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Speaker 1 (00:01):
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Speaker 2 (00:04):
Living the dream once again.

Speaker 3 (00:05):
Here honey, fully loaded NFL Sunday. It is Week sixteen,
and here we are in the Fox Sports Radio studios
about to kick off seven games around the NFL. Bill's
at the Browns, Chargers at the Cowboys, Chiefs at the Titans,
Bengals at the Dolphins, Jets at the Saints, Vikings at
the Giants, and the huge matchup in the NFC South

(00:29):
Buccaneers at the Panthers vj Here we are Week sixteen.
We are down to eighteen teams competing for fourteen playoff spots.
That's right, nine teams remained in each conference with a
chance to advance into the postseason.

Speaker 2 (00:44):
So we are now getting to that point.

Speaker 3 (00:46):
And we have to be honest here at the very
top of the show. When you have this many teams
already eliminated, that creates a lot of meaningless games in
Week sixteen. Meaninglessen in regards to anything that has to
be ta to the postseason, doesn't mean that you don't
have interesting games.

Speaker 2 (01:03):
Because we understand wagering on games.

Speaker 3 (01:06):
It's that guessing game of like which teams that don't
have anything to play for actually show up which ones
are mailing it in. So it is an interesting time
of the year. But we're down to the stretch run here,
my friend.

Speaker 4 (01:17):
Stretch run.

Speaker 5 (01:18):
We had some great stuff happening in the NFL yesterday.
Teams are now officially eliminated. We'll see how they play
out there. You know, they're just there's comatic schemes today.
Who decides to play. Who's gonna sit for the long haul?
We got quarterbacks that have been bench we got guys
that have been ruled out late. We got guys that
are hurt on non playoff teams. But it's still gonna
go today. Marvel Harrison Junior has the hill injury, but

(01:38):
he is gonna go today. He's a guy that could
sit out. You know, they have nothing that they're playing for.
I actually took them in that game this afternoon. I
think they actually are gonna beat the Falcons at home
with a plus three. Give me that as an upset
special today and then we you know, we'll see what's
up with the teams that are still vying. Like nothing
is set. Like there's teams that have clicked the playoffs.
There's teams that have the little e's you guys hear

(01:59):
me say, I love saying it that way. Radio says
it that way.

Speaker 4 (02:02):
They have the little EU next to their name.

Speaker 5 (02:03):
They've been eliminated, they're done, but they're still playoff positioning
where you're gonna play Thursday night? How about Thursday night
where you know the NFC really takes a huge flip
and turn. And then because that happens, if the Niners
now went out, they have home field advantage. And how
in the hell Shanahan have you done this with your

(02:25):
injuries and all the waste that's been put on McCaffrey
to carry the loaf for this team.

Speaker 4 (02:31):
Just so much.

Speaker 5 (02:32):
Still to be played for, even with a lot of
kind of what we call doll games in this business early,
still so much to be played for man by a.

Speaker 1 (02:40):
Lot of teams.

Speaker 5 (02:41):
For positioning, because I think home field advantage this year
is gonna mean a lot for certain teams. And then
I think there's three teams, Steve, honestly, in the AFC
and NFC that have no problem going on the road.

Speaker 4 (02:53):
The Rams be one of them, the Rams to meat on.
I would love it to be here. I'd be able
to go cover the games.

Speaker 5 (02:57):
I'd to cover the Rams for the playoffs and all
the way to the conference champion ship game.

Speaker 4 (03:00):
But the Rams can go.

Speaker 5 (03:01):
You heard Matthew Stafford, We'll play man your field, our field.

Speaker 4 (03:04):
Listen, this is what we do. We'll play. So there's
seems I think can go on a road.

Speaker 5 (03:08):
But there's teams, Steve, I think need home field advantage
in order for them to advance far into the playoffs.

Speaker 3 (03:14):
Well, especially if you have a quarterback that doesn't have
player you got there, you have a quarterback with no
playoff experience, home field is going to be in a
whole lot. Like you say, a guy like Matthew Stafford,
it's not going to affect him. I remember when the
Rams won the Super Bowl a couple years ago. They
were the four seed. They're playing all the road, on
the road, off road, and then just the break that
the forty nine ers snuck through and the Rams actually
got to host that NFC championship game against the forty

(03:36):
nine ers. So you're absolutely right, VJ. I mean, we're
sitting here right now with not anywhere near a clear
picture of what to expect in terms of matchups in
the postseason.

Speaker 2 (03:46):
Now, one thing we are going to do today and.

Speaker 3 (03:48):
VJ had this thought, and again, I'm going to get
back to your Dolphins, who unfortunately their season was officially
and with a deep freeze the loss in Pittsburgh.

Speaker 4 (03:59):
But I I want to check out Quinn. We don't
have them up. I'm trying to see what Quinn looked like.

Speaker 3 (04:03):
Right Well, we'll see about the Quinn Ewers thing, obviously
getting his start today. We'll get into the whole Dolphin
dynamic right now. But one thing you had suggested is
let's take an early sneak peek at some of these
postseason awards, and some of them are interesting. Now you say, well,
aren't we jumping the gun a little bit? Well, things
could change over the last couple of weeks. It's possible,
But you say your picks are really set in stone.

(04:25):
I'm anxious to find out what they are. But we're
going to get everyone involved here, Bo, yeah and Chris,
everyone's going to get involved in this.

Speaker 2 (04:33):
So we're gonna we're gonna do is running.

Speaker 3 (04:34):
There are eight Associated Press Awards official the official now
NFL awards presented the end of season have MVP, Offensive
Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year, Offensive
Rookie of the Year, defensive Rookie of the Year, Coach
of the Year, Comeback Player of the Year, and yes,
assistant coach of the Year.

Speaker 2 (04:52):
So we're going to play with some of those awards.

Speaker 3 (04:54):
Give you some of our thoughts over the course of
the show today where we are leaning to those.

Speaker 2 (05:00):
Postseason awards always aventists around.

Speaker 3 (05:02):
The National Football League, right I want to get right
into this Dolphins situation. Chill viewers getting a start today
to leading the NFL and interceptions of fifteen. Obviously, it
was not a good game against the Steelers. He got
away from here quickley, and he performed poorly, and now
he is benched. And the question is this just an

(05:22):
opportunity to see what they have in their seventh round pick,
quinn Ewers, who, by the way, had to be gooding
up the University of Texas to keep arch Manning on
the bench for a couple of years. This guy did
playing quite a few big games in his collegiate career.

Speaker 2 (05:34):
But where are the Dolphins going right now?

Speaker 3 (05:37):
In your opinion as far as the quarterback position is concerned,
It's hard.

Speaker 5 (05:42):
To say where they're going. I kind of understand what
they're doing. I don't have a major problem with it.
It's it could be looked at in so many different spectrums, like, hey,
you know, it's been a down year, we got eliminate it.
He looks skittish out there, like he just does. Like
the concussions have scared the living hell out of this guy. Rightfully,
So he's had four of them, and some of the

(06:02):
ugliest live ones we've seen in the last twenty years
on national television and national prime time games.

Speaker 4 (06:10):
This stuff is happening to him.

Speaker 5 (06:12):
He looks a little skittish out there, and I just
think it's a smart move to just say, hey, listen,
we're out of the playoffs, let's let's let's send let's
sit him down, Let's let's not see.

Speaker 4 (06:20):
What we got.

Speaker 3 (06:21):
They already know what they have in Quinny. They're with
them every day.

Speaker 5 (06:24):
There was a report that popped up in a picture
on Twitter this morning that popped up where Mike McDaniel
first met him at Texas Pro Day, and they say
that he sought him out among the crowd and all
the court to let him know how impressed he was.
So this is something that he's been seeing in a
kid for the last three years, right, you feel me?
So At the end of the day, it's nothing that
it's news are what do they have in him? I

(06:45):
just think it's a smart move to listen, the season
is over, you're not making the playoffs. Let's let's get
our guy off the field. Obviously, it's been a bad year,
the turnovers, the hesitation, no Tyreek Hill, Waller in and out.
The offensive line came together fourth Raine Russian, a chain
third ranked rusher in the NFL.

Speaker 4 (07:02):
So you know you got that going.

