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EP 43 With Cheeseheads & The Bear! - Ideal 1st Round Playoff Matchups & New Year's Resolutions for the Bears, Packers & Bucs! · 3 Guys, 6 Balls NFL Podcast

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3 lifelong friends, 6 trusty balls and endless NFL ticks.
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Welcome to three guys 6 Balls NFL podcast.
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Welcome to episode 43 of three guys 6 balls NFL Podcast.
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I'm your host Joel. I do not have my usual Co host
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with me today. Will and Avery.
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They are both doing something. I'm not sure what they're doing,
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but they're not here. But I am joined by two of the
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four hosts of Cheese Heads and the Bear Podcast.
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Brennan and Mason, how are you guys doing today?
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Good feeling good. How are you, man?
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Good, good. Thank you guys for joining me.
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I appreciate you guys stepping in as my Co host for the day.
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Why don't you guys get us started just by introducing
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yourselves and your podcast and let everybody know where they
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can find you guys on the socials and all that.
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Yeah, so it's me, Mason. Cheese head #2 We've got 2
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cheese heads on the Cheese Head and Bear podcast.
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She said #1 Connor cannot make it today.
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We've also got a Vikings fan on the podcast as well, Alex.
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And then we'll get to Brennan's intro there.
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But you can find us on Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, I
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mean, just basically anywhere, TikTok, anywhere.
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In bear pod. So yeah, got the bear here.
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Kind of mad that Will's not here.
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You know, he's been shitting on my quarterback all all season.
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So the one time that we get on here, he's ducking.
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But no, I'm really excited to be here and thank you for having
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us. Yeah.
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All right. Yeah.
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Thanks again for joining me. So we're just going to get right
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into this what we've got for you guys today.
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We're going to talk about the ideal playoff matchups in the
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first round for the playoff teams.
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And then after that, we'll talk about some New Year's
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resolutions for our three teams. So as you guys know, I'm a Bucs
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fan, Brennan is a Bears fan, and Mason is a Packers fan.
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So we'll talk about the New Year's resolutions for those
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three teams. But to get us started, we'll go
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ahead and talk about the ideal first round playoff matchups for
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the teams in the playoffs. We are only going to talk about
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ideal matchups for the teams that are currently in the
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playoffs. So we are not going to talk
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about ideal matchups for the Steelers or Ravens, Bucks or
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Panthers because we don't know who is going to be in yet.
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But you can choose those teams as an ideal matchup for one of
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the other teams who are in. And then what we'll do with the
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teams that are in play for the one seed.
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Obviously the first round matchup that's ideal is not
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playing anybody. So we're going to do it as if
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they do not get the one seed. So what we'll do is I'll just
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give you guys A-Team and then we'll just all share our
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thoughts on that team and who we think is the best first round
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matchup for that team. So we'll start with Mason's
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team, the Green Bay Packers. Mason, you'll go first.
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Who is the ideal first round matchup for the Packers?
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Brandon's waiting for it. The ideal first round match up
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for the Green Bay Packers is the rival Chicago Bears.
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And granted, I think it's scaring a lot of people because,
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yes, the Bears just took the North.
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They're the hot team this year that no one really wants to
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play. And we just saw how talented of
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a team they are, at least on the offensive side.
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Last night against the Niners was that last night?
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Was that Monday or Sunday night? Two nights ago, Yeah.
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But we saw how good that team is.
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Either way, the Green Bay Packers were two minutes away
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from going undefeated against the Bears this season.
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Took a stupid play by Romeo Dobbs on the onside kick.
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Great. Great offensive plays by Johnny
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Walker and DJ More to finish out the game.
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But if you're a Packers fan, we saw how close we came to go on
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Undefeated this year. We've already gotten them once.
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Now again, granted they're a hot team.
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Ben Johnson's going to be cooking up some offensive master
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class, but I don't want to play the Eagles.
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The Eagles, even though they're not looking like the Eagles of
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the past, they just have our number for some reason.
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I'd like to take our. Chance to beat them eventually,
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right? Come on.
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Right. I I don't like I don't like the
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odds, man. I don't like the numbers.
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I like the numbers against Chicago and I would just love to
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see just the environment at Soldier Field.
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No one it's against Green Bay, a Packers Bears first round
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matchup this season. No one expected it.
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It would be awesome. So definitely the bears for us.
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Brandon, do you agree? I mean it's it's in the air man,
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it's going to happen. We're going to we're going to
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take down the lions this week and have the two seed.
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I'd love to play them, but I also have another team, but I'll
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get to them in a second. The Packers, obviously what the
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rivalry. It would be sweet.
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Everyone's got injuries. Obviously their team is pretty
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depleted right now. So I would like to take
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advantage of that and these games are always good.
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So I'm I'm really excited to be the two seed hopefully and play
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them round one. But my other team is going to be
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the San Francisco 49ers. I know we just gave up, what, 42
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points against them in San Francisco or Santa Clara,
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wherever they play, but their defense is not the greatest.
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So if we could like maybe get some more stops playing them
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because I like our chances with our offense against their
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defense. Obviously, I would love to play
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them as well in the playoffs. 49ers in Green Bay would be
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pretty ideal for us. I do not want to see Matthew
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Stafford, that's for damn sure. That's I do not.
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Want to see him at? All.
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Although they're kind of fading right now a little bit, the Rams
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are kind of fading at the wrong time.
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Well, they don't have Devante Adams, so let's once you get
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back he he's going to go right back to what he was doing,
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getting 18 touchdown attempts a game and probably good haven't
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seen those touchdowns. On the 1 yard line there's
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Devante. Crazy.
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I have a question, quick question better, better, you
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know end zone like fade threat Devante Adams or Mike Evans?
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Right now, I'm going to go Mike Evans.
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Sure. They're both like 3032, so I
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mean. I like Mike's height OK.
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Yeah, I mean, Devante Adams, I'm going to take Adams right now.
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I mean, MM Evans, just, I mean, maybe it's the it's I hate.
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The Oh yeah, you are a Bucs fan. Never mind.
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Yeah, that's box. Yeah.
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Well, I didn't pick Mike Evans. I picked.
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I picked Adams. Oh, OK, my.
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Bad. Yeah, I picked Adams.
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Yeah, Evans. Adams sounds the same, you know,
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same thing. Yeah, that's right.
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But Mason, I'm going to agree with you.
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I think that the the Bears are the ideal first round matchup
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for the Packers. The reason is because if you
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look at the games with the Eagles, the 10 seven game where
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the Eagles won, if you take Jordan Loves runs away, the
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Packers ran for an average of 3.5 yards carry in the game
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against the Bears. In the first game they ran for
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117 yards on 4.5 yards of carry and in the second game 192 yards
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on 4.4 yards of carry. I think it would be better for
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the Packers to play the Bears, although I don't like that it's
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a divisional matchup because those games are just hard no
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matter what. That's the only thing I don't
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like about that matchup. But I do think that it would be
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better for the Packers to go against the Bears because I
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think they can run the ball better on the Bears then they
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can run the ball on the Eagles. So I agree with you.
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All right, so let's get into the Bears, Brennan's team.
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So the Bears can either be the two or the three seed.
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Brennan, we'll start with you. Who do you think is the ideal
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matchup for the Bears in the first round?
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Yeah, I'm going to go Green Bay as well.
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Like I said, their their team is pretty depleted with injuries on
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the defensive side. For some reason, Keyshawn Nixon
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is still the quarterback one on the team.
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He's pretty good. But yeah, they just our, our
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line is really good in Chicago and they just don't, I'm not a
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big Rashawn Geary guy. He doesn't get any pressures.
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So I like their their line against our our line.
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So I'm going to go to the Green Bay Packers, and like I said,
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the 49ers would be a close second for us all.
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Right. What do you think, Mason?
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Yeah, it's it's clearly us. If you're a bears fan, you're
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looking at Jordan love Bang dub, no Tucker Craft.
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Our entire offensive line is just awful or hurt.
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Jenkins and Zach Tom have been hurt.
