 19:36Deion, my heart would go on. Um, we'd
- 19:38play it right now, but she charges too
- 19:39much that Yeah. Um, so the Eagles played
- 19:42the 49ers and the Eagles got beat. 49ers
- 19:45won 23 to 19. Wow. What happened, Lee?
- 19:50You know, it's the same thing that's
- 19:51been happening all year. It's the Eagles
- 19:54come out the blocks fighting, doing some
- 19:56great stuff.
- 19:58>> We were messaging, we like again, we
- 20:00have that group chat and we were
- 20:02literally like, "Yeah, you know,
- 20:04>> this they're doing it. They're going to
- 20:06they're going to they're going to
- 20:07overpower the the the Niners. The
- 20:08defense were holding their own
- 20:11>> and then it come out the second half and
- 20:13it was just dead. We didn't we we the
- 20:16offense just stopped doing what they
- 20:17were doing. the defense carried on, you
- 20:19know, grinding away. But, you know,
- 20:21there's only so much you can repel
- 20:23before, you know, the Niners start their
- 20:24comeback. And, you know, obviously I
- 20:28shared in that that post as well that,
- 20:30you know, the the the OC got fired.
- 20:33Exactly what Nathan's saying there. You
- 20:34know, the the Eagles fired their OC uh
- 20:37two days after after the after that
- 20:39loss. And you know, Kevin Patulo, you
- 20:43know, he's he's been with the Eagles
- 20:45ever since the beginning when Sirriani
- 20:47was involved. Um, but he's always been
- 20:50in the background, you know, as a as a
- 20:52sort of an assistant coach, a player
- 20:53development coach.
- 20:56But this this I think this role for him
- 20:58was just that little bit too big. And
- 21:01um, you know, you look at the history of
- 21:03of the OC's, you know, Serriani knows
- 21:06what he's doing. He he's he's got it
- 21:08right so many times. [gasps]
- 21:10>> However, he's also got it wrong a few
- 21:13times. Um and I think this is just the
- 21:15wrong candidate for this year.
- 21:20>> Steve, your mate.
- 21:23>> Yeah. No, no, I completely agree. I
- 21:24think I think your offense hasn't really
- 21:27been putting up the numbers it was doing
- 21:29last year.
- 21:30>> And that sort of really proves the
- 21:31point. Like there has been a problem.
- 21:33There's been games where you forgot to
- 21:34throw the ball and then there's been
- 21:36games where you've thrown the ball too
- 21:37much. It's just there there's been no
- 21:38control over the offense. I think
- 21:41>> I want to make a quick comment. I I
- 21:43agree with everything you just said
- 21:44there, but I will say this and it's not
- 21:46been talked about enough
- 21:48>> that Eagles defense has done wonders
- 21:50this season. When you look at
- 21:52>> when you look how inconsistent that
- 21:54offense has been because there's been
- 21:55some games where the run game's been
- 21:56amazing. There's been some games where
- 21:58the pass game's been amazing, but
- 21:59there's been some games where both have
- 22:01been abysmal. Um, so that Eagles defense
- 22:04really, really underrated. It's not, you
- 22:06know, we we've been talking about the
- 22:08Texans defense, you know, the Broncos
- 22:10defense, so on and so forth. No one's
- 22:11talked about the Eagles defense enough
- 22:13for me this season.
- 22:14>> No, to be fair, it has sort of just gone
- 22:16in quietly. But yeah, no, no, the Eagles
- 22:18defense is huge. Um, and
- 22:22>> the thing is, I mean, my original my
- 22:24first thing I wanted to say about this
- 22:26game is not every team can go back to
- 22:28back. [laughter]
- 22:29>> Oh my god. Uh yeah, Lee. Lee, hang on.
- 22:35It took him 23 minutes to mention the
- 22:36Chiefs. You win the bet. I'll send you
- 22:38that money over later.
- 22:41>> But in all seriousness, I think that Kle
- 22:43injury is going to make a big difference
- 22:44to the Ners.
- 22:45>> Yes. Oh, absolutely.