Speaker 5 (07:04):
Let's go ahead and ride that out and pile on
some stats for him, and let's hit our guy down
and let's reevaluate all of this in three weeks.

Speaker 4 (07:12):
Four weeks when all this is over. That's that's the
way I feel about it.

Speaker 3 (07:14):
Yeah, I mean, this is a time of the year
where you are trying to take stock at that quarterback position. Obviously,
if you're set, you're lucky. If you're not, all right,
let's give everybody a shot. And right now, Shador Standers
has just led the Browns to an opening drive touchdown
at home against the Buffalo Bills. Now the Bills, this
is a team that has you know, not started well. Schador,

(07:36):
by the way, who came in today with the lowest
completion percentage of any quarterback with at least under attempts.
Opening drive five for five, fifty eight yards in the score.
So Fanning, by the way, the rookie getting the touchdown there,
So good start. So this is, you know, a Browns
team that's openly talking about a return of Deshaun Watson,
Like what.

Speaker 2 (07:54):
What are you talking about here?

Speaker 3 (07:56):
So look, you know, if chedor can play well, if
he can feel a little more comfortable. We have no
idea if Kevin Stefanski's going to be back next year.

Speaker 2 (08:04):
So that's that's the whole dynamic.

Speaker 3 (08:06):
And knows you got players that are, you know, sort
of auditioning to get a look, see for an opportunity
be the guy next season. But that can all change
if there's a change at coach. So you really don't
know how that's going to play out. The Cowboys, by
the way, have a first down at the Chargers eleven
yard line. Cowboys were officially eliminated last night. I remember

(08:27):
a couple of weeks ago when the that.

Speaker 1 (08:29):
Was the big high. Now the Cowboys beat.

Speaker 3 (08:31):
The two Super Bowl teams, the Eagles in Chiefs five
days apart, they're back in it.

Speaker 1 (08:35):
They've been eliminated.

Speaker 2 (08:36):
Okay, with three weeks ago, they're they're gone.

Speaker 5 (08:38):
And what they were back in is Steve, that's why
you heard that type of noise you heard, you know
they were?

Speaker 2 (08:43):
Were they two home wins? I didn't buy into it.

Speaker 5 (08:45):
Well, I mean as far as as far as being
back in it the way people have been talking about
the Eagles and have written the Eagles off a month ago. Yes,
when Dallas went on that little spurt, of course that's
going to beat it talk because the opposite end of
the spectrum is well, Philly's done, so Philly done.

Speaker 3 (09:00):
Yeah, but no other team other than the Cowboys are
going to get that kind of hype.

Speaker 4 (09:04):
No, the Chiefs were, well, the Chiefs were.

Speaker 3 (09:07):
You remember what we were saying about the Chiefs when
they rattled off a couple of home wins.

Speaker 1 (09:10):
All our Chiefs they still can't be big out of here.

Speaker 5 (09:13):
But even myself, I said, I won't believe it. It's
hit a little e. And once the little e got there.

Speaker 3 (09:17):
Okay, well, the e is right next to the Cowboys
and the Chiefs. Panthers, by the way, have just gotten
a field goal to open up this huge game. By far,
the game's going on this morning. As far as implications
for both teams, this is the battle today. Bucks come
in as a slight favorite on the road against Carolina
in this battle for well first place right now in

(09:39):
that NFC South. I don't know what that's going to
mean come playoff time, but at least the tibby er
ticket to get into the postseason. Vikings have an early
field goal on the road against the hapless Giants, who
look like they are on their way to getting the
number one overall pick in the draft. The Jets just scored.
They got a field goal to take an early three
to nothing leads. So again, we're gonna keep our eye

(10:01):
on all the games around the NFL. Brady Quinn's going
to join us little bit later on get a preview.
And speaking of previews, there are huge games later on today.
Jaguars at the Broncos. I mean that is a monster game.
Steelers at the Lions. That is another monster matchup for
both teams. Patriots at the Ravens tonight. Ravens have to

(10:23):
figure out a way to beat the Pats, who have
yet to lose a road game. Everyone New England is
six and oh on the road this year, Ravens have
to win that game to stay alive.

Speaker 2 (10:34):
And then we got this forty nine er Colt Monday.

Speaker 3 (10:37):
Night game, Philip Rivers, Uncle Phil, Uncle Phil, Phil. Can
he beat the forty By the way, the forty nine
ers are a whopping five and a half point favorite
on the road in a Monday night game. Home dogs
really do well in these games. Is Philip Revers going
to derail a forty nine er team? As you said

(10:57):
right now, the forty nine ers suddenly can control their
own destiny and I actually walk away with the NFC
West Championship.

Speaker 4 (11:05):
I was texting you last week.

Speaker 5 (11:06):
I know you're on a row ahead in the Pact Zona,
but I was texting you during the game cause I
was so excited when when Groupye hits the sixty yard er. Dude,
I jumped up like it was my team I was.
I was just like, oh my, he's going to pull
this off.

Speaker 3 (11:18):
And then, inexplicably, the defense that shut down Seattle and
Sam Donald all game long.

Speaker 4 (11:24):
Prevent defense.

Speaker 5 (11:25):
You know what they say about the prevent defense, it'll
prevent you from winning.

Speaker 2 (11:28):
You still had to make a fifty six yard field.

Speaker 3 (11:30):
Goalf money that come, come on? Yeah, groupy just banged
this a sixty yards almost fifty six. Nowadays it's Unbelia's
kickers dipping their foot in before games?

Speaker 4 (11:37):
Are you kidding me?

Speaker 1 (11:38):
Uh so?

Speaker 3 (11:40):
By the way, just just a note on Sam Donald.
As crazy as this guy is on the field, his
record is twenty six and six the last two years.
Just gonna say twenty six and six. That's the only
the seas to matter, right? Can you win games?

Speaker 1 (11:52):
Right?

Speaker 3 (11:53):
And right now? Sam Donald's proven that we have that
crazy Thursday night game. We'll talk about that. What happened
last night with the Bears? Unreal comeback again?

Speaker 1 (12:03):
What's that sixth games.

Speaker 3 (12:04):
They have won now where they were either trailing or
tied with two minutes to go on the game and
they've come out on top.

Speaker 4 (12:10):
Every year there's a team that does this.

Speaker 3 (12:11):
Is this a team of destiny? We're gonna break it
all down, the scores, the highlights, the analysis, our early
picks on these postseason awards. We got so much ground
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Browns first and ten on the thirteen of the Bills,
fan in motions into the backfield, shout.

Speaker 2 (13:10):
Or play fake rolls out to the right, shout or
throws on the run.

Speaker 9 (13:13):
Fannon has it touchdown, touchdown Rounds right down the field.

Speaker 2 (13:19):
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Speaker 3 (13:22):
The Bills did answer back, though, on a forty four
yard touchdown run by James Cook seven to all Bills
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also answered back tie their game against the Cowboys. So
we got a couple of shootout games going on early
on here.

Speaker 9 (14:01):
Touchdown for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers too while you were
doing the read.

Speaker 3 (14:05):
All right, So that means the Buccaneers now have taken
the lead from the Panthers again. Big showdown for first
place in the NFC South. Vikings up three nothing on
the Giants, Jets and Saints are tied at three.

Speaker 2 (14:18):
Cheezs Titans, Bengals, Dolphins.

Speaker 3 (14:21):
No score now.

Speaker 1 (14:25):
T Higgins just.

Speaker 3 (14:28):
Okay, uh, Patrick Mahomes. Can't skip over Patrick Mahomes.

Speaker 1 (14:33):
We saw that love last week.

Speaker 2 (14:35):
We did. We saw him go down.

Speaker 3 (14:36):
And by the way, you were right, you had not
only the ACL LCL, All right, so tell us about this.
I mean they they actually said once they went in
for the surgery, it was actually more than they expected.

Speaker 2 (14:49):
Uh, and that turned out to be.

Speaker 1 (14:50):
The l CL.

Speaker 3 (14:51):
So what are we looking at right now on the
return of Patrick Mahomes. Obviously, he's like, I'll be back
better than ever, stronger than ever. Before we get to
the state of the team around him, what should we
expect in times of a timetable where one way are
we gonna see Patrick Maholmes and is he gonna be
able to do the same things that made him obviously
one of the great quarterbacks of all time.