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So you look at that and you've seen how easy the bears can run
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the football this season and you look at the whole Packers
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defense being hurt also. I mean, not everyone, but we're
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just so injury written right now and you're coming off a win
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against us. So you clearly got some
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momentum. The rivalry momentum has shifted
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towards them and you're at home. So you definitely want to play
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us. But if not us, definitely the
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49ers. Like even though Stafford had a
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bad game against the Falcons, we've seen the 40 touchdowns
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this year. He's had two bad games.
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Other than that, he's been MVP caliber.
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So you don't want to face him. You take your chances again with
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the Niners, but first overall pick for sure the Green Bay
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Packers at the seven seed. Yeah, I'm going to go with the
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49ers as the best matchup. And I know that the Bears just
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lost to the 49ers, but the reason I picked them is because
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they have the least amount of sacks in the league this year
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with only 18. They cannot rush the passer.
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They don't get pressure. Did not know them.
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Nick Bosa is a big loss. Yeah, huge loss.
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The game was a shootout between the Niners and Bears.
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I just think that if the Bears can just create just any
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pressure at all, I think they win that game.
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Like I it's kind of the same problem for both teams, Like the
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49ers can't create pressure and the Bears aren't creating
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pressure. But I just think that it's going
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to be a lot easier on the offense for the Bears to play
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the 49ers defense than it would be to play the Packers.
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Especially like I mentioned before, Packers and Bears,
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divisional game, rivalry game. It just makes it that much
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harder. You know, there's no easy
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matchup in the playoffs. There's not going to be an easy
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matchup even if you play like the Buccaneers or the Panthers.
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It's the playoffs. Anything can happen.
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There's no easy matchup. But I just, I don't really like
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the divisional matchups, four teams, just because it's just
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going to make it that much harder.
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Yep, the stakes are. Higher.
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I'm going to take the 49ers. Yeah, exactly.
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Yeah, it would be sweet for the first round to be the Packers
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second round 49ers. That would be the dream scenario
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right there. Yeah, for sure.
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All right, let's jump around to the AFC side a little bit.
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We'll do. We did 2 NFC teams.
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We'll do 2 AFC teams now, so let's go with the Denver
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Broncos. So the Broncos can be the 1-2 or
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three seed, but if they don't get the one, Brendan, we'll
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start with you. Who do you think's going to be
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the best matchup for the Broncos if they don't get the one seed?
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I think it's the the best matchup for the Broncos is going
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to be the LA Chargers. The Broncos defense is
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definitely taking a step back how how elite and dominant was
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in the beginning of the season. Not saying it's bad, but right
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now it's not to the caliper it was before, but the Chargers
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online the Broncos D lineman are looking at is food.
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So I think the Broncos D lineman would get in there.
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Nick Benito shout out Nick Benito would get in there
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probably every play and disturb Justin Herbert.
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So I would say the match up that you know Denver's looking for is
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definitely the Chargers. You know, we've been talking a
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lot about, you know, division football and I was thinking the
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Chargers too. But then I realized, you know,
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the Broncos and Chargers, they see each other a lot every
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single season. So I think the Buffalo Bills,
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even though Josh Allen has a playoff window with no Mahomes
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and possibly no Lamar Jackson and definitely not Joe Burrow, a
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lot of people are thinking, you know, the Bills might take it
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all the way. I'm thinking that I think they
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definitely have a chance. But if you're the Broncos,
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getting to stop Josh Allen in round one right away would just
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be huge. And then you're looking at the
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rest of the playoffs with young, inexperienced teams or maybe
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just, you know, kind of iffy teams that might not be for
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sure, you know, juggernaut. So I think if you get the Bills
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Round 1, you get them out of the way.
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That's a huge, huge step towards a Super Bowl.
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I agree with both of you guys. I think the top 2 are the
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Chargers and the Bills. I thought about both because the
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Chargers, they've allowed 56 sacks this year and the Broncos
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are leading the NFL in sacks. So that's a good matchup right
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there. But as we've already mentioned
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several times, the divisional matchup, I just don't like it in
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the first round of the playoffs because it's going to make it
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that much harder for teams. And the Bills I agree with
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because you've seen what good defenses have been able to do to
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the Bills, right? You take the Texans, for
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example, what they were able to do to the Bills offense, they
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were able to shut them down. Josh Allen did not look like the
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typical Josh Allen. You see.
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I think if you get in a playoff environment where your defense
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is going to be what you're relying on to win you the game,
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I think the Broncos would match up well with the Bills because
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they have the defense to get it done.
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And you look at last year, I think the Broncos would love
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that matchup because of what the Bills did to the Broncos in the
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first round last year. They just blew them out.
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And I think that the Broncos would love to get revenge on the
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Bills. And with that defense, I think
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they could do it. So I think both teams are good
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matchups, but I'm going to go with the Bills here just because
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I don't like the divisional matchup.
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Right? Next one, let's go with the
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Texans. So the Texans can be the three,
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the five, the six or the seven seed.
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So they could play the Chargers, they could play the Jags, they
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could play the Ravens or Steelers, they could play the
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Patriots, or they could play the Broncos.
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Mason, we'll start with you. Who do you think's the best
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first round matchup for the Houston Texans?
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I think getting the five seed is definitely crucial.
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I think they got to beat the Colts this week to get that five
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seed. And when they do get that five
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seed, it's going to be the Ravens.
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I think, you know, if the Ravens somehow beat the Steelers, I, I
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really think that this Texans defense is going to be able to
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contain Lamar Jackson if he plays Tyler Huntley, if he
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plays, they've got quick, quick DNS, great tackles.
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Al Shire is a great linebacker. So their defense top to bottom,
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secondary to interior line is, is one of the best in the
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league, if not the best in the league.
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So I think getting Lamar Jackson again, just another playoff guy.
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He's always in the playoffs. If you get him out round one,
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you're looking at the rest of the competition like, all right,
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we, we just knocked out Lamar Jackson.
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Who else? Who else wants us?
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So give me the Ravens if you're Houston.
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All right. What do you think, Brennan?
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Man, I I like the I like the the four seed, whoever that is.
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If it's the Steelers, I obviously would, I would pick
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them. They could get they might sack
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Aaron Rodgers 55 times because he could just can't move with
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the Lamar idea like he can he can scramble.
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So I don't know if I like that as much, but I don't know, dude,
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maybe I'm just I'm a I'm a hater.
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I don't know, you can call me whatever you want.
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Maybe this is my will version of I just don't like the Patriots
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too much. So that's I think Houston would
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like to see the Patriots. They have no experience in the
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playoffs. Second year guy his first year
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starting Drake May he's he's balling, but the defense is
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again kind of dropping off a little bit with some injuries on
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that side. And Houston has two playoff wins
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with Stroud so that that Houston defense wouldn't make it pretty
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hard for that Patriots offense. So I think I would go the
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Patriots here as my kind of like other option that wasn't picked.
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So I'd go Patriots. Yeah, I'm surprised you picked
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them because I actually picked them and I thought that you guys
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would not pick them. I picked the Patriots as the
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best match up for the Texans because the Patriots have not
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seen a defense like the Texans all season.
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Not even I wouldn't. Want to play Texans at all, to
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be honest with you? No, I wouldn't either.
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That defense is scary, especially in the play offs and
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defense travels. And one thing when you're
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looking at the Patriots is they're five and three at home.
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They're eight, no, on the road. They've lost all three of their
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games at home. And so if the Texans go to New
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England, I mean, it's the playoffs again, anything can
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happen. But the Patriots have been Rd.
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Warriors this season. And I think that defense can go
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into New England and beat Drake May and the Patriots.
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You, you look at the Texans defense, they allowed the least
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amount of points this year. They have, they give up an
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average of 16.6. They're fourth in rushing yards
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allowed. They're fourth in passing yards
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allowed. Defense like that, I wish no, I
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I and it's like one of those things with Houston they're kind
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of like the AFC version of like Atlanta that we make jokes on
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our pod where like Atlanta like yesterday look dominant.
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The offense looks really good. The defense looks really good.
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Houston it's like the defense is going to show up.
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It just depends what kind of game of CJ Stroud and Nico and
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Christian Kirk Mason's guy kind of give you.