- 22:47>> Obly he he was injured. Obviously, the
- 22:49Niners have been
- 22:52had a lot of injuries this season. And I
- 22:54think KL Shanahan is my coach of the
- 22:56year because he's managed to get through
- 22:58and get into the playoffs and are now
- 23:00into the the conference rounds with half
- 23:03a team. Basically, the rest he's he's
- 23:05having to field rookies or people who's
- 23:06not played enough or like people who
- 23:07aren't his stars and is still getting it
- 23:10done. Um,
- 23:12but uh, one of my favorite stats that I
- 23:15found this week that drawn Jennings has
- 23:16now got the same amount of passing
- 23:17touchdowns in the off season as Justin
- 23:20Herbert does.
- 23:23[laughter]
- 23:24>> Yeah, but imagine if you got what if you
- 23:26was it Jets who didn't get a single
- 23:28interception all season.
- 23:30>> Any team that's got one has got more
- 23:32than the whole of the Jets whole season.
- 23:34Like
- 23:35>> that's it's just crazy stats. Um,
- 23:38>> okay. Should we move on, Jens? Yeah,
- 23:40let's move on quickly.
- 23:42>> Quickly, quickly. [laughter] Let's just
- 23:44revisit that. Um, so next up was the um,
- 23:48>> yeah, it was Patriots against the
- 23:49Chargers. Um, this was not a great game
- 23:52to watch because the Chargers were just
- 23:55there's no charge there at all. U, that
- 23:58being said, Patriots did well. The
- 23:59defense did the job, but it was a heck
- 24:02of a bad day for the Chargers. Um, I
- 24:04believe there's been a coach removal as
- 24:06well, which Steve will confirm very
- 24:07shortly. he'll nod or do something or
- 24:11>> uh I'm not actually sure but I can have
- 24:13a look.
- 24:14>> There's been that many
- 24:16there's been a lot going on but I can't
- 24:18remember exactly who's been filed in
- 24:21>> I'm going to go in this one.
- 24:23>> Yeah. So I'm just going back to uh what
- 24:24Nathan said on that last comment there
- 24:26you know use uh the the fullback had a
- 24:30lot of play uh play a lot more at H
- 24:32after kit injury. I mean to me to be
- 24:35fair, use is is one of those players.
- 24:37He's versatile where he can play as the
- 24:40slot sort of tight end position and as a
- 24:43fullback. So he is he's he's built for
- 24:46it. He's he's he's experienced enough
- 24:48and I'm sure um I'm sure Shanahan will
- 24:51be using him wisely in the next round.
- 24:53Um but yeah, going on to this Pat's
- 24:55game. Um, you know, we had, you [snorts]
- 24:59know, three games, uh, you know, prior
- 25:02to this where we've saw outstanding
- 25:06offenses throwing the ball, uh, you
- 25:09know, running the ball and it was it was
- 25:13very pleasing to the eye. Um,
- 25:18however, this game was was more of the
- 25:20opposite. I think the defenses showed up
- 25:22a lot more and
- 25:26Justin Herbert just didn't have the time
- 25:27in the pocket, you know, his he started
- 25:30to crack a show when, you know,
- 25:32>> they are on like the the 10th string old
- 25:34line.
- 25:35>> Exactly. And I think there's only so
- 25:36there's only there's only so far I mean
- 25:39some of them old line have actually been
- 25:40pretty decent. So you'll find they won't
- 25:42be fifth, sixth, whatever string they
- 25:44are. Um, but I have a question. If
- 25:48you're a Chargers fan, are you happy
- 25:49with the season considering all the
- 25:50injuries?
- 25:53>> I would be.
- 25:53>> I think it would. I think it should be
- 25:56I I think as we've discussed the O line
- 25:59like um Herbbook got hit 10 times that
- 26:01game like there's there's there's
- 26:03there's nothing they can do if they're
- 26:05not getting a if they don't have a solid
- 26:07O line to
- 26:08>> and they rested a lot of players last
- 26:09week as well. So you should have been a
- 26:12better performance but maybe you're
- 26:13right maybe momentum maybe should have
- 26:15gone for them when they broncos
- 26:17>> you know. Um, okay. Um, Steve, any
- 26:21stats?