Speaker 5 (15:13):
The human body doesn't work that way once you Once
you tear ligaments in the knee, yeah, you could come
back and be effect on me. Hell, we watched Adrian
Peterson Taylor the ACL, the NCL and cartilage right and
came back and ran for two grand when he got back,
but after that he was never the same back again.
It does wear on you. So we've seen it with
Cooper Cup. We've seen it with so many people and stars.

(15:35):
You blow that out. I give it ten months easily,
could be a year. And it depended upon what they
have to do because they have a lot of questions.
They're only forty seven million over the cap. You got
some questions about Chris Jones, Trip McDuffie, big contract, guys,
this is it for Kelsey. He's kind of telling us
without telling us. So you got to restart there. It's
not a good receiver room. It's not a good running

(15:57):
back room. Like Andy Reid could retire. This thing could
be the domino effect of epic proportions that we've ever
seen a dynasty style team just.

Speaker 4 (16:07):
Fall apart like this.

Speaker 3 (16:08):
Okay, wait a second, with you guys are mocking me.
They did that Patrick Mahons had played in his final
super Bowl.

Speaker 4 (16:15):
For the cheap Yeah, hey, listen, man.

Speaker 3 (16:17):
Ball, did you mock me on that prediction? And I
said that he has played in his final suit. I
said that after the shit, I.

Speaker 1 (16:23):
Didn't mock you.

Speaker 5 (16:24):
I just thought I didn't. We didn't mock you. We
just thought it was a crazy ass take. But hold up,
you're sitting next to a guy that likes crazy ass takes.
That's made I want to do my awards now you
text me back last night. Were three weeks left with
a change in three weeks right in a lot and
change and throughout the Patrick Mahomes career like a.

Speaker 4 (16:41):
Lot of change in bat Mahomes great butt.

Speaker 5 (16:43):
Listen, It's it was sad to see because you really
are watching the fall of what is kept us interested
in the NFL, whether you love or hate for the
last eight hunds, it's all it's.

Speaker 4 (16:55):
Been all about.

Speaker 5 (16:56):
Everybody else is just rotating around the Chiefs like the
Patriot it's where for to fall like this.

Speaker 2 (17:02):
Imagine seven straight years in the AFC Championship Game.

Speaker 4 (17:05):
That's all he knows. That not just all he knows.

Speaker 3 (17:08):
Seven straight years in the AFC Championship Games.

Speaker 1 (17:12):
Super Bowls.

Speaker 3 (17:14):
With three games to go out of the playoffs, Patrick
Mahomes is out. I'm with you on the Andy Reid
situation and may be too daunting for him.

Speaker 1 (17:23):
He and I are the same age, believe it or not.

Speaker 2 (17:25):
Anyway for him to start over again.

Speaker 3 (17:27):
And yeah, maybe Mahomes will be back, but because of
the restrictions of the salary cabin this happens to teams,
happened to the Patriots. Why Brady left is that you
can only kick the can down the road at something
and then finally got to pay off. And that's where
the Chiefs are they going to be able to keep
Chris Jones?

Speaker 5 (17:45):
I don't know do you want to still keep Chris Jones?
Have you guys, have you bo have you have you
seen like the Chris Jones this year that we're that
we've used to see.

Speaker 1 (17:55):
I think it's much more of a rebuild than it
is a retool. It's a rebuild.

Speaker 6 (18:02):
Gone.

Speaker 1 (18:02):
I would probably cut ties with Chris Jones. I would.
I do expect Andy Reid to retire. There's no if
Mahomes is gonna be out. I think Mahomes is back
week one because it's just like a c LS are
not as.

Speaker 3 (18:15):
Again, but again he will be back. Yeah, here's the thing.
Even if he's back week one, as VJAS saying.

Speaker 1 (18:21):
It's not gonna be the same, It's not gonna be
the same guy. So you're gonna have to re retol
the way he plays. Are gonna tell him like, hey,
you're a pocket passer this year. So they have to
like completely change. I think they've needed to change their
receiver drafting style for a while now. They keep trying
to redraft tired.

Speaker 9 (18:36):
This entire this their entire receiving core at this point
is like Travis Kelsey's clearly done. He's referring to the
Chiefs as like not we anymore, but as what the
Chiefs are going to do? So like and once you
lose that his renaissance has been cool. But like guys,
Rashi Rice is not cutting it for you with a
pocket passer Mahomes.

Speaker 2 (18:54):
Last year was one of the great mirages of all time,
was it not?

Speaker 3 (18:58):
I mean all your she's had one regular season game
where they scored thirty points one right, and so you know,
their defense played out of their minds. They won the
single I mean eleven to zero in one score games.

Speaker 2 (19:11):
I mean, it was unreal.

Speaker 4 (19:13):
Its not, It's not luck.

Speaker 5 (19:14):
What we saw last year was the culmination of a
team that had been dominating, so like, they didn't face
anything last year that they hadn't seen before. That's why
teams are able to close games like that, because they've
been through. So you don't watch young, new upstar teams
do this. You watch teams that's got veterans, been through
the world, or they got a hell of a coach,

(19:35):
like with the Patriots. Patriot keeps pulling these games out right.
That Raiders game they had last year was luck though,
but that was lock. Well, I don't believe it luck.

Speaker 9 (19:41):
I got that, but I don't believe why. Why did
the Raiders lose that game?

Speaker 5 (19:44):
Well, they lost the game because they weren't good enough
to beat the Chiefs at the end of the day.
I mean, that's football. But that's what we saw last year.
It's not sustainable. We see it every year. There's always
a team that wins a lot of close games like
the Bears this year. Do you think the Bears will
turn the ball over like this next year? Probably not,
But they're doing it right now. But next year, when
they need a turnover and they're in the middle of

(20:04):
the pack of the NFL late in the year, they'll
get it because they've been used to doing this and
they'll it'll remind us about who they are. But this
thing just caught up with them. They played a lot
of football ball you're not talked about. They played a
lot of football over eight years.

Speaker 3 (20:18):
Guys. There's a lot of where it's gears. And also
update on my Dolphins scoring.

Speaker 4 (20:23):
Ah Monzie, you know your fantasy team in the playoffs,
A Chane just get you a touchdown, baby is.

Speaker 3 (20:28):
Gonna have a chan is gonna have a big day.
Four carries, fifty seven yards. He just ran forty eight
hours for a touchdown. So yeah, I mean, by the way,
another rebuild with the Chiefs. It's a rebuild, I know
this about fantasy football. I'm not you know, I don't
play it in a fantasy football I'm not gonna repeat
my story of why I gave up on it. But
this is a very hard time when you're putting your

(20:49):
because you're a playoff time right now. I mean, you
got critical games and you're trying to figure out, well,
who's gonna show up?

Speaker 10 (20:55):
Man?

Speaker 3 (20:55):
And I always say this if you're if you're torn
and making picks on who to play, which player has
the most to play for? Right I mean, who needs
to have a game today? He is probably the safer bets.

Speaker 5 (21:07):
The contract the Dolphins need to pay him this offseason.
You have to you not have a choice, especially if
you're gonna move on from to it. Then allocate the
money to the running game and then do whatever you're
gonna do with the run at the quarterback position down
the line. But don't let that guy go. You let
this guy walk out the door. I'm gonna go off.

Speaker 2 (21:22):
Oh kay, right now, I just want to update you
on the Chiefs.

Speaker 3 (21:24):
With two minutes ago in the first quarter, no score
against the two and twelve Titans. The Chiefs Gardner Minshew
is two for four for three yards. He has run
eight yards on a run Xavier Worth. They're running backs
if you have to have a carry. So they have
eleven yards of offense in the first quarter. So get
used to it. And Travis Kelsey has decided to play

(21:48):
one more year. And I don't know he has two targets,
no catches today, Minshew can't find him.

Speaker 4 (21:56):
Bo.

Speaker 5 (21:57):
I asked you this question, I think a month ago.
Now I think it was maybe tongue cheek. We're talking
about Burrow asking out if you're Pat Mahomes, and I
really mean it's not. But within like the next eighteen months,
let's say sixteen months, this thing is a total rebuild.

Speaker 4 (22:10):
And Andy walks out the door.