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I mean, if CJ Stroud balls and that defense shows up, there's
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not many teams in the AFC that I would take over them.
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Yeah. And then you throw in the fact
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that the Texans are fifth in sacks and the Patriots have
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given up the 7th most sacks this year.
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I don't think a lot of people know that because the Patriots
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are really, really good, but they've given up a lot of sacks.
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Yeah, exactly. So I think, you know, that
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defense combined with the fact that the Patriots have only lost
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at home, you would go into New England when you're on the road
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and you just rely on your defense to win you the game like
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the Texans have done all season. I think the Patriots are a
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really good match up for the Texans.
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So if I was the Texans, I would actually want to go there.
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Yeah, I like that a lot. All right, let's jump back over
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to the NFC and we'll just go one NFC team, one AFC team from here
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and out. So let's go with the
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Philadelphia Eagles. So they could be the two or the
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three. So they could play the Rams, the
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49ers or the Packers. Brandon, we'll start with you.
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Who do you think is the best match up for the Eagles?
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Well, I mean, not to get, you know, weird, but I think Green
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Bay has to call him daddy because they just don't, they
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just never, never beat them. So I'm going to I think the best
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match up for Philly would be Green Bay.
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They what was it 4 times in a row Mace that the Eagles have
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been the Packers. So.
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Something like. That they kind of have their
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numbers have their number and the Rams again, I, I, I said it
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earlier, I would I don't want to see the Rams and 49ers can keep
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up. So I would like their how good
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their offense is and I'm going to just keep beating into the
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drum. Packers are just depleted.
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So I'm going to just probably see them for a lot of these
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options and after the Packers. So let's say I'm going to go.
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With the Packers, that's all right.
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That's fair. I know you just were saying that
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the Packers haven't beat the Eagles.
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The Rams haven't beat the Eagles either.
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The Rams haven't beat the Eagles since Stafford got there.
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How many? How many matchups has it been
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though? Like 2?
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I believe it was 4. I believe it's. 4.
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Have they played four times? OK, I I was at.
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I know. 234. OK, I know the last two, one was
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a blocked field goal to to win it.
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And then the other one was the best like, you know, effort that
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someone gave to the the Eagles in that playoffs last year in
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the snow. I'm telling you, if it wasn't
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snowing, Stafford would have made what would have won that
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game. But yeah, I, I, I'm, I'm going
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Packers for sure. That's so fair.
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Are you taking the Packers? Does that make sense?
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Oh, yeah, sorry. I think the Rams, I think, I
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think they're going to be locked in at that three seed, knowing
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that the Bears are probably going to get, you know, the job
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done at home week 18. I think they're going to get
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that three seed and you're going to want to play the Rams.
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So you have the Seahawks. Do you have The Who do you?
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Who's your one seed in NFC East or West, Jason?
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I think the Niners are going to take it this week.
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That would be crazy. That would be insane.
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I think it's happened. But yeah, I if you're the
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Eagles, I think you're locked in at that three not, you know, set
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in stone. But that's what I'm thinking.
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And I think you want to take the Rams, like Joel was just saying,
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too, they haven't lost to them either.
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So they've got their number. And I mean Stafford looked
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beatable last night, so who knows.
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You know, one thing I noticed with the Rams is if you can
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pressure the Rams, you can beat them because Stafford's not
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mobile. Yeah, not at all.
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He's not, he's not a guy like Caleb Williams that's going to,
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you know, get out of the pocket in like ridiculous ways.
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He's he's not going to do that. If you can pressure the Rams,
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you can beat him. And the what the Rams like to
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do, they like to throw the ball. They throw for 270 yards a game.
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The Eagles are one of the best pass defenses in the league.
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They only give up 193. So, yeah, I think I, I like both
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matchups. I do.
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I like both the the Packers and the Rams.
20:03
But I'm going to take the Rams as the best match up, especially
20:05
because the Rams are fading right now.
20:07
They're fading at the wrong time.
20:08
And I know, you know, they don't have Devante Adams, but but I
20:11
think the Eagles can stop them. I really do.
20:14
I even if they have Adams. You wouldn't say the Packers are
20:17
fading a little bit more or or no.
20:20
Almost coming back, we're fine. Is Michael coming back?
20:24
Like I mean they. Are they are?
20:28
But sure, I don't know man. I, I, I have just been on a
20:32
disgusting Rams train this whole season.
20:35
So if they're healthy going into the the postseason, I there, I
20:39
don't see many teams beating them in the in the NFC, to be
20:42
honest with you. It is hard for me to say any
20:44
team is fading because my team has faded harder than anybody
20:48
so. Yeah, Oh my gosh.
20:50
It's fair. It's fair, yeah.
20:53
Who's the Who's the most ideal matchup for the for the Bucks?
20:59
Nobody. If I if I had to choose, if I
21:05
had to choose, I would probably say the 49ers simply because
21:10
they can't rush the passer and it would give Baker Mayfield a
21:12
lot more time to throw the ball. What's your opinion?
21:16
Oh, go ahead. No, please.
21:18
I just had a question, so when you're done, I got you.
21:20
I was just going to say with how bad their offensive play calling
21:23
has been, which I don't understand by the way, like if
21:27
you look at weeks, I think it was 5 and 6 when they played the
21:30
Seahawks and 49ers. They beat them in back back
21:32
weeks and they scored 30 plus points in back-to-back weeks.
21:36
Their offensive coordinator was just like, oh, we did really,
21:38
really good. We scored 30 points in
21:39
back-to-back weeks. Let's just throw out the whole
21:41
playbook. Let's just throw it out.
21:42
It sucks. We're not scoring 40 points.
21:46
New playbook. Like I don't know what's been
21:48
happening since then. Like I, I just, I don't, I don't
21:52
know. I've been waiting for it to come
21:53
back ever since that and it's just does not happen.
21:57
The play calling sucks. Play calling sucks.
22:00
It happens absolutely sucks. That was kind of going to be my
22:04
question of like, what do you think happened?
22:06
Because we're we're big bacon Mayfield fans over here.
22:08
So it's kind of kind of sad to see kind of just as soon as he
22:12
gets all his guys back, the production dip.
22:15
So I don't I was that was going to be my question.
22:17
So if you don't know that I don't, then no one knows to be
22:20
honest. No, I, I can't explain it other
22:23
than the fact that and, and this kind of happened after they
22:26
started to fade. But Todd Bowles is, is a
22:28
terrible coach, man. Todd Bowles sucks as a coach.
22:32
He sucks. He sucks.
22:35
Like I just don't understand as a coach, how can you say that
22:39
the coaches have done everything they can do you blame the
22:42
players? Like say they're the problem and
22:44
then expect your players to want to go out there and play for
22:47
you. How can you do that?
22:50
Do you, do you think it's has anything to do with like the
22:53
left shoulder problem? That Baker, I know he's and we
22:56
all know he's a tough guy, but do you think that has anything
22:59
to kind of like do with his production dip in at all or no?
23:04
I don't maybe a little bit, but I don't think so overall because
23:08
it started before that happened, it started to dip before that
23:12
happened. And I know he's been dealing
23:14
with some other injuries too, but I just, it's weird.
23:18
I can't really explain it. I can't.
23:21
Yeah, it's with fantasy football going and everyone getting their
23:25
players back in Tampa. Like it's just, it make it makes
23:28
just no sense. Abuka is just useless now and
23:31
fantasy, obviously the seasons are all done.
23:33
Godwin had a good game last week.
23:35
But it's just it's weird that as soon as you get all your guys
23:38
back, you start playing worse. So it's weird for sure.
23:42
Yeah, like I said, after the Bucks beat the Seahawks and
23:45
49ers, Josh Grizzard was just like, oh, we scored 30 plus
23:49
points. Got to throw out the entire
23:51
playbook. We need a new one.
23:54
Got to keep going, my ball sucks.
23:56
He is probably the least motivating coach I've ever seen.
24:00
Just if he's, if he's mad, if he's happy, just the same thing.
24:04
You never know. Just the same thing every single
24:08
time. You can never tell he's so
24:12
unmotivating. Their offensive play calling
24:15
sucks and they have no pass rush.