- 26:23>> Uh,
- 26:24I mean I mean this this this is my
- 26:27toilet game in a week, I think. Oh, no.
- 26:29>> It was a terrible terrible game. I hated
- 26:31the fact I stayed up to watch it as
- 26:33well.
- 26:33>> Yeah, that's that's the reason.
- 26:36>> Even Even Drake May didn't even have a
- 26:38good game.
- 26:40Like he what uh threw an interception
- 26:42and had two fumbles as well.
- 26:46[sighs and gasps]
- 26:46Yeah, this game was won by the defense
- 26:49on the Patriots and Stevenson.
- 26:51>> Yeah,
- 26:52>> that's it. Steven Stevenson was solid
- 26:53both through the air and on the ground.
- 26:55He was their top receiver, I believe,
- 26:56and their rushing rushing leader. He
- 27:00just he just sort of they very much just
- 27:03went, "Yeah, go. You you go win the game
- 27:04for us and just let him go do it."
- 27:06But it just yeah I think I just we just
- 27:09need and I don't obviously I don't want
- 27:11the Chargers to be good because they're
- 27:13in our division but Hermit needs an O
- 27:16line. He needs protection because he's a
- 27:17good quarterback. He just needs that
- 27:19protection to have the time in the
- 27:21pocket.
- 27:22>> Okay. But instead he's just getting
- 27:24smacked about every week. It's funny to
- 27:26watch as a Chiefs fan but as a football
- 27:28fan it's not as funny to watch.
- 27:30>> Okay. Was it your toilet of the week
- 27:31considering how good the defense were?
- 27:33Lee, was this your toilet of the week?
- 27:35Nope,
- 27:36>> it wasn't mine either.
- 27:39>> It was mine.
- 27:40>> Even though the defense bowled out, bear
- 27:42in mind we're about to talk about the
- 27:43Steelers and the Texans.
- 27:46>> Come on.
- 27:47>> Okay, I'll take it back. It [laughter]
- 27:48wasn't mine.
- 27:48>> Okay, on to the next one, folks. Listen,
- 27:50Matteo was always right. Anyway, uh, not
- 27:52really. Um, on to the next one. And this
- 27:55was my toilet of the week. Steelers
- 27:57against the Texans. It's the last one,
- 28:00so we can say it is all of our toile. We
- 28:02all agree on that. And I think that's
- 28:03something we need to do move forward.
- 28:04game a week, toilet week. Um, and then
- 28:06when we get to Super Bowl, was it a
- 28:08great game or was it a toilet? Um,
- 28:1130 points the Texans won the Steelers
- 28:13six. I'm right Steelers were both kicks
- 28:17as well. There was no touchdowns. Good.
- 28:20We were expecting this. Were we
- 28:22expecting to be this bad? Absolutely
- 28:24not. Ste, you are up. Crucified them. Do
- 28:27what you got to do. Say why it's your
- 28:29toilet of the week.
- 28:31>> This was a terrible game.
- 28:34really [snorts] really bad game. It was
- 28:35it was seven to six in the beginning of
- 28:37the fourth quarter. The Texans only
- 28:41ended up putting up more points
- 28:42defensively.
- 28:44Obviously, they had the pick six and
- 28:45they had the fumble strip sack six which
- 28:48is funny to say. Um it was very weird to
- 28:53see Christian Kirk balling out like he's
- 28:55sort of been irrelevant the last couple
- 28:56of years
- 28:58but then like Nico Collins was injured
- 29:00so he's turned up and put 144 yards down
- 29:02and their rookie running back 112 yards
- 29:04on him like
- 29:07but no this game for me and as I said in
- 29:10in the chat that like I was I was trying
- 29:12to give it to so for most of the games I
- 29:15try to give like a player player for the
- 29:17game when we do some artwork and I was
- 29:19trying to decide like a defensive player
- 29:21for it, but I ended up going with the uh
- 29:26whoever it was that scored the strip
- 29:27sack six simply because that was the
- 29:29turning point of the game. But it's it's
- 29:32just down to their defense this game
- 29:34entirely.