Speaker 5 (22:12):
Hypothetically if I'm Pat, and I'm not even a big
Pat Mahomes guy, but if I'm Pat, I'm looking around like, oh,
hold on, dag, like I'm not used to this and
I've shown I'm an elite, great generational guy. If this
is what you guys are gonna do. Hey, listen, we
went the five, we won three. Hey, but but let
me come here.

Speaker 3 (22:32):
What are you selling if you're the Chiefs, if you
don't have Mahomes, what are you selling a rebuild?

Speaker 2 (22:40):
I will go back.

Speaker 3 (22:41):
I will go back quickly to a reference of Kobe brags.
So when Kobe blew out his achilles and sign the
richest contract in the league three years, seventy five million,
twenty five million yere, the Lakers had already fallen off
the cliff. I mean, they were like a bad team.
He took the money, and I asked him right on
my radio show at the time, would you take less

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money maybe to build the team around.

Speaker 2 (23:03):
Not my problem, problem, not my problem.

Speaker 3 (23:06):
So but the reason the Lakers sign that deal is
they had just signed a new cable deal at the time,
and that cable outlet said, you have to have Goby
because otherwise nobody is going to watch, And that's what's
facing the Chiefs organization. They could reach out to him

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and say, we understand your play, but without you, man,
there's no reason to show up, So we need you.

Speaker 2 (23:32):
So it's it's going to be a trade off.

Speaker 4 (23:34):
But it is an interesting do you think he could
possibly I know you go get them mons, but do
you need He could possibly be thinking this though, if
you got my home well again, if you're not, if you're.

Speaker 3 (23:46):
This whole season for him leading up to the injury
had to be an out of body because they were
losing games that they would always win, losing games at home.
They were losing games that they would always win, and
they didn't win.

Speaker 1 (24:00):
Yeah, it was crazy.

Speaker 3 (24:01):
And the fact that he would, you know, getting ready
for that final two minute, you know, drill and then
his season ends.

Speaker 1 (24:07):
I mean, it was just I hated to see it.

Speaker 4 (24:09):
Man, It say.

Speaker 2 (24:10):
Tough to watch.

Speaker 3 (24:11):
All right, Let's find out what is trending right now
and always trending is the great Manci Belagas, how I
see you?

Speaker 4 (24:18):
Tell me?

Speaker 11 (24:19):
You know, this is what happens when you don't want
to do your hair.

Speaker 12 (24:23):
You know, you know what I'm saying because I want
to do my hair today. But thank you.

Speaker 11 (24:28):
Yes, all right, guys, Let's start with the Bills and
the Browns.

Speaker 12 (24:34):
Shador Sanders just through a interception that was tipped. It
was off a tipped pass, but the Bills and the
Browns are tied at seven. Late in the first quarter,
Buffalo currently has the ball. They're making their way towards
the red zone. The Chargers and the Cowboys are tied
at seven, but the Cowboys are knocking on the door
to score its first and goal they're at the Chargers
ten yard line with one minute to go in the

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first quarter, just like the Chiefs and the Titans, who
are scoreless right now. Also late in the first quarter
between the Bengals and the Dolphins where they're tied at seven,
And let me tell you, I needed a devon a
Chan rushing touchdown because in that league that I'm playing in,
the person had Pukinakua who had forty six.

Speaker 11 (25:12):
Points, and so I am in a hole.

Speaker 12 (25:14):
Like I need to get it, you know what I'm saying.
Like today, there's only a few players who can give
you like performance like that, and he's definitely one of them.

Speaker 11 (25:26):
So I'm hoping he keeps it going.

Speaker 12 (25:28):
Yes, I hope, So I hope. The Jets and the
Saints are tied at three apiece. Also late in the
first quarter, JJ McCarthy just also through an interception. It
looked like it went off the hands of Jalen Naylor,
so the Giants got the ball back.

Speaker 11 (25:39):
But Minnesota is up right now three zero.

Speaker 12 (25:42):
Also late in the first quarter, and the Buccaneers and
Panthers here fighting for the division.

Speaker 11 (25:46):
Baker Mayfield connecting with Mike Evans.

Speaker 12 (25:48):
So right now, the Bucks do have the lead on
the Panthers on the road seven to three late in
the first quarter. In case you missed it, Texans running
back Woody Marks is not expected to play later today
against the Raiders because of his ankle injury. That's gonna
kick off later today at four twenty five pm Eastern time.
And also back to that Vikings Giants game real quick.
Both running backs for Minnesota, Jordan Mason and Aaron Jones

(26:09):
are questionable to return, both of them dealing with an
ankle injury.

Speaker 11 (26:13):
You're already nod in your head.

Speaker 3 (26:14):
I know.

Speaker 12 (26:15):
We do have some men's college hoops going on right now.
Number twenty three Florida is on top of Cold Gate
eighty one to forty nine with about six minutes to
go in the game, halfway through the first half, Wake
Forest losing that home to number thirteen Vanderbilt thirteen thirty
four to eighteen. And there were baseball news this morning
as the White Sox are signing Munataka Murakami.

Speaker 11 (26:35):
I don't know how to say right, but it's a
huge deal.

Speaker 1 (26:37):
That much deal.

Speaker 2 (26:38):
And this is the guy that is this power hitter.

Speaker 3 (26:41):
Correct, He's a young guy, twenty five years old, setting
all kinds of home run records.

Speaker 2 (26:45):
In Home Run Chi, he goes to the White Sox.

Speaker 11 (26:48):
White Sox two year deal, thirty four million dollars.

Speaker 5 (26:50):
Hey, Chicago's a nice city, man, and they've got the bread.

Speaker 11 (26:54):
Yeah, but that's a big pickup for them.

Speaker 1 (26:56):
Yeah.

Speaker 11 (26:56):
Back to you, guys.

Speaker 3 (26:57):
All right, Well, thank you very much. Once again, Monsie.
We'll check in with you a little bit later on.
Once again, we're in the Fox Sports Radio studios.

Speaker 1 (27:03):
All right.

Speaker 3 (27:04):
We mentioned at the top of the show we are
going to filter in over the course of the show
today some early thoughts on postseason awards around the National
Football League.

Speaker 2 (27:13):
I'm gonna start with.

Speaker 3 (27:14):
A biggie right at the top here, guys, and that
is NFL Coach of the Year. And this is tough because,
I mean, you could make an argument for Mike McDonald
and Seattle. You could make an argument with Sean Payton
and Denver. But it seems to me that we have
three guys that are sort of at the top. I

(27:35):
don't know if there's any disagreement here, but I'm talking
about Liam Cohen and Jacksonville. I'm talking about Ben Johnson
with the Bears, and I'm talking about Mike vrable with
the New England Patriots. Do we agree those are like
the three top guys? Any disagreement?

Speaker 1 (27:49):
Chris? Both you guys?

Speaker 2 (27:50):
Okay? With those three is the three top guys?

Speaker 9 (27:53):
So we got sorry again, we got Ben Johnson. We
talked about this in BRAT. I just want to mash
my head.

Speaker 3 (28:02):
Yes, okay, yeah, let me do this again, Liam Cohen,
Ben Johnson, Mike Rabel all right, I mean Mike McDonald's,
you have Sean. There are guys that have done some
amazing coaching jobs this year.

Speaker 9 (28:14):
Scho Schottenheimer. I mean, if they had made the playoffs,
he might have.

Speaker 1 (28:17):
Made my list.

Speaker 2 (28:18):
What I mean, how about Kyle Shanahan?

Speaker 1 (28:20):
Yeah, I mean should he?

Speaker 2 (28:24):
I mean, honestly, that's I mean, if they win that division.

Speaker 3 (28:27):
I mean what a coaching job Kyle Shanahan did, right,
But I mean in terms of those if you're talking
about in terms of really turning a team.

Speaker 2 (28:36):
Around, I mean, these are historic.

Speaker 3 (28:38):
To be honest with you, I mean what you know
Liam Cohen has been able to do to put Trevor
Lawrence back on track to be the quarterback we all
thought he could be the complete flip of the Bears,
the complete flip of the Patriots speaks for itself.

Speaker 1 (28:53):
All right, So, h VJ.

Speaker 2 (28:54):
I know you've been working on this. We're going to
start with you right now. Who is your current choice
for NFL Coach of the Year.