24:17
Yeah. Yeah, Sun Reddick doing super
24:21
good. Yeah, yeah, I know.
24:24
I just don't understand. How do you, how do you put up?
24:28
I think it was 38 points. I could be mistaken, but I think
24:31
it was 38 points on the Seahawks defense.
24:34
I know they were missing a a guy or two in that game, but how do
24:37
you do that against the Seahawks?
24:39
You score 30 the next two against Niners.
24:41
Yeah, in Seattle. And then you just suck the rest
24:44
of the season. I don't get it.
24:46
Yeah, too many. Weapons losses, Yeah.
24:49
Too many, right? He doesn't know where to throw.
24:51
He doesn't. Know who to throw to?
24:53
Too many people open, I'm just going to throw it to the other
24:55
team. Yeah, I don't get it, man.
24:57
Losing 6 year last 7 is really tough.
24:59
To go from six and two to now 7 and 9 and fighting for a playoff
25:03
spot, that's crazy. Do they win the do they win the
25:06
division, Joel? I don't think so, because even
25:10
if they win this game on Saturday against the Panthers,
25:13
they still have the Falcons, who need to lose to the Saints, and
25:17
the Saints have been playing better.
25:18
So it's very possible that that could happen.
25:20
It's a division game. Shuck, man.
25:21
Anything can happen, dude. Tyler Shuck.
25:24
I think we all hated Tyler Shuck.
25:26
Tyler shipbag baby. Oh yeah.
25:32
Why does Atlanta have to win? What, why?
25:34
What is it? What is?
25:35
I'm pretty sure it's just literally this game.
25:39
No so so if the Falcons win, regardless of what happens in
25:43
the Panthers and Bucks game, the Panthers will make the playoffs
25:46
over the Bucks even if the Bucks win.
25:49
Because I read that if the Falcons win it would trigger a
25:53
common games tiebreaker, whatever that means.
25:56
I don't know exactly what that means, but I'm assuming it's I'm
25:59
assuming it's whoever has the best record in common games.
26:02
So like if you both played the Packers and won, beat the
26:05
Packers and won, lost to the Packers, then the person who
26:08
beat the Packers would win. So it would trigger a common
26:11
game tiebreaker. And so if Atlanta wins, it
26:15
doesn't matter what happens in that game.
26:17
The Panthers will make it. All right, I'll take your word
26:21
for it. That doesn't make much sense to
26:22
me because I'm seeing right now that it says eliminated by their
26:25
name, but hey, whatever, whatever.
26:27
They are they are eliminated here.
26:29
Let me let me share my screen with you guys real quick because
26:32
I got this this playoff predictor here.
26:35
Can you guys see this? Yes.
26:38
Yeah, OK, so if you go, let's see.
26:44
So Falcons win and then we do the Buccaneers.
26:48
It still has the Panthers as the four, but if the Saints.
26:52
Win. That's weird.
26:53
The bucks would be in. Dude the Bucks are huge Tyler
26:57
shit bag fans on Sunday. Yeah.
27:01
Yeah. It's not the first time this
27:03
season because when the, yeah, when the Saints played the
27:08
Panthers last time, I was rooting for Tyler Shock and the
27:10
Saints to win. And they did win, didn't they?
27:14
They did. Yeah, they did.
27:17
But you know what? I honestly, I honestly don't
27:20
even want the Bucks to make the playoffs at this point because
27:22
they're not going to do anything.
27:24
Dude, it's the idea. It's the idea of making.
27:27
To make a, to win a playoff game and they get spanked by either
27:30
like the Niners or the Rams at home.
27:32
It's just like, oh, that's, that's worse.
27:35
Back back the way dude make the playoffs, get spanked for each
27:38
round. Unless you're playing Dallas.
27:42
Yeah, that's fair. Unless it's Dallas.
27:44
Unless it's Dallas, our free. It's a free game. 49ers on that
27:47
playoff schedule, dude. Holy.
27:51
Anyways, I forgot where we were at guys.
27:53
I I'm. Getting, I think we're going to
27:54
the AFDI think, I think that's what you wanted.
27:57
To do, we just did the Eagles, We just did the Eagles.
27:58
So we've gone through three NFC and two AFC teams.
28:02
OK, OK, cool. All right, let's go with the
28:04
Buffalo Bills. So the Bills can be the 5-6 or
28:08
seven. They cannot win their division
28:09
anymore, so they can be the 5-6 or seven, meaning they could
28:12
play the Texans, Jags, Steelers or Ravens, Broncos or Patriots.
28:17
And I believe we started with Brennan last time, so I'll start
28:20
with Mason. Who do you think's the best
28:22
match up for the Bills in the first round?
28:24
Yeah, there's a lot of new playoff teams, including the
28:28
Broncos, Patriots, Jags. I actually Broncos aren't really
28:31
new. I think they were in last year.
28:32
But you know, you still get the the point They haven't been
28:35
consistently in the playoffs for the past five years.
28:37
So you look at those teams and you're like, OK, who's, you
28:41
know, been iffy. Personally, I think the the
28:44
fraudulent team out of those 3 is the Jacksonville Jaguars.
28:47
I don't know how they're doing it.
28:49
I I'm not going to, you know, hate on the Jags in any way
28:52
because they've been playing fantastic football and beat
28:54
Denver and Denver, but I think they're a little, little
28:58
inexperienced. I mean, Trevor Lawrence has been
29:00
to the playoffs. I think they got a playoff win
29:02
too. But if you're the bills, I think
29:04
you you see them. They're not a divisional
29:05
matchup. I don't really know what the
29:07
head to head matchup is looking like, you know, between the two
29:10
teams, but I think you can expose the the Jags offense a
29:13
little bit. Just get to Josh Allen or not
29:16
Josh Allen, get to Trevor Lawrence, make him run the ball
29:18
a little bit, get to Josh Allen, get to Trevor Lawrence.
29:21
I don't believe in Jacoby Myers and BTJ.
29:24
Granted, the Bills secondary isn't, you know, amazing, but
29:27
we've seen BTJ not, you know, be fantastic this year.
29:30
And if you lock in Jacoby Myers, there's not many weapons on that
29:34
offense. So I think the Jags would be a
29:36
good match up for the Bills. Before Brendan goes, I'll just,
29:39
I'll give you a warning about saying the Jags are frauds,
29:42
Mason, because a couple weeks ago I said I don't believe in
29:46
the Jags and I think Trevor Lawrence sucks.
29:47
And then they went out and beat the crap out of the Broncos the
29:49
very next game and I was like, they shut me up real fast.
29:54
Yeah, so. It's been happening all year.
29:56
I'm just going to keep saying it because, you know, it hasn't
29:59
proved me wrong all all all season long.
30:01
And you know, I'm just going to keep taking the L, but it's
30:03
still mind boggling. He's a fraud.
30:06
Guys hear that? Mind boggling dude.
30:08
Trevor Lawrence is a top five fantasy quarterback this year.
30:10
What makes no sense? Dude, the end of his.
30:13
Their schedule's been pretty nice to them.
30:15
Obviously they beat the the Broncos in Denver, but they beat
30:18
the Titans, they beat the Cardinals, they beat the Colts,
30:21
beat The Jets, they beat the Jaguar or Colts again with
30:24
Philip Rivers. So I mean, hey, I'm a Bears fan.
30:28
You can't be mad at the schedule.
30:29
But I I don't know. I don't know.
30:33
There you go, there you go, There you go.
30:35
Let's swipe you the bills. You see that?
30:38
Not but my my pick for the best match up for the jet or for the
30:41
Bells, I'm sorry, is going to be the whoever's the four seed,
30:44
whoever's like hobbles into the the playoffs in the four seed
30:47
after that game week 18. I think that's the best match up
30:50
for them. Steelers.
30:52
I don't their their defence is just so old.
30:55
TJ Watt is old. All their DBS are old or just
30:59
got to the team. Aaron Rodgers is old.
31:02
Properly right now, so. Yeah, he's got something going
31:04
on with his lungs. And then the freaking Ravens are
31:07
super confusing because if they like, if Lamar wasn't like
31:11
playing like ass, I would not want to play them.