- 29:36>> Yeah, I mean I completely also
- 29:41>> I was going to say I was going to say
- 29:42obviously imagine if Rogers now retires
- 29:45after that poor performance. Mike
- 29:47Tomlin's already stepped down after that
- 29:48as well,
- 29:50>> which is wild.
- 29:52>> Yeah.
- 29:54>> I mean, for me, we're not we're not
- 29:56saying anything positive for me. That's
- 29:57why it's toilet of the week. It was a
- 29:59terrible game. Sorry, mate. Um, I agree
- 30:02with with what you're saying there,
- 30:04>> but Aaron Rogers last season has to be
- 30:09has to be le for me. I think this was
- 30:12just a a complete let down on the
- 30:15offensive side of the ball for for this,
- 30:17you know, and I I'm not saying that
- 30:20Aaron Rogers was was totally to blame to
- 30:22be fair. I mean, even some of the wide
- 30:24receivers, you know, when it comes to to
- 30:26to run blocking, you know, I saw an
- 30:30absolutely horrendous block by uh DK
- 30:34Metaf. You know, he's a big guy. he can
- 30:36handle his own, but you know, he just
- 30:39let a uh a a slot DB just just shuffle
- 30:45past him and make a sack or, you know,
- 30:48take the took out the running back in
- 30:49the back field, you know, for for a
- 30:52massive loss. Is those little things
- 30:55make a huge difference in in this game.
- 30:58And you know,
- 31:02the blitz packages that that the Texans
- 31:05put on was absolutely spectacular. Uh,
- 31:09you know, some of the stunts that they
- 31:11were doing was was was textbook and it
- 31:15was it was a fantastic sort of defensive
- 31:18game to watch uh from the Texans point
- 31:20of view, but it was just it was it was
- 31:24so soul destroying from watching it from
- 31:26the Steelers. You know, you expected so
- 31:28much more. So much more.
- 31:31>> What do we What do we think about DK
- 31:32Metaf? Do you reckon he's going to have
- 31:33to find a new team next year? So, I
- 31:35don't think he's performed at the
- 31:36Steelers. [sighs]
- 31:39>> No, I think I think there's another
- 31:41year.
- 31:41>> Yeah, I think he's going to be there
- 31:43another year. Obviously, they're going
- 31:44to
- 31:45>> they're going to expect they're going to
- 31:46it to be better.
- 31:48>> That will be the condition it's better.
- 31:50>> They'll see see what he's like with
- 31:51another quarterback. Obviously, Ro
- 31:54obviously Rogers hasn't confirmed or
- 31:56denied if he's retiring yet, but I doubt
- 31:58that's that's coming back.
- 32:02>> He's he's definitely the sort of player
- 32:04who are very much just keep going and
- 32:05trying to get that one last bit of glory
- 32:06when it's just he no like he's just not
- 32:09listening to people being like bro is
- 32:10dead stop.
- 32:13>> Um the I think the interesting thing
- 32:16about this as well said Mike Tomlin
- 32:18stepped down because he wasn't fired. If
- 32:21anyone wants him to be their head coach,
- 32:22they'll have to trade for him. That's
- 32:24bad.
- 32:26And I think he's good enough to be a
- 32:28head coach elsewhere. I don't know what.
- 32:30I don't really know if there's any any
- 32:32any anything behind him stepping down or
- 32:34what, but like if he's going to go
- 32:36anywhere else, have to trade for him.
- 32:37Maybe he's just taking a step back for
- 32:39football and going, I'm done. But
- 32:41>> I mean, normally, I mean, you as a head
- 32:43coach, you you bring your own sort of
- 32:46coaches with you. So you'll have your
- 32:48own OC, your own DC. Um you know, if
- 32:51you've got preferred
- 32:53line lineman coaches or DB coaches, you
- 32:56tend to bring them with you as well. Um
- 32:59so in in theory, you know, although
- 33:01Tomlin stepped down, you know,
- 33:05it's essentially his his his sort of
- 33:08team of coaches could also find
- 33:09themselves on a on a hot seat. Um
- 33:13>> yeah,
- 33:13>> when a new coach comes in. [sighs]
- 33:16Speaking of, by the way, I have Yeah,
- 33:18the Chargers did get rid of their OC.