Speaker 5 (29:02):
Not only do it's my current choice, I think he
wins it, and I honestly think he's.

Speaker 1 (29:06):
Already won it.

Speaker 5 (29:07):
There's a lot of optics that go into this, and
for me, it's Mike Rabel and Cohen has done a
tremendous job with Jacksonville. But there are still people that
can see Jacksonville coming.

Speaker 1 (29:18):
Right.

Speaker 5 (29:18):
You have Trevor Lawrence, Jerk May is only in his
second season, and Mike Rabel is a guy that was
out of this job, out of coaching, did what he
did with Tennessee. He carries, I think, just more of
a lineage that I feel like this team this year
is more about him than any one player on their team.
And I don't know if I can say this about

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these other teams. Ben Johnson has done a tremendous job
and it's showing with the lack of office sometimes a
week the week in Detroit. He's doing a tremendous job.
But people will say, well, but he's got Caleb Williams, right,
And if you go to Cohen, you can say, well,
he's got Trevor Lawrence.

Speaker 12 (29:55):
Right.

Speaker 5 (29:55):
We do this with coaches and quarterbacks. You can say,
well he's got Drake May. But we're they'll kind of like,
you know, what's really up with Drake May. Drake May,
he's looking good, But people believe more in Trevor Lawrence
or more in a Caleb Williams then they do Drake May.
And I just think what he's done with this team,
and like you said, the fact that when they go

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on the road when you were six.

Speaker 4 (30:17):
When you don't lose on the road.

Speaker 5 (30:20):
Ladies and gentlemen, that's coaching. That is simply coaching. My
twenty twenty five I already think he's won it because
I think they're gonna still win at least two of
these last three end up at thirteen wins. And I
just think it's his name. I think it carries a
little more away than these other guys. My coach of
the year is Mike Raber.

Speaker 2 (30:35):
All right, bow, what do you think coach of the year.

Speaker 1 (30:37):
I'm the other way. I just think it's Ben Johnson.
What the Bears have done is infinitely more impressive to
me than what the Patriots have done.

Speaker 4 (30:43):
Does your pick? Does your pick have anything? How much
of it? I know it does.

Speaker 1 (30:46):
So I'll look at how bad how much of it
was last year in terms of game management situations, and
how much they've flipped the script in that this year,
Like he's recreated his offense in Detroit, Like the Bears
have a top five scoring offense in the league, which
is just would you ever think you would say that
about the Chicago Bears. But just like the win last
night is more impressive than any win that the Patriots

(31:07):
have had this year. Going on the road to Philadelphia
and winning is more impressive than any win the Patriots
have had this year.

Speaker 5 (31:13):
And I do think like over to Tampa, went over
to Tampa, went on a row when Tampa was rolling.

Speaker 4 (31:18):
No, they were.

Speaker 11 (31:19):
Full, they were full.

Speaker 4 (31:20):
We can't do that. They were full, they were sure
they were still.

Speaker 1 (31:23):
Beating the Super Bowl champions on the road on Black
Friday in a standalone game is just more impressive to
me than beating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Speaker 2 (31:29):
All right, so you're going, Ben Johnson, Chris, where are
you leaning?

Speaker 1 (31:32):
I think it?

Speaker 9 (31:34):
So my head is saying Ben Johnson, especially as if
he wins the division, which seems like a real possibility
now for the Bears. But I do want to make
the case for Liam Cohen because while we're talking about,
you know, these young quarterbacks that Ben Johnson and Mike
Rabil have, Liam Cohen had the responsibility of turning around
this entire career of Trevor Lawrence. And how the Jaguars
are playing right now is I don't know if there's

(31:56):
a team playing better right now, especially on an offense.
They they put up forty eight points on the Jets,
they put up thirty six on the Colts, and that's
still a good Colts defense at the end of the day. Like,
I think we're going to learn a lot about them
in this Broncos game coming up, Higgree, Like that's I mean,
if they go on the road today and they blitz
Denver and m Denver's winning streak at Denver and Trevor

(32:19):
Lawrence has a huge game today, which probably would be
necessary for them to win. I think the way the
Bears won that game over the Packers pushed Ben Jonson
ahead of me. But if the Jaguars can go on
the road to Denver and beat the Broncos. That's kind
of the same push for me if they are, if
they show themselves to be dominant against that time.

Speaker 2 (32:40):
I like all your arguments, I really do.

Speaker 3 (32:42):
I mean, I don't want to be like a tie
break here, But again, if you're going if you're basing
on the award, basing the award on preseason expectations and
where they are right now, I would give Rabel a
slight edge. But I also agree with you. I mean

(33:02):
about Ben Johnson. I mean, first of all, they're in
a tougher competition right now in the NFC than they
are in the AFC. But the idea of pulling out
six games where they were trailing with two minutes to go,
I mean, it's just I don't know how much that
is co team, how much is that just you know,
there's a lot of different factors there. But I would
tend to again, if you're just basing it on where

(33:25):
a team was expected to be before the season began
and where they are right now, I would give a
slight and I mean very slight edge to ray Ball.

Speaker 4 (33:34):
All the way, guys got really quick about just last
night's game.

Speaker 5 (33:36):
They won the game, right they had three points in
the fourth quarter, guys, like, let's let's let's make sure
we give it full concept. I was more impressed. And
you know how, I'm still I think Caleb is.

Speaker 4 (33:46):
A great talent.

Speaker 5 (33:46):
I'm not sure if he's generational like he was talent
to be, but I was more impressed with him last night.

Speaker 4 (33:51):
And then the Packers don't cover it.

Speaker 3 (33:52):
The other side, I will say that you know, you
cannot throw a fourth quarter guys, you can't throw a
better pass than that touchdown.

Speaker 4 (34:00):
That that thing was beautiful. The fact that he put
his hands in his warmer.

Speaker 1 (34:05):
Yeah, the touchdown ball, the touchdown to send it to
overtime was ridiculous. It was like, he's he's underrated with
pure arm talent. I would also like to say to
a couple of things real quick, but don't forget that,
Like right before the season started, there was an article
written about Caleb Williams and his like time last year
and how he ruined Matty Eberflus's job and all that stuff,

(34:28):
tried their dragging through the mud, and then they had
that game against Minnesota open the year, which was disastrous.
So I think going back to and to think then
like if you went back to Week one and he's
told someone like, hey, the Bears are going to be
in first place and just need to win one game
to win that division, no one would believe you. But
also a dark horse candidate, I think too. What about
Demiko Ryans in Houston?

Speaker 3 (34:48):
Well, I mean the thing about it is is that
the expectations were there, and they've been to the Elite
eight the last two years.

Speaker 1 (34:59):
They were for dead no stroud, and their defense has
kept them alive. And I think they're on the longest
winning streak in the NFL.

Speaker 3 (35:04):
If you want to get a Week one I'm sorry
speaking of Week one though, if you want to go
back to Week one, who the Patriots.

Speaker 4 (35:08):
Lose to a Week one the Raiders? Yeah, so we
want to do the week one day.

Speaker 1 (35:13):
We Raiders are still good.

Speaker 5 (35:15):
But at that point, like I can ask, if we'd
have told you that the Patriots would be here after
losing at home to the Raiders in Week one, we
would have what are you talking about, VJ?

Speaker 4 (35:25):
You're crazy?

Speaker 3 (35:26):
Well, I will say this, this is an award again.
If the forty nine ers win the NFC West, which
I don't think they will, all the injuries that they
have had this year.

Speaker 2 (35:35):
I don't know how you did discount Cosh.

Speaker 9 (35:37):
If I can make one last note since we're talking
about perceptions before the year, and again going back to
my guy Liam Cohen, because this is how we started
with Liam Cohen due and yet now we're talking about
him as a coach of the year.

Speaker 2 (35:52):
Slowly he's in the conversation.

Speaker 3 (35:53):
And again, if they win today on the road against Denver,
now that could be a game changer. If they lose,
he's out though, all right today he's agree, he's got
he's out there all right.

Speaker 4 (36:03):
Bills.

Speaker 3 (36:03):
By the way, I took a thirteen to seven lead
against the Browns. Missed the extra point, by the way,
miss the extra point, So thirteen to seven Bills lead
on the road against the Browns. We continue on here
Week sixteen around the National Football League.