31:13
But he's not playing well and he's not the best playoff
31:16
performer. So I'm, I'm going to, I'm going
31:18
to go with whoever that four seed is.
31:20
So I think it's going to be the Ravens.
31:22
So I, I, I think the Ravens are the best like match up for the
31:25
Bills. I agree, I think it's going to
31:28
be the four seed. I'm going to pick the Steelers
31:31
specifically though because what the Bills do defensively, like
31:35
what they're good and bad at on defense, matches up well with
31:38
what the Steelers do on offense. The Bills are one of the worst
31:42
run defenses in the league, but the Steelers are one of the
31:45
worst run offenses in the league.
31:47
And so the the Steelers aren't really good at passing the ball
31:51
either. Like their average at passing
31:53
the ball. They're not particularly good at
31:55
anything on offense, But the Bills are one of the best pass
31:59
defenses in the league. They're just a really, really
32:02
bad run defense. But the Steelers can't run the
32:05
ball. So I think they match up really,
32:07
really well with the Steelers because what their defense is
32:10
good at and bad at matches up with what the Steelers do on
32:13
offense. So that's why I'm picking the
32:15
Steelers. Yeah, and they just had like a
32:16
match up a few weeks ago when they broke the record for the
32:19
most rushing yards in Pittsburgh or something.
32:22
Oh yeah, we forgot about their games though.
32:26
Child James Cook. All right, so back to the NFC.
32:30
Let's go with the Seahawks. We haven't picked the Seahawks
32:33
yet, right? No, no.
32:36
OK, so the Seahawks can either be the one or the five.
32:39
So assuming they're the five, there's only two teams that they
32:43
could play, the Bucks or the Panthers.
32:45
Which team would be the better match up for the Seahawks?
32:47
Is it the Bucks or is it the Panthers?
32:52
Both. No, I don't know.
32:57
I think the Bucks would be a better match up because I
33:00
Carolina's just if some of one of these teams as hot as going
33:03
to be Carolina, the Buccaneers just if they were somehow win
33:06
and then the Falcons lose, they're going to be scraping
33:09
into the playoffs by their teeth and the Seahawks are just going
33:12
to be waiting for them ready to go.
33:14
And Seattle's defense is unbelievable.
33:16
So JSN probably get a touch on or two on that defense and Baker
33:19
Mayfield will be in hell all day.
33:21
I'm going to, I'm going to say the Panthers just for two
33:24
reasons. One, what Joel was saying
33:26
earlier, the the Bucks somehow put up eight points against
33:29
Seattle, you know, halfway through the season.
33:32
So maybe that's in the back of your mind if you're Seattle and
33:35
if you're a Tampa Bay, you know, player, you're like, we already
33:37
beat these guys, you know, we're going to go out and do it again.
33:39
So the Seahawks. Just beat.
33:41
The Panthers as well, bring back.
33:43
Yeah, bring back the fresh can and grab it out of there.
33:46
Right and the Seahawks just beat Carolina 27 to 10 I think it
33:49
was, you know, this past week. So they've they just saw him,
33:53
they'll know how to stop him again.
33:54
I think the Panthers are the better matchup.
33:56
And you don't want to face Baker, you know, even though
33:58
they're struggling, you know, he's a little bit more
34:00
experienced in the playoffs. So I'm going to take the
34:02
Panthers. All right, yeah, this is a tough
34:05
one for me because I know the Bucks beat the Seahawks, but
34:08
like I just don't see it happening again, especially in
34:13
the playoffs, like with the Seahawks defense.
34:16
The Seahawks defense is so good. Like in the game against the
34:19
Rams the first time, Sam Darnold threw 4 interceptions and they
34:23
still had a chance to win that game.
34:25
I know they lost, but they still had a chance to win, which is
34:27
incredible. That's just incredible by that
34:30
defense to even allow them to have a chance to win that game.
34:33
So in the playoffs, that's what you want.
34:36
Like you want to you want to have a good defense in the
34:39
playoffs and I think Seattle has that.
34:42
And so the Bucks, their offense is just bad right now.
34:48
It's just bad. Yeah, I mean, hey, you could get
34:50
that Sam Donald game where he poops his pants on live
34:53
television and everybody does it.
34:55
The ghost are coming back. The ghost.
34:58
I mean, that game against the the Rams, it was he threw 4 like
35:01
you said. But it's like, I don't know,
35:03
dude. I I'm a lot of people after that
35:06
game were just like, Yep, he's fine, He's good to go.
35:08
He's he's he's him. It's like, hey guys, slow down a
35:12
little bit, slow them down a little bit.
35:16
All right, let's go back to the AFC.
35:18
Let's go with the Chargers. Chargers could be the 5-6 or
35:21
seven. Who do you think would be the
35:23
best matchup for the Chargers? Brendan, we'll start with you.
35:27
I think it's going to be the same point but reverse for the
35:29
charters. I'm going to go with the
35:31
Patriots here. I don't think they have the best
35:34
D line, so whoever the worst D line is is going to be their
35:36
best matchup. Chargers online is so depleted
35:40
and the players that they have still available are so bad.
35:43
I trust Justin Herbert, but when he gets sacked five times, it's
35:46
hard to win a football game. Trust me, I had to watch it last
35:48
year. It's it wasn't fun, but no, just
35:51
any team. So obviously the Broncos aren't
35:54
going to be the option because their D line is really good.
35:56
So I'm just going to say the patriots.
35:58
I know Milton Williams is there but he's ADT doesn't get the end
36:02
the backfield too much, but I'm going to go out Patriots here.
36:06
Yeah, I'm going to 2nd that as well.
36:07
I was thinking the Patriots too. I'm just trying to think of, you
36:09
know, D lines you don't want to face.
36:11
And that's clearly, you know, Denver and Houston.
36:13
And even though Pittsburgh's, you know, still iffy, you know,
36:18
Pam Hayward still there, TJ Watt has been in the playoffs so many
36:21
times, you know, and high Smith, you know, they might just rise
36:24
up. So I I agree, get the
36:26
inexperienced Patriots here and let Justin Herbert, you know,
36:29
put the team on his back yet again.
36:32
Yeah, I'm going to agree with you guys.
36:34
One, because like you guys said, the inexperience and the
36:37
Chargers do have a really good defense.
36:39
It may not be thought of as a good defense like when you think
36:41
about like the Texans or the Broncos, but they do have a
36:44
really good defense. And so like we've mentioned
36:47
before, the Patriots haven't really faced a really good
36:50
defense all season. So I think the Chargers could
36:53
keep them, at least keep them in the game against the Patriots if
36:56
they were to play them. So I do like the Patriots as the
37:00
best first round matchup. Steelers would be a close second
37:02
for me just because they're the Steelers and they haven't won a
37:06
playoff game since I think it's like 2017.
37:10
Eighteen maybe, but. Something like that.
37:12
A long time. Mike Tomlin just loves to make
37:14
the playoffs and then just be like, OK, we're we're done.
37:17
It's all job secured. Yeah.
37:23
All right, back over to the NFC. So let's go with the 49ers.
37:29
49ers could still be the one, but they could also be the five
37:33
or the six seed, meaning they could play the Bears, Eagles or
37:37
the Bucks or Panthers. I think this is going to be like
37:40
one of the cop out ones. I think I'm going to go box
37:42
here. Whoever wins that division.
37:44
I should say, obviously I want to like hype up the Bears.
37:46
I think we would play them very well.
37:48
I'm just going to go to Panthers here because they're not very
37:53
good. The Bucks, whoever wins that
37:54
vision, is going to be my my ideal matchup for them.
37:58
Oh yeah, I'm taking the Buccaneers here as well, too.
38:00
Just, you know, even though the 49ers don't have the the best
38:05
defense out there, Baker Mayfield isn't, you know, the
38:09
best scrambler. He's not, you know, the most
38:10
agile. He still does at times.
38:12
And, you know, we've seen some great scrambles from Baker.