- 33:20>> They did. There you go. [clears throat]
- 33:23>> So, that was the wild card weekend. Um,
- 33:27I'm going to rate that, by the way, just
- 33:29to one more thing. I'm going to rate
- 33:31that eight out of 10. And the reason
- 33:33it's not a 10 out of 10 was them last
- 33:34two games.
- 33:36>> Um,
- 33:36>> yeah, it start it started off really
- 33:38really strong and then the last couple
- 33:39of games, it was just like especially
- 33:41staying up to watch them, I was I was
- 33:42halfway through both games, I'm like,
- 33:44why am I awake watching these games
- 33:45right now? Well, we're lucky because um
- 33:48quite a lot of the games are on a good
- 33:49times for us Brits. Um but yeah, any
- 33:53plans next week, boys?
- 33:56>> Uh so I've got some more training this
- 33:58Sunday. Um I'm also I've got another
- 34:02acting gig coming up soon. So I'm
- 34:04>> got to do some behind you.
- 34:06>> H this one this one's actually a play.
- 34:08So this one's a haunt haunted cabin this
- 34:11one. So, um, I've got to be serious and
- 34:13actually act, which is going to be quite
- 34:15strange. Um, and yeah, so I've got sort
- 34:19of auditions coming up in a week's time,
- 34:21so I've got to
- 34:22>> do the read through with the the
- 34:24[snorts] directors and then see how I
- 34:26perform the following week. So, yeah, a
- 34:28lot lot coming up for me. Uh, what about
- 34:30you, Steve? What you got?
- 34:32>> Uh, mostly work. I've got uh got another
- 34:35trial shift coming up.
- 34:37>> Um, incoming review.
- 34:38>> Oh, what? [laughter] Lots of lots of
- 34:43artwork to do. Another review yet, but
- 34:44no. Um the review in the chat and I'm
- 34:47intrigued about the viewers.
- 34:49>> Me and both going to do one by the way.
- 34:52>> Yeah. Yeah.
- 34:53>> So So we were obviously we were talking
- 34:55about our favorite NFL um or American
- 34:58football films. I was sort of intrigued
- 35:00about what the people viewing might see.
- 35:03Obviously that that those ads are going
- 35:04to slowly come in. We're not going to
- 35:05wait for them, but I'm intrigued what
- 35:07other people think might be their best
- 35:08NFL films.
- 35:09>> I No. No, I've got an idea for that.
- 35:11We'll talk about that later um after
- 35:14this call. [laughter]
- 35:15I've got an idea for that. We'll get to
- 35:17that later. Um I'm I'm busy. I work
- 35:20January is crazy in car sales. Um
- 35:23Monday, Tuesday be gym. I'm practicing
- 35:26me kicking. My kicking's going well.
- 35:3035 yards. Boom. And there was definitely
- 35:34a bit room for more. Like
- 35:37a bit room for more. Um, but the if I
- 35:40can do 50 come through and I know it's
- 35:41going to take a lot more practice and
- 35:43I've I've done legs in the gym to today
- 35:45to be fair. If I can do 50,
- 35:48>> I' I'd be Yeah, I'd be happy. Like, but
- 35:51>> yeah, I I I think the problem obviously
- 35:54training how you are training is is a
- 35:56good way of doing it, but I think it's
- 35:57it's so different in a game when you've
- 35:59got
- 36:00>> an entire defense trying to run at you.
- 36:02>> Hey,
- 36:02>> in a way like it's a it's a lot scary.
- 36:05>> We have a whole door. Don't you worry.
- 36:07We have a Hodor and Hodor mate is is is
- 36:10is a living legend. Um so obviously
- 36:13Hodor from from from Game of Thrones and
- 36:17you know Hodor is a great guy but um he
- 36:20he's unleashed some absolute mayhem on
- 36:23on people. When I say like he is a
- 36:25monster unit old lineman he is my
- 36:27favorite old lineman. Brilliant.