Speaker 1 (36:17):
This is End Zone Radio.

Speaker 8 (36:19):
Herbert takes the shotdown snap, they bring up Witz and
it's a quick throw to.

Speaker 2 (36:22):
The end zone over the shoulder, signal touchdown.

Speaker 1 (36:28):
Quinton Johnson.

Speaker 3 (36:29):
You called a DJ little vertical game to Q twenty
three yards from Justin Herbert. That's my buddy man money
Smith there KYSR ninety eight to seven Chargers Radio Network.
Actually they're on KFI now that I know, they're no
longer on that station. They're on KFI in Los Angeles.

(36:49):
There and the Chargers. They got a battle today going
on against the Cowboys.

Speaker 1 (36:54):
That's is.

Speaker 3 (36:55):
You know, we were wondering about the Cowboys who officially
got eliminated yesterday with right now Arders with the fourteen
to ten lead and Herbert off to a hot start
eight of nine hundred and twenty six yards and two touchdowns.

Speaker 5 (37:09):
All right, you know, really cool with the Cobos though,
But what I's all you thinking, Hey, how they gonna
show up today? They have question marks? God still got
to play. Pickens is still Pickens has a little, you know,
a little stain. He's got to rub off these last
three weeks if he wants to get paid by them.
Now we think Jerry's gonna do it. But also Dak
wants to keep performing. And then CD, like Dallas, has
some questions this offseason guys about CD lamp. I would

(37:30):
I'd pick up the phone and quietly just entertained, just real,
I pick up the phone.

Speaker 2 (37:33):
That's just gonna pick up that price tag. That's the problem.

Speaker 4 (37:36):
Some some dumb GM will you hiding me.

Speaker 1 (37:39):
Do you think Jerry Jones is gonna pay Pickens before August?
Or yes? Yeah, I think he's a He's free agent,
so if he doesn't, someone else will. Else will.

Speaker 5 (37:48):
He's gonna sign him fast man. That'll be in March.
He's gonna sign him fast.

Speaker 3 (37:51):
I don't know, guys, It's so so complicated. That's why
the most valuable person in any organization, honestly is the capolitics.

Speaker 1 (37:59):
Yeah.

Speaker 3 (38:00):
I remember when they first introduced these people are like,
what is this guy? Yeah, only the most important person
in the entire building because they got to figure out
how to juggle all this money and come up with
a roster. By the way, I like to take a
screenshot of this right now. Titans chiefs, Titans two chiefs nothing.

Speaker 4 (38:18):
Any Titans two.

Speaker 2 (38:22):
Chiefs nothing.

Speaker 3 (38:24):
I mean, wow, I mean, it has gotten so bad
for Kansas City. Gardner just cannot explain it. Buccaneers Panthers,
guys ten three. You know, the conventional wisdom is is
that it's still the Bucks to lose, Like they still
are a better team than the Panthers.

Speaker 2 (38:40):
Panthers had a golden.

Speaker 3 (38:41):
Opportunity last week and they just went belly up and
by the way, in this game, Mayfield is six to
seven for only thirty five yards. So he's been a
shell of his former self from what we saw earlier
this year.

Speaker 5 (38:53):
Broken nose, it looks like something happened, but he's upset,
like his body language.

Speaker 3 (39:00):
Well, especially since they have a third and goal right now,
trying to take the lead down thirteen to seven right
now to the Bills.

Speaker 2 (39:06):
He's played very well today, but yeah, oh.

Speaker 1 (39:12):
That's split open. Yeah, that's going to happen.

Speaker 9 (39:14):
They didn't go to the medical ten I think they were.
They're starting to move towards the lock us.

Speaker 5 (39:18):
You gotta stitch that up, I guess stitches and fs
and or wrap it up with the glove oneing.

Speaker 2 (39:22):
Yeah, I is throwing him by the way out there,
all right.

Speaker 3 (39:25):
Well, Dylan Gabriel in the game and uh he's uh
now they go for loss.

Speaker 2 (39:32):
Boy, there's so many question marks moving forward with.

Speaker 1 (39:35):
Some of these teams. Guys.

Speaker 3 (39:37):
I want to get back quickly to the Chargers team
you're near and dear two and a team with a
long history with me. All right, So from what you
have seen, and again, devastating injuries on that offense, so
he can't lose both of your starting offensive tackles, good ones. Uh,
and I feel the effects of this. By the way,
not much of a running game going for Chargers today.
But last year, of course, you know there were high

(39:58):
hopes going into the post season. They got annihilated by
Houston in that playoff game. Where are you right now
with the Chargers because they'll be in the postseason, but
still high.

Speaker 5 (40:07):
I'm still high on because I'm just believe in his team.
And once again, it's not a bragger. But when you
cover a team man like, you see him up close,
you see the energy, You see the zoos.

Speaker 2 (40:15):
Sometimes to get too close, I know thee see the aura.

Speaker 4 (40:18):
And all of that. And well, I'm not you know,
I'm not that deep in. I'm not in the deep.

Speaker 3 (40:21):
But you're around Jim Harbaugh. He can sell you on anything, hey,
and I love it.

Speaker 5 (40:25):
He can't sell you on everything. And so you know,
you see these guys, you see the energy. Their defense
will travel, it will travel. What they can do with it,
I'm not sure, but it will travel.

Speaker 1 (40:34):
The playoffs all.

Speaker 3 (40:34):
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Speaker 3 (41:43):
He's also going to get ready for this game as
the Cardinals are going to be hosting the Atlanta Falcons.
Huge game for well neither team, but interesting about both
their futures in which direction they're going.

Speaker 2 (41:53):
Brady Quinn is joining us right now. Brady, how are
you today?

Speaker 13 (41:57):
I'm doing well, guys. Sorry if it's hard to hear
me some music boying here in the stadium.

Speaker 2 (42:03):
Well, Brady, I tell you what.

Speaker 3 (42:04):
You know, we talk about these games like this game
where you have two teams that are eliminated.

Speaker 2 (42:09):
But you know, we saw something from the Falcons, did
we not?

Speaker 1 (42:12):
Last week?

Speaker 3 (42:13):
I mean we've we you know, And so I think
let's start with the quarterback position right now, because Kirk
Cousins all of a sudden came off the mat and
uh perform admirably. Michael Pennix, you know, because of the injuries,
really has had to have another restart on his NFL career.
We're the Falcon city right now. As far as their

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future the quarterback position.

Speaker 13 (42:36):
Well, I think it's interesting you kind of bring up,
obviously the predicament that they're in because they've played you know,
better football in particular you know, this past week versus
Tampa Bay. And I think it's in part because just
Kirk Cousins and how he works best. You know, he's
a guy that he needs the entire week to prepare,
He needs to go through his process, and he is
not the type of guy that is just going to

(42:56):
go out there and be able to wing it off
the bench like a backup would. And it's I was
really the spot that he was in I think earlier
this year and now that as bad as this is
to admit that Michael Pennix is out for the remainder
of the season, he doesn't have to look over his
shoulder if he doesn't play well. That Pennix is coming back.
This is his team now for the Man of the Year.
I think he's kind of embodied and never embraced that.
But I also think he knows that he's probably playing

(43:18):
for you know, not this Atlanta Falcon, excuse me, this
Falcons team, but most likely for ever the team in
the NFL. I think this is going to be Michael
Pennock's team next year when he comes back healthy. I
wouldn't be shocked if they didn't bring in another veteran,
probably at a lower price. That'd be the reason why
I think they want to move on from Kirk or
if that was to be the case, why they would

(43:39):
move on from Kirk is the capit's too high. But
I would suspect this will be Pennicks team. I think
they still feel very confident in Bullish on what he's
able to do when he is healthy and when he's
been in there, even though it's again been a small
sample size this past suple years.

Speaker 5 (43:53):
Rady, we know how much the quarterback position means in
all of sports. I always tell people was the most
important position in all all of sports, and your name
is sport. Nothing's more important in the quarterback but that
at that you got to have a great head coach too,
and some of course is there about Raheem moorees? Do
you do you think being at Pinnix is the guy?
Is he the coach for this team? Because we talk

(44:13):
about chopping block all the time, man, and for some
reason it just feels like if they think they need
to make one their like, I don't think he is
ce minute there as the head coach.