38:14
But, you know, I think if you're the 49ers and you're just seeing
38:17
what the Tampa Bay's offense has been doing lately, which is
38:20
nothing, you're like, all right, you know, we can actually win a
38:23
game. And, you know, even if we give
38:24
up 30 points, we can win 38 to 30.
38:26
So you know, I I would take the box here as well.
38:29
I'm going to go with the bears. Yeah.
38:32
All right. Thank you guys for having us.
38:33
I'm going to get out of here. Well, the reason why is because
38:40
like I mentioned before, like the the 49ers have trouble
38:43
rushing the passer and creating that pressure.
38:46
And so I think if they played the Bucks, it would just allow
38:50
Baker Mayfield to actually bake instead of doing nothing.
38:55
And the 49ers, they just ran for 200 yards on the Bears.
39:01
They ran for 200 yards. And I think in the playoffs
39:05
you're looking at two things. You're hoping that your defense
39:07
can carry you and you want a good running game.
39:10
And that's what the 49ers do. Also.
39:11
I'm saying that just for the sake of not saying the Bucks or
39:14
Panthers every time, but. That's fair.
39:16
That's fair, yeah. It's just, you know, the I think
39:20
the 49ers are good match up for the Bears because they can't
39:23
generate pressure. So they won't have pressure on
39:25
Caleb Williams. But I also think it's the
39:27
opposite where the Bears are good match up for the 49ers
39:31
because the Bears can't generate pressure and they can run the
39:34
ball on the Bears. They know they can do that
39:36
because they just did it. Yeah.
39:38
So 100%, I, I, I, I get it. I would just get it.
39:41
I was just kidding. I know, I know, I'm not.
39:44
I'm not trying to throw out some will level hate here for the.
39:46
Bears no, you're all good you're all good It was a beautiful hey
39:49
I've I I I preach it all the times domes and points for the
39:53
NFL. So the game against the 49ers
39:56
49ers game was stressful. I hated all of it because we
40:00
were it was back and forth. But that's the kind of games I
40:02
like to watch, so I. Way rather watch that obviously
40:05
rather we win. But, you know, points, points,
40:07
points is how I how I like the NFL, right?
40:11
All right, so I think we're down to the last two teams, unless I
40:14
missed one. But on the AFC side we've got
40:17
the Jags and the NFC side we've got the Rams.
40:20
So let's go to the Jags. Believe it or not, they can
40:23
still actually get the one seed, but they could also be the two,
40:28
the three, the 5-6 or seven seed.
40:32
So there's a lot of different possibilities for the Jaguars
40:35
here. So they could play the Ravens or
40:37
Steelers. They could play the Texans, they
40:38
could play the Patriots, Bills or Chargers.
40:41
Mason, who do you think is the best match up in the first round
40:44
for the Jaguars? Wow, I hate this.
40:46
This is just, it's crazy. The thing that they could just
40:49
literally end up anywhere. I did not know that.
40:52
I didn't realize they still had a chance at the one seed.
40:54
If New England and Denver lost, I'm going to say that you know
40:57
that doesn't happen. I'm going to say they don't get
40:59
that one seed. They don't get to buy.
41:01
I think you're going to want to play, you know, the Chargers at
41:04
like the three, three or two seeds, something like that,
41:06
where you're playing offensive line that like Brendan was
41:11
talking about earlier is just so depleted.
41:14
And we saw how exposed it gets. And I've just seen so many
41:17
videos of people hyping up Justin Herbert and just, you
41:20
know, giving him kudos because he has a half a second to make a
41:24
decision or else someone is right in his face.
41:26
So I think Josh Hines, Allen and a lot of, you know, other Jags
41:30
players could see that as a great opportunity to take it
41:33
just to get to Justin Herbert and take a win.
41:36
And I, they already played each other in the playoffs, too.
41:38
That'd be a cool matchup again. Let's just say the matchups kind
41:41
of how it is right now on the on the ESPN standings app.
41:44
Don't want to play the Houston Texans.
41:47
I don't want to, I don't, I don't want to play Josh Palin in
41:51
the playoffs. So I'm going to, I'm going to
41:53
piggyback off Mason and say the Chargers.
41:56
I, I think that's the best matchup for him.
41:58
I don't really have a reason. It's just more of a I'd rather
42:01
not play the other two teams. So I got I got, I got the
42:04
Chargers here and they've already beat them once.
42:07
It was a great game, but I think they can do it again.
42:10
Yeah, When I was looking at this matchup, I first was like, well,
42:13
I think the best matchup for them would be probably the
42:17
Steelers. But in order for that to happen,
42:19
they would have to not win their division and then they'd go on
42:22
the road, which they obviously don't want to do.
42:25
So I didn't pick the Steelers. So I'm going to agree with you
42:28
guys. It's the Chargers just because,
42:30
you know, I think the Steelers would be a better match up for
42:32
them. But obviously, you know, you
42:34
don't want to go on the road, so you want to play at home.
42:37
And I think that that defense at home for the Jaguars in a
42:41
playoff game would carry the Jaguars to a victory over the
42:45
Chargers. And they, you know, they've
42:47
already done it once over the Chargers.
42:49
I think they would do it again, especially in a playoff
42:51
environment. Those fans are going to be wild
42:53
in the playoffs because they don't get that experience very
42:56
often. And so I think that it's just
42:58
going to be a really good environment.
43:00
If the Jaguars do win their division, I think it's going to
43:03
be a really fun and good environment for that team.
43:07
And so I think that the Chargers would be a really good matchup
43:10
for them. So let's go to our last NFC team
43:13
with the Rams. So the Rams can be the five or
43:17
the six. And so they could play the Bucks
43:20
or Panthers. They can play the Eagles or the
43:23
Bears. So for this one, I know we've
43:26
talked a lot about the Bucks. I think that's probably the
43:29
obvious answer here. So because it's the obvious
43:31
answer, let's pick one of the other three teams.
43:33
Let's pick the Panthers, Eagles or Bears.
43:36
Out of those three teams, who would be the better matchup for
43:39
the Rams? I mean, I like to say that I'm
43:42
an unbiased bears fan. I'm not delusional.
43:45
So I'm going to say us because the Seahawks defense is 10 times
43:49
better than ours is. So is the Eagles.
43:51
I would say like the whole, you know, get your lick back kind of
43:54
thing. Try to beat the Eagles, you
43:56
know, because they beat them last year and then they'll
43:58
rivalry division opponent with the Seahawks.
44:00
But if I'm going to be real, it's got it's got to be us.
44:03
I it's our defense is just Swiss cheese.
44:06
If you give Matthew Stafford that much time to find a wide
44:09
receiver, he's going to find them, especially if Devante is
44:12
healthy. Yeah, I'm going to go us pretty
44:14
easily here. They just really need to get
44:15
like maybe 2 stops on us and because Stafford's going to
44:18
score every time like party did on Monday or Sunday.
44:22
Yeah, I'm, I'm going to 2nd that assuming that Matthew Stafford
44:26
is, is playing, you know, MVP level football and not you.
44:29
Know they don't give him that MVP.
44:31
He might throw for 50 touchdowns in the playoffs.
44:35
Hey, you know what? Who knows?
44:37
Who knows? They might not.
44:38
I don't know. That game was really tough, but
44:40
crazy work. Assuming, assuming you're
44:42
getting a good Stafford, you're going to want to play the Bears
44:45
just because Brennan said, you know, the defense is Swiss
44:47
cheese. He's mentioned their lack of a
44:49
pass rush. And you look at Matthew
44:51
Stafford, we've said it earlier on this pod, you know, he is not
44:54
a mobile quarterback. He never has been, even if he
44:58
was younger. So you know, if if you know
45:00
you're playing a team that doesn't have a good pass rush,
45:02
you're giving Matthew Stafford time.
45:04
Devante is healthy, Puka is going to do his thing.
45:07
I think the the Bears are definitely your your matchup
45:10
you're looking for. Yeah, I agree.
45:12
I mentioned it earlier, you guys just mentioned it.
45:15
If you can't pressure the Rams, they're going to score on you
45:18
every time. If you can pressure them, you
45:21
can give them problems. So if the Bears can't generate
45:25
any pressure and they're playing the Rams, I think that could be
45:27
a problem for the Bears defense. So I would nice that.