- 36:31Speaking speaking of Game of Thrones,
- 36:32I'm pretty sure this weekend,
- 36:34>> yeah, Saturday, I believe there's the
- 36:35the new spin-off coming out.
- 36:37>> Another one.
- 36:38>> Oh, that's interesting.
- 36:41>> I'm listen. It's got like Seven Kings,
- 36:43Seven Kingdoms or something. I don't
- 36:44know. But yeah, I think it's like a
- 36:46prequel again, but
- 36:47>> we'll take it. We'll take it. Right,
- 36:49let's get to it. Anyway,
- 36:51>> anyway, just to went there quickly. Uh,
- 36:53yeah, Cambridge Cambridge News Ground is
- 36:55is pretty amazing. We're at a rugby
- 36:56club, Shelford Rugby Club. Um, fantastic
- 37:00pitch. Um, and the venue is just is just
- 37:04great. The the bar, the the clubhouse,
- 37:07everything's great. So, anyone coming to
- 37:09Cambridge should be looking forward to
- 37:10that.
- 37:12>> Is it is it Astro or is it field?
- 37:14>> So, the one we play on is actually a
- 37:15field. There is a 4G pitch there, but
- 37:19>> it's owned by the RFU and is there's all
- 37:21sorts of hoops you have to jump through
- 37:22and it's just
- 37:23>> and there's all sorts of costs.
- 37:25>> Yeah, it is. I I I think I think Astro I
- 37:27think Astro is a problem with American
- 37:29[snorts] football. There's too many
- 37:30injuries and as we've seen it this
- 37:32season,
- 37:32>> yeah,
- 37:33>> the more going to Astro Field for more
- 37:35entries.
- 37:36>> I think every club would love to play on
- 37:37grass because the amount of money these
- 37:39Astro turf pitches cost for these G4G
- 37:41pitches, whatever you want to call them.
- 37:43>> This is why it does me like you know
- 37:45people pay your subs because it cost the
- 37:47club a fortune and it's not a case that
- 37:49you know you everyone's got money issues
- 37:51and all that but pay your subs. Um,
- 37:54right, let's get to it. Divisional
- 37:58rounds. Um, so first game we've got
- 38:03I don't even know which one's going to
- 38:04be game of the week, but I'm always
- 38:05going to say this one, but I think all
- 38:06these games are brilliant. We've got the
- 38:08Broncos against the Bills. Um, Broncos
- 38:10with plenty of rest. Um, the Bills, not
- 38:13so much. Um,
- 38:16Lee, who are you back in here?
- 38:20Do you know what? This this is the one
- 38:22that stomped me for a long time. I mean,
- 38:24I'm I'm going to go for the Broncos. Um
- 38:27I went for the Broncos in the end. Uh
- 38:30however, I think this is going to be a
- 38:32hell of a close game.
- 38:35>> Um and I I I think this is going to be
- 38:37another sort of um
- 38:39>> defense will win this game
- 38:40>> in favor of
- 38:42>> Yeah, absolutely. Absolutely. And I
- 38:44think there probably will be a pick six
- 38:45by the Broncos to to kind of edge that,
- 38:48but it's going to be close. It is going
- 38:50to be close. [sighs]
- 38:52>> Ste, what do you think in this one?
- 38:56>> So, I still haven't actually made up my
- 38:59mind on any of the games yet cuz I think
- 39:00these are all going to be incredible
- 39:02games. Um,
- 39:05I I think I don't This is going to be a
- 39:08close game.
- 39:09I think if if the Broncos keep it close,
- 39:13there will be like Lee just said,
- 39:14there'll be like a pick six like Josh
- 39:16Arnold do something dumb towards the
- 39:17end. So, the Broncos will win it.
- 39:20>> Um, but it it's worth pointing out that
- 39:23I think if the Bills don't go all the
- 39:26way this year, then Josh Allen is never
- 39:27going to get a ring
- 39:28>> because he's happy to go through it.
- 39:32He's happened to go through
- 39:35without without like the Chiefs or any
- 39:36other big teams properly like the
- 39:38Broncos and all that, but like I'm going
- 39:40to go Broncos, but I just I question
- 39:43Bicks. I don't know.