Speaker 4 (44:23):
How do you see that as far as moving forward?

Speaker 13 (44:26):
It's a tough question to answer because remember this is
also the team that you know the front office had
kind of convinced Arthur Blank, their owner, to not bringing
Bill Belichick for an interview, and I don't know, maybe
maybe in hindsight that's looking like a good decision based
on things in North Carolina, but still not to even
bring him in for an interview, it seems a little
bit bizarre. And so there were high expectations and given

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what they did at the quarterback spot, between drafting Pennex
and obviously signing Cousins to that deal, there's been high
expectations and I don't know that it's it's worked out
the way they thought. I mean, they've lost a lot
of one score games, close games. They just have not
been able to figure out how to find a way
of winning. However, you know, last week I think was
a sign that maybe they're starting to turn the corner there.
And I do think that there's some optimism that when

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this roster is healthy and they have had their fair
share of injuries throughout the year. Drake Leomon's missed the
last four weeks. He should be back today, probably on
a pitch count. But when they're healthy, this is a
roster that it's capable of competing for the division and
potentially being a playoff team, and so I do believe
there's a sense of patience and maybe even optimism that
you know, this thing next year when Penixon come back

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and they come back full strength, they would give it
another run with Raheem Morris and this one with the staff.

Speaker 3 (45:37):
And then there's Arizona Cardinals. You know, it's a broken
record with these teams that seem to be perennial losers
with occasional highlights. It starts with the top and the
Midwell family has been miserable in their ownership of this
franchise from Chicago to Saint Louis to Phoenix, Arizona. That'd
being said, I like Gannon on a personal basis. I
get to see quite a bit of them because I

(45:58):
spent a lot of time in the field Pox area Brady.
But is he going to survive? And if they do
have another restart, where are they going from here?

Speaker 13 (46:09):
You know, it's a tough question answer because, like you,
I think a lot of people like Johnson Gannon and
they look at this roster and it's been decimated. There's
been no one who's had more players miss games due
to injury this year in Arizona, and it's by a
wide margin. If you look at their defense today, they're
starting Will Johnson, a one quarterback he's a rookie, denzol
Birk and another he's a rookie. Welt Of Nolan's been
phenomenal as a rookie, but again still a rookie. Cody

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Simon's stilling as a rookie linebacker Keyton Crawford at the
nickel position has been in and out. I mean, there's
rookies everywhere having to contribute and pitch in for this team.
So it's been tough flooding for their defense, which has
obviously struggled. In the last six games, we get forty
points over four times. It's the first franchise history. But
if he does have that to kind of rely on,

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then also the quarterback situation, you know, Kyler Murray out
with that midfoot sprain, there's a chance that they might,
you know, try to move on from him. And then
you've got Jacoby Brisset at the continent pro and veteran
who's coming and done a nice job for this team,
but you know, he can only do so much. And
this has been a team that they have not been
able to run the football. Their offensive lines and musical chairs,
the running back positions banged up. I mean, as of

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right now, de Marcado the running back is their leading
rusher on their active roster. He doesn't even have to
enter total yards rushing the season. Guys like Drake May,
guys like Trevor Lawrence, they all actually have more rushing
yards than the leading rusher for the Cardinals has this season.
So this is about in balanced offenses you will find
and it's just tough flooding in the NFL. And that's

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the case you're walking into a week in a week out.
So I'll be curious to see the decision they'll make.
But keep in mind this they're still paying Cliff Kingsbury.
They'd be Paine Johns again an and a new head coach,
does Michael Bidwell?

Speaker 1 (47:45):
We will have to be.

Speaker 13 (47:46):
Playing three head coach and all at the same time, one
of which, by the way, in Cliff Kingsbury, who at
least last year was one of those hot offensive minded
head coaching candidates that they aredy are still paying and
already let go as all.

Speaker 4 (47:57):
Radio Steve Harman and VJ.

Speaker 5 (47:58):
Brn Husky Right now, Brady Quinn NFL, two pros and
a Cup of jillion catch I hear every week morning
when they do that. They covered at Land in Arizona today.
So last just simple questions to you, Brady, what do
you do if you're the Cardinals Will Kyler Murray?

Speaker 13 (48:12):
Yeah, I think you one getting wait till he gets
healthy and really have a understanding of if this organization,
you know, wants to continue to build out around or
it's time to move on, you know, kind of cut
the losses there, you know, find that quarterback of the
future and then start building around whoever that is. The
capits not too big, but it's also one in which
that it's probably a tradeable contract to another team that

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sees value in Kyler Murray and they might be looking
for a starter, somebody would come in. I think the
tough part for Kyler Murray is obviously his stature, his size.
The offense primarily has to be worked around some of
those attributes, you know, And he came in with Cliff Kingsbury,
a guy who had recruited him during his time when
he was coaching at Texas and m when Caler Murray
first went there before transferring to Oklahoma, and could implement

(48:57):
that system. So you know what the or not. Johnson
Gannon's still the head coach that'll playoff factor I think,
and whether Callam Murray is still there. But also you
know what the outlook is on him if they feel
like they've tried this, it hasn't really gotten where they
want to go and they need to go in a
different direction.

Speaker 1 (49:13):
All right.

Speaker 3 (49:13):
Final thing for me, after watching James Madison un Tulane yesterday,
does that really hurt for your fighting Irish now to
be in the college football You fail, Brady, because I'm
with you, brother, it.

Speaker 13 (49:26):
Hurts to not watch them be in There's no doubt
about it. But we also have to remember the history
of how this whole twelve team expanded playoff came about.
Notre Dame lobby On behalf of the group of six
as well to have them involved. You know, their former
athletic director, Jackson Werbert, was part of those conversations and
part of building out this expanded playoff, and that's how
we got to this point. And unfortunately because of the

(49:49):
verbiage and the acc conference championship timee breaker and really
even the college football playoffs and how it's the five
highest ranked conference champions, that's what led us to This
is you know, people not thinking more about the potential
scenarios that could play out, and they're not being the
same conference tiebreakers amongst all the Power four conferences and

(50:09):
even the Group of Six. They should all be the same,
and they should all include some language that puts the
highest ranked teams in the conference. He's using the college
fall playoff rankings playing off in their conference championship. If
it's ultimately about playing for a national championship, all those
things should be equal across the board, and they're not
right now. So there's a lot of things that are
frustrating about college football not having a team that project

(50:31):
would have had a chance at running it back making
to the national championship ship game and Notre Dame's tough,
but there's still a ton of issues we got to
figure out. And the ACC is gonna getting worse by
the way. I think half the league's playing eight games
next year in the conference that half's playing nine. I mean,
how articulous is this. It's like, you know, on the
same page himselves face this out with their conference.

Speaker 3 (50:50):
Well, my feeling about schools like Tulane and James Madison
is they deserve a chance just like FCS Division two,
Division three, and AI eighty compete for a national championship,
but not with these schools. Not if you're a power
for school or an independitite Notre Dame.

Speaker 13 (51:07):
We've gotten to a point where I think that's becoming
very clear. It's just they're on a different playing field.
And I understand there there's people who will want to
defend the group of six teams, but the truth in
the reality is they don't have the money that's being
spent on the facilities, on those on those programs, and
definitely not on the players, but most of that. What
they really need to implement is a model where it's
kind of the big ten in the SEC are the
top league, almost like English Premier League, and then the

(51:30):
big twelve in the ACC might be you know, the
other league that you look at as you're getting relegated
back down to. But some sort of promotion relegation model
would be really interesting if you could do it in
college football or college sports for that matter. But again
that's those decisions are so far off. I mean, these
kids need to unionize. Yeah, right, there's so many things

(51:52):
to figure out right now. In college football, it seems
to be a mess and left for watching the games.

Speaker 3 (51:57):
Absolutely, Brady, the man wears many hats and he's an
a plus at all of them. I sent our best
to Jonas and LeVar in the morning's great job.

Speaker 2 (52:06):
As always, Brady, thanks so much for joining.

Speaker 13 (52:07):
Us, appreciate us, thanks for having me off.