45:31
'D be a. Fun game to watch though.
45:33
Shit, it would be 45 or 40. Two geniuses going against each
45:37
other. But golly, if we don't score a
45:41
touch on every time, it's just going to be like the 49ers game.
45:45
But, you know, we'll see. The one thing I will say about
45:49
the Bears defense though, is very impressive what they've
45:51
been able to do with the turnovers.
45:54
See that's that's. Takeaways is crazy.
45:56
That's that's it right there. Like, I don't know how much bear
45:59
games you watch, but the idea of the takeaways are so cool until
46:04
you can't get one and then you get stomped on every time.
46:08
Like the 49ers game, we had to pick six.
46:11
That was sweet. That was the first throw of the
46:12
game. After that, I think they punted
46:14
twice. So I, I, I like the idea of the
46:18
takeaways are cool, but it's, it's, it's very unsustainable
46:23
what I keep people keep telling me.
46:25
And that's what happened against the 49ers.
46:27
So hopefully we can kind of figure that out when the
46:29
playoffs come around. All right.
46:31
Do you guys have anything else to add before we move on to the
46:33
New Year's resolutions? Nope.
46:36
Nope. No, man, I'm just excited for
46:37
some playoff football. Yeah, we are.
46:40
Let's go, Bears playoffs. Yeah, Super excited for playoff
46:43
football. Yeah.
46:46
Go Bucks. Go Bucks.
46:50
It seems like a playoff game, so you know.
46:53
Pretty much, yeah. Just we need a little help, too.
46:56
All right, Mason, let's go first for your New Year's resolutions
47:01
for the the Packers. Just give me like one or two
47:04
things that you think the Packers need to accomplish in
47:07
2026. And the one thing you cannot
47:10
pick is winning the Super Bowl because that's too obvious.
47:13
So what do you, what do they need to, what do they need to do
47:17
in 2026? What's a New Year's resolution
47:19
for the Packers in 2026? Yeah, well, you said, you know,
47:22
give me two things and you know, it's the same topic.
47:24
But you know, I need someone on this side and someone on this
47:28
side of the the football that can defend a wide receiver.
47:31
So give me a cornerback 1 and a cornerback 2.
47:35
I get that, you know, the same, same resolution in one, you
47:39
know, two guys. But at the very least, at least
47:41
go out and and trade for a solidified cornerback 1.
47:47
Digs who? Digs.
47:48
I mean, if you get him, if you want to give up 50.
47:52
Points a game, yeah. Digs well, bro.
47:55
Yeah, it's it can't be any worse than Keyshawn Dixon did.
47:57
Carrot and fallotide. Yeah, that's that's not the end
48:00
digs is probably would love. The one the one thing with digs
48:03
is you're either getting a pick 6 or you're giving up a
48:07
touchdown. That's what, yeah.
48:09
I mean, that's what he's better is doing right now.
48:13
So he's just not getting. He's not even getting.
48:15
Interceptions. No.
48:16
Exactly. So whether it's whether it's,
48:20
you know, trading up in the draft, which they won't do or
48:22
just, you know, using your draft pick wisely for once, even then,
48:26
I don't want a young, inexperienced cornerback.
48:28
I want them to go out and trade for a solidified cornerback 1.
48:33
I don't know who that would be. Have no idea.
48:36
And AJ Terrell on the Falcons, you know, someone like that,
48:38
he's been kind of iffy right now.
48:40
I know it's the thing, but just someone that's had at least a
48:43
good solidified season as a cornerback one because
48:46
Carrington, Valentine, Beau Melton, Keyshawn Nixon, Nate
48:50
Hobbs. These are just not not
48:54
acceptable, not acceptable whatsoever.
48:56
I'm not going to say anything really mean about them, but it's
48:58
just been extremely difficult to watch and now that we don't have
49:01
a pass rush, it's getting exposed that much more.
49:04
So first resolution, go out and trade for an experienced
49:09
cornerback 1. Yeah, what?
49:12
What about that special teams coordinator?
49:15
What do you think about him? Hey, that'll be the next
49:17
resolution if we get to it. Yeah, I do a living in
49:22
Wisconsin, man, obviously surrounded by a lot of Packer
49:25
fans, and my buddy Jake has texted me a lot of wanting to
49:30
fire goody goody goody kiss the GM.
49:33
For the Packers. Yeah, because just going into
49:36
the season, obviously Michael Parsons W, but going into the
49:40
season with Keyshawn, Nixon and Valentine as your 1 and 2 is.
49:44
Bad move it. Was definitely an interesting,
49:46
interesting night we. All saw it too.
49:47
Everyone, the whole NFL saw it coming.
49:50
We're like, OK, yeah, you got Parsons.
49:51
And then I'll create pressure. But if if we get someone escape
49:54
in the pocket and Parsons can't get to him, we're we're
49:57
finished. Bears resolution #1 any DN, any
50:02
DN that wants to come in and get any sort of pressure, please
50:06
come on down. You know, I, I don't want to
50:09
give up the future as much as I would love to get like a Max
50:12
Crosby or Garrett Miles. Garrett, it's just like the, we
50:16
did that already with Khalil Mack and it kind of set us back
50:19
like 3 or 4 years. So we're good right now.
50:22
I and this upcoming draft class is just full of, you know, D
50:26
lineman, defensive tackles and good edges.
50:29
And we have our first round pick.
50:30
I don't know where it's going to be.
50:31
Hopefully there's somebody good at 32, but yeah, I'm fine.
50:38
I, I just hope I'm just joking, but I, oh, maybe, but no, I
50:42
would say somebody on the line for sure would be #1.
50:45
Do you have a second one? Let me think, you got any for
50:50
the Buccaneers here? I do, yeah #1 fire Todd Bowles.
50:55
He sucks. Yeah, as.
50:56
We saw this so bad dude. Todd Bowles is a.
51:00
Terrible coach, a terrible coach.
51:02
He has to go. That is the number one New
51:04
Year's resolution for the Bucks is as soon as they are not in
51:07
the playoffs, whether it's they're not in the playoffs at
51:09
all or they make it to the first round and they get eliminated in
51:12
the first round. The moment that they are
51:14
eliminated, get rid of Todd Bowles.
51:17
And not just Todd Bowles, but a whole new coaching staff.
51:20
Todd Bowles is terrible and the offensive coordinator, the plays
51:25
are just absolute trash. So that is the number one New
51:29
Year's resolution is get rid of Todd Bowles.
51:33
Terrible coach. Dude, I'm really.
51:37
Sorry, I was just do you have any like replacements in mind?
51:40
Are you like looking at anyone specific that you'd want Tampa
51:43
to go out and get? I'm still trying to decide like
51:45
who I would want. There's a couple guys that have
51:47
come to mind. I did have the his name is
51:52
escaping me. At one point it was the Rams
51:54
defensive coordinator, but not so much anymore.
51:57
Yeah, Shula. I don't know his name.
51:58
Either Shula. Shula is his last name.
52:01
Chris Shula. I think at one point I had him,
52:04
but maybe not so much anymore. The Clint, Clint Kubiak, the
52:10
Seahawks offensive coordinator, he's come to mind.
52:14
I don't really have like a like an order of guys that I would
52:16
want yet, but I have a sleeper that I've been thinking about.
52:20
B Carroll. Tom Brady.
52:25
Tom Brady. Wow.
52:27
But but only, only if Gronkowski is on his coaching staff.
52:32
Wow. Yeah, I don't.
52:33
I don't know. He's making a good living just
52:36
talking about football right now, so I don't know if he'll
52:38
want to do all that like that, huh?
52:41
I don't is that even like so this the owner.
52:43
Owner Raiders or something? Yeah.
52:46
Yeah, he probably have to. Yeah, he'd probably have to give
52:50
that up. I just had thoughts about it.
52:51
I think it would be cool. I don't know if he'd be a good
52:53
coach or not, but I think it'd be cool if Brady was the coach
52:55
and Gronkowski was on his staff. That would be really cool.
52:58
That'd be really cool. Got to have.