- 39:47>> Okay,
- 39:48>> but I'm going Broncos. I I think the
- 39:50defense again defense wins
- 39:51championships, defense takes us, but
- 39:53>> there's there's been some really good
- 39:54comments there. Um it's going to be
- 39:57interesting.
- 39:58Seahawks 49ers. I'm gonna start this off
- 40:01very easy. Seahawks.
- 40:05>> Yep. I'm in agreement there with you. Um
- 40:08and I think it's it's down to that KD
- 40:10injury to be fair. I think that's going
- 40:12to be the difference maker in this one.
- 40:14>> Yeah.
- 40:14>> Um the Seahawks defense is going to shut
- 40:18down everything coming over the top. Uh
- 40:21they're gonna stuff the run game and the
- 40:24offense are just gonna Sam Darnold is
- 40:26just gonna play it as he's been playing
- 40:28it all season and just edge the win and
- 40:31they're going to walk away and go into
- 40:33the uh NFC Championship game. I think
- 40:38>> Bronco's 42, Bill's 21. Nathan, if that
- 40:40happens, me and you are meeting halfway
- 40:41and get drunk. [laughter] Um Steve, who
- 40:45are you back in here, mate?
- 40:47So originally I was going to say 49ers,
- 40:50but I think that kit off injury makes a
- 40:52huge difference. Like [snorts] even when
- 40:54he's not catching the ball, he's he's
- 40:57huge in the run play. He's he he's huge
- 40:59in the blocking play. He keeps Brock
- 41:01Pery safe. Now that he's not there, then
- 41:03I I think it's going to be offensively a
- 41:06mess in a [snorts] Seahawks defense is
- 41:08insane. But also I I don't I just
- 41:12Darnold again. It's just whether he can
- 41:15keep his cool and keep it stop not do
- 41:17anything stupid cuz he has he has made
- 41:20several mistakes this season even though
- 41:22he's got to number one seed. I am going
- 41:24to go for the Seahawks but [snorts]
- 41:26don't be surprised if Sam Darnold ends
- 41:28up losing this game for him.
- 41:30>> And what he's just said there he puts it
- 41:31in the group chat word for word.
- 41:34Um next up Patriots against the Texans.
- 41:37Um, Steve, who you going for here?
- 41:41>> Uh, nice and simple, Texans.
- 41:44>> Lee,
- 41:45>> I'm going to go for the Patriots on this
- 41:47one. I think that homefield advantage is
- 41:49is going to start to take effect. Um,
- 41:53you know, the the Texans are used to the
- 41:54heat. They're used to playing indoors.
- 41:56Now, they're going to have to go out
- 41:57there and do it on Gillette Field in the
- 42:00in the cold, in the wet, snowy. I don't
- 42:03know what it's going to be, but whatever
- 42:04it's going to be, they're not going to
- 42:06like it. And I think the New York the
- 42:08New York the New England Patriots are uh
- 42:10are going to are going to walk away with
- 42:12this one with a
- 42:12>> no New York team is getting this far.
- 42:16>> New England Patriots team are going to
- 42:18walk away with this. You know, I think
- 42:20it's going to be close, but it's they're
- 42:22going to get they're going to get the
- 42:23win easy.
- 42:24>> Um
- 42:25>> I just I just I just think that Drake
- 42:27May is going to finally see what a good
- 42:28defense is like and it's going to
- 42:30crumble.
- 42:31>> I agree. And that that's I'm going
- 42:33>> I'm I'm going for the Texans as well.
- 42:35Um, hang on. We got a comment here. Uh,
- 42:37Broncos to shut down Bill's running
- 42:39game. Uh, for too much pressure on
- 42:41Allan. Interesting.
- 42:43>> Are you simply just putting all the
- 42:45Broncos comments on?
- 42:46>> No. No. Just Seahawks coming right here.
- 42:48Do let it go. Seahawks. Oh, yeah. There
- 42:51you go.