53:01
Some sort of golden mind. I I'm really trying to think of
53:04
a second one and I I'm not really sure I.
53:08
Mean you said it for me, Brandon, the the fire Ric
53:12
Basaccia. It's it's terrible.
53:14
It's ridiculous how, and granted, you know, you can't
53:18
tell Romeo, you can't control what Romeo Dobbs is doing.
53:21
But we have no return game whatsoever.
53:25
We've got no defensive like Gunners like the Patriots do.
53:29
Like we just give up a lot of yards on return.
53:31
So it's just the whole thing, the whole thing.
53:33
Just get rid of him. He's got to go.
53:36
Rick Massage. Yeah #2 like you said, he's got
53:38
to go. Yeah, unless you guys got like a
53:41
second one for the Bears that I can't think of like, and I'm not
53:46
even trying to be like that guy. I, I, I, I just want somebody,
53:49
the Cisco DT and DDDDDN are my 2 are going to maybe a a safety
53:55
here in the draft as well. But I like our team right now
53:58
and there's not much I want to change except the D line.
54:01
And that's that's about it. Yeah.
54:04
Do you like your defensive coordinator, Brennan?
54:08
Yes and no. He does what he can with the
54:12
players that are available. I mean, our whole, our whole
54:15
season has just been, you know, riddled with injuries.
54:18
There was a game where we had 6 starters out on the defensive
54:22
side. So yes, he gave up 42 points
54:24
against the, the, the 49ers. But it's CMC.
54:29
You can't, you can't tell, you can't do much.
54:32
And Kyle Shanahan is a guru. I just love Andrew Billions, our
54:36
defensive tackle, that huge dude trying to chase out their CMC
54:39
was, it was awesome. But no, dude, I, I, I think he's
54:42
doing really well. I give him another year with
54:45
players that can stay healthy and play better because our
54:49
cornerbacks are playing well. Kevin Bayard's having one of his
54:52
best seasons of his career right now.
54:54
It's just you can't really do anything with the D line when
54:56
the play is just not good. Montez Sweat gets doubled and
55:01
Austin Booker is like a fifth round pick out of Kansas.
55:03
So I like, I like Allen, but he's just doing what he can with
55:09
what he has. Yeah, my my second New Year's
55:12
resolution for the Bucks would be similar to the Bears is just
55:16
get any sort of pass rush because they cannot generate
55:19
pressure. Their leading sack guy this year
55:21
is Yaya Diaby who has seven sacks and after that it's Vida
55:26
Vea with four and a half. This this massive defensive
55:28
tackle is your second leading sack guy.
55:31
Yeah, he's a beast, though. He's a beast.
55:34
Yeah, they have two defensive ends on their roster who have a
55:37
sack this year. One of them has two sacks and
55:40
one of them has 1 1/2. There's no pressure for the
55:43
Buccaneers. It's.
55:45
Just and those it's going to be weird because like I think Trey
55:49
Hendrickson is definitely going to be on the market or kind of
55:53
not be a Bengal next year. Any of these teams that need a
55:57
defensive end should definitely make a bet on him because he's I
56:01
think he was kind of low key fake in his injuries in
56:04
Cincinnati because why would you want to play for that
56:05
organization? But I he I think he's still
56:09
elite. And even if he's your two, that
56:12
would be unbelievable. I would love Trey Anderson on
56:14
the bears Ryan polls. You hear that?
56:17
Any team, we want them. Yeah.
56:19
And then I've got one more. I I picked the third one.
56:22
I know it's just said one or two, but I picked the third one
56:25
here for the Bucks. And this has to do with if they
56:28
keep bowls. If they keep bowls, then just
56:32
tank. Tank for Jeremiah Smith.
56:36
Tank for Jeremiah Smith. You want receivers.
56:39
To you. Well, Mike Evans is going to
56:42
retire soon. Mike Evans is going to retire
56:44
soon. If you if you tank, if you keep
56:47
bulls, you tank for Jeremiah Smith.
56:49
You replace Chris, you replace Mike Evans.
56:52
I was going to, I was about to say Chris Evans.
56:53
I was thinking about Captain America there for a second.
56:57
Yeah, you replace Mike Evans with Jeremiah Smith and you just
57:00
have that big bodied wide receiver for the next 10 plus
57:03
years. Dude, you're is your online is
57:06
your online good? What do you think?
57:09
But Tristan works is good. Yeah, he's a franchise lift
57:12
tackle. Our center, I wouldn't, I
57:14
wouldn't say our center is like an all pro or anything for like
57:17
Pro Bowl guy, but he's he's solid.
57:20
Right tackle is OK. And then the the I mean, if we
57:25
were to go into the draft like I'm a big just like draft the
57:28
best player available type of guy instead of draft
57:30
specifically for need and like reach for a guy because you need
57:33
a position. So like, if we were to go into
57:35
the draft and we were to get one of the best tackles and put them
57:38
at right tackle or one of the best guards in the draft, I
57:41
would I would be OK with that. Yeah.
57:42
Because it it's not, it's not a terrible offensive line, but
57:46
it's not a great offensive line either.
57:48
Yeah, it's just the year difference is just investing in
57:52
the line with the Bears. It's just like that's, that's
57:55
how you win games now, that's how you that's how I my.
57:57
I imagine just being successful is having an old line that can
58:01
keep your quarterback upright, so.
58:04
Unless you're the Dallas Cowboys, because they tried that
58:06
for many years and did nothing so.
58:09
They hate. They hate that.
58:10
I can't speak on Dallas Cowboys. And they drafted A lineman last
58:13
draft too. Yeah, they did.
58:15
What's what's that? What's that?
58:17
Yeah, yeah, yeah. Alabama be.
58:22
My favorite thing about the Cowboys is when other players
58:25
complain about the sun coming in from.
58:31
Yeah, if you guys, if you guys remember, if you guys remember,
58:33
at one point the Cowboy said Tyron Smith, All Pro left
58:37
tackle, they had Travis Frederick at centre, All Pro
58:40
centre, they had Zach Martin, All Pro guard, and all I could
58:44
get them was a first round playoff loss, so.
58:48
Was was that when Dak was like super young?
58:51
Yeah, yeah. That was early in his career.
58:55
When Zeke was a beast. Oh yeah, that's.
58:58
Right. Yeah, for the, for, for one
59:00
year, for one year. And he just got, he just got
59:03
worse every single year from then on out.
59:06
Yes he did. Just.
59:07
Slowly went downhill every single year.
59:10
Yeah, it happens. Running back.
59:12
Running backs, man. Hey, they seem to be lasting a
59:14
little bit longer now than they have been before.
59:17
Yeah, when you're 6, three, £250 you can probably play until
59:21
you're 3132. Or you're Christian McCaffrey
59:25
and have missed 5 or 6 seasons, you know.
59:27
Well, he, yeah, that's what you got to do.
59:29
You got to play like 1 every other season.
59:31
That's how, that's how you get deep into the the numbers of
59:35
years in the the league. He's going to get hurt next year
59:38
for sure. There's no way he's.
59:39
Not going to win the full season.
59:41
Literally look at look at this like game logs.
59:44
It's like literally like 816 eight, 16814 seven.
59:50
It's crazy. Everyone's going to draft him
59:52
super high. I don't want him to get hurt,
59:53
but you know, it's just old running backs level dude.
59:56
He's got like 500 touches this off this season.
1:00:01
It's got to be so, yeah. Don't draft McCaffrey in fantasy
1:00:04
next year. He's getting hurt.
1:00:06
Yep, you heard it. Heard it here first.
1:00:10
All right, well, I don't have anything else unless you guys
1:00:12
have have anything else. I think we're going to go ahead
1:00:15
and wrap it up. So yeah, that's all we got on
1:00:17
the on the show today guys. Thank you for listening and
1:00:20
thank you guys again for joining me as my Co host today.
1:00:22
I appreciate you guys coming on. It was fun.
1:00:25
And to everybody who's listening with you, a happy new year.
1:00:30
And as always guys, don't forget to keep your balls played with.
1:00:33
We'll see you next time. Bye there you.
1:00:35
Also, Mark Davis and Sarah Kyle still sucks.