- 42:52>> Four field goals. That's That's
- 42:55>> defense again. Really good. Um, so
- 42:59anyway, two of us picked Texans. um
- 43:02least picked Patriots and then the Bears
- 43:05against the Rams. I'm going for the
- 43:07Bears. Um and I'll tell you the reason
- 43:10why the Bears will be very happy with
- 43:12their performance in terms of how
- 43:14they've dug deep and and come back.
- 43:17People we I know we picked the Bears,
- 43:19but a lot of people would have picked
- 43:21the Packers because how good the Packers
- 43:23have been throughout most of the season.
- 43:25Um whereas the Rams,
- 43:28they were expected to just wipe the
- 43:30floor with the Panthers. Anyone feel
- 43:32free to disagree with me. Um so I don't
- 43:36think they'll be happy with that win of
- 43:37how hard they had to to fight to win, if
- 43:40you get what I mean.
- 43:43Yeah, I I I get what you mean.
- 43:46But, you know, this is
- 43:50this is Matthew Stafford. You know, he
- 43:53he is going to
- 43:57really
- 43:58he's he's going to pick this team up and
- 44:00he's going to take them take the the
- 44:02Bears down, I think, on this one. So, my
- 44:04my votes going to be going Rams. Um, and
- 44:08I think there's going to be I think
- 44:09they're going to take the lead and then
- 44:12the Bears are going to start their
- 44:13comeback,
- 44:15but I don't think they're going to get
- 44:18enough to to get that win.
- 44:22>> Yeah. No, I I pretty much agree. I think
- 44:24the Rams are going to come out the gates
- 44:26and I don't think the Rams coaching
- 44:28staff are going to let the Bears try and
- 44:32start a comeback in a fourth quarter. I
- 44:34think their defense is going to be all
- 44:36over it. I think they're not going to do
- 44:37anything silly. Um I I can imagine I
- 44:41don't know. I feel like this might be
- 44:42this is this is a game where Stafford's
- 44:44e going to throw like nearly 400 yards
- 44:47or he's going to throw just over 100 and
- 44:49it's just going to be kept to like game
- 44:51management.
- 44:52But I'm going to Ramsey.
- 44:53>> That's a good That's a really good
- 44:55comment. It's cold in Chicago town.
- 44:57Ram's not used to it.
- 44:59It's very cold in Chicago right now.
- 45:02>> Yeah. Um, it's also very windy as well.
- 45:04>> So, that is episode 20. Uh, wild wild
- 45:08card done and we're into divisional
- 45:10round. Um,
- 45:14folks, thank you very much. Um, we we're
- 45:17not doing the picks now. We're at that
- 45:18point of the season where we're not
- 45:19doing them, but they'll be back next
- 45:21season. Um, Jent, any more to say before
- 45:24we finish before we go on? Is there one
- 45:25game this weekend that you're really
- 45:26looking forward to? I'll go first and I
- 45:28I can't pick my team. That's a rule. Um,
- 45:31Bears Rams. I think that's going to be
- 45:32game of the week for me. Any any of you
- 45:34two?
- 45:36>> I'm really looking forward to the
- 45:37Broncos Bills game. Yeah.
- 45:38>> Um I think that's going to be the
- 45:40closest one this weekend.
- 45:41>> Don't make me nervous. I'm already
- 45:43nervous. Stop.
- 45:45[laughter]
- 45:47>> No, I think I agree with Bill's Broncos
- 45:49game. I think it's it's going to be
- 45:50offense versus defense.
- 45:52>> Yeah,
- 45:52>> 100%. And it's gonna it's it's going to
- 45:54show who's got the the biggest heart out
- 45:56there. And I think Josh Allen is at the
- 45:59point now where he's just wants he wants
- 46:02it. He needs it.
- 46:02>> Well, he's not going to get it because
- 46:03the goal is going to spank him. Um,
- 46:06[laughter] right folks, uh, on that
- 46:08notice, um, we'll start from the top and
- 46:10it's not me. Um, so,
- 46:13>> I've been Lee,
- 46:14>> I've been Matteo,
- 46:16>> I've been Steve.
- 46:17>> We will see you all next week. Have a
- 46:19good one and yeah, take care folks. fun.