Speaker 3 (52:09):
Thanks love, Brady Quinn joining us right there. Ah yeah,
that whole dynamic with what we saw. Unfortunately, and again,
to be fair to schools like Telene and James Anderson,
they deserve a chance to compete for a national championship,
which they never will have a chance. If they're going
to be included with these powerful conference schools, they need
to have a separate division for them so that they

(52:31):
can compete for a chance to walk away with a
national championship.

Speaker 5 (52:34):
See what have I been saying? What have I been saying?
Late last year? Aaron's horraz and I sat right here
and got into this huge thing about because brands give
me the name, stop playing with me with SMU Boise State.
And this is why always gonna expand the sixteen What
stop it? It was fine as six or eight leave
it there. There's not twelve teams that can win this day.

(52:56):
That was embarrassing yesterday. Tulane two times against Old missed
this year forty plus points.

Speaker 4 (53:01):
They gave up. It looked like they had no business
on the field with them.

Speaker 3 (53:05):
I will say this about Bob Chessney, the James Madison coach,
wh of course now will be going to UCLA.

Speaker 2 (53:10):
They covered the spread.

Speaker 4 (53:11):
Yeah, they cover the spread. That's say they did cover it.

Speaker 3 (53:13):
I mean they were They were down thirty four to
three and kicked a field goal right before they have
to make it thirty four to six. Wonder but wonder
what they end up covering the spread? They were three
touchdown underdogs, all right. Coming up on the other side,
we get back to the seven games going on around
the National Football League. Chargers are trailing right now. Keep
an eye on that game and of course the big

(53:33):
matchup and that NFC South. As the Buccaneers have the
ball with a minute to go, leading the Panthers ten
to six.

Speaker 1 (53:40):
This is end Zone Radio Nott Lockett lotion Man Herbert
with a plus.

Speaker 3 (53:45):
There we go, granted formation touchdown Chargers Herbert with the
rushing score, his second of the season. That's KFI six
forty the Chargers radio network. We're at that half right now,
and the Chargers lead the Cowboys by a score of
twenty one to seventeen. And to say that Justin Herbert

(54:08):
had a good first half would be a gross understatement.
Fourteen to sixteen, hundred and seventy three yards, two touchdowns,
no picks.

Speaker 2 (54:16):
By the way, on the other side.

Speaker 3 (54:17):
Dak Prescott equal fourteen of eighteen one fifty six, two
touchdowns and no picks.

Speaker 2 (54:23):
So very competitive game, very entertaining battle.

Speaker 3 (54:27):
So far, Chargers lead the Cowboys at twenty one to seventeen.
Once again, we're in the Fox Sports Radio studios, quick
rundown of the scoreboard right now, Bill's lead the Browns
twenty to ten. Just the final seconds here of the
first half, Chiefs have taken a three to two lead.

Speaker 2 (54:44):
I don't know, a three run homer.

Speaker 3 (54:45):
I'm not quite sure what happened there fifth So a
minute forty two to go in the half there, of course,
no Patrick Mahomes, no Chiefs offense. Bengals and the Dolphins
have been going back and forth in this one. Right now,
the Bengals leader by a score of seventeen to fourteen.
The Jets and Saints predictably ugly games. Saints lead by

(55:05):
a score of ninety six. Viking's up thirteen to three
on the hapless Giants, and in the game that matters
for both teams. Right now of the morning set, the
Panthers have the ball at the Tampa Bay thirty yard line,
trailing the Bucks ten to six. Are eighteen seconds to
go in the first half of that game. As we mentioned,

(55:26):
of course, we got some big games coming up later
on today, especially Jaguars at the Broncos, Steelers at the
Lions tonight of course, Patriots at the Ravens. These are
all games where both teams have something at stake. And
then that Monday and I match up. We'll talk about
that one a little bit later on as Philip Rivers
and the Colts will host the San Francisco forty nine ers,

(55:47):
who unbelievably find themselves in a position where they can
actually control their own destiny and come out on top
in that NFC West.

Speaker 5 (55:56):
Jacks Broncos Broncos three and a half.

Speaker 4 (56:00):
You taking it.

Speaker 3 (56:03):
You know, the Broncos are a team that everyone just
keeps having a hard time.

Speaker 2 (56:08):
But I mean, I I don't know how you can.

Speaker 3 (56:10):
Argue after what we saw last week with bow Knicks
against the Packers. I mean, I mean he played great,
four touchdown passes.

Speaker 2 (56:17):
He was making big throws in that game.

Speaker 3 (56:19):
And you know, some people have been saying, including yours
TRULYE even though I went out in a limb look.
I I had the Broncos championships before the season began,
so I was a believer in this team.

Speaker 2 (56:32):
But I thought that bow Knicks would take a step up.

Speaker 4 (56:34):
Well.

Speaker 3 (56:35):
Early on, they were winning almost in spite of him
defensively and everything else. Some great coaching by Sean Payton.
But now he seems to be getting into form. And
that's really what the Houston Texans are very similar right
now with CJ. Stroud, where their defense was carrying him.
He wasn't playing particularly well, and all of a sudden
he's playing well. Of course, that's still a team on

(56:55):
the outside looking in, so they're trying to battle their
way to get into the postseason.

Speaker 1 (56:59):
Would you guys like a couple of quick updates.

Speaker 2 (57:01):
By the way, Panthers just scored.

Speaker 1 (57:03):
Beautiful touchdown to Ted McMillan. Josh Josh Allen left field
early to get back to the locker room. He was hobbling,
hobbling a little bit.

Speaker 5 (57:12):
Well, he got crutched on that play when they back
up against the goal, and also too Shdure came back
in even though it was announced.

Speaker 4 (57:18):
I guess he was done for to day, but no,
like no tape.

Speaker 1 (57:21):
It up Jones Judkins carted off with what the teams
saw injury.

Speaker 3 (57:25):
Have we decided on McMillan's first name because no one
seems to know how to pronounce it.

Speaker 1 (57:32):
Would they call him just tet? Yeah?

Speaker 2 (57:34):
Tet yeah, tea like Ted with a T tet.

Speaker 5 (57:38):
Also to let's just go back not putting. Monty great
pronunciation of the new White Sox player, Like you nailed it,
and nailed.

Speaker 4 (57:46):
It because I read that last night, was like, all right.

Speaker 5 (57:48):
That name is the night mama. I'm gonna let Monty
handle that. Tomorrow morning we get to the uh the studio.
But this Jack, this just this jack, this Jacks game.
This defense, guys, remember there we're talking about the Bears
wall turnovers there plus ten turnovers. Yeah, they're plus ten
and turnovers. This is the top ten defense. So we'll
we'll we'll see, we'll see, we'll see what's up today.
Michael getting carted, Michael leaving the fielding in Carsche but

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Michael leaving the field, you can see the body language
of that Packer team just drop when that happened.

Speaker 4 (58:16):
Like that was huge because he has been bawling. It
was too late for him to win Defensive Player of
the Year, but he was making it interesting.

Speaker 3 (58:24):
I think we all know who the last four or
five games he's been dominant. He's I mean, he's unblockable.
It's almost like watching the hutches back.

Speaker 5 (58:31):
Right, Hutcheson had the injury, takes a while to get back,
but now you watch hutch it's like he got that
pick last week off of Stafford.

Speaker 3 (58:37):
I've always been Larry because I've seen you know, when
you talk about Pro Football Focus or other outlets, when
they talk about hurries, yeah or pressures, the numbers are
all over the map, like you'll see one guy has
thirty and another the same guy as fifteen.

Speaker 2 (58:54):
Michael Parsons literally creates that stat right.

Speaker 3 (58:57):
I mean he like you say, I mean he is
on top of that quarterback seemingly on every play. And
to lose him right now, and I mean you don't
think it made a difference at the end of the game.
I mean, the bottom line was Caleb Williams at time. Yeah,
Caleb Williams had.

Speaker 5 (59:11):
Time Michael chasing Caleb last night and he still only
had three points in there. Go But back to this
Jackson Broncos game, because I don't have questions about the Broncos.
I just have questions about what bo Nix is going
to be able to do, as we all do with
these teams with young quarterbacks.

Speaker 4 (59:25):
We haven't seen that.

Speaker 5 (59:26):
I think it's gonna make for a very entertaining playoffs.
Like guys, get listen, It's okay, we don't get no Mahomes.
It's okay, we don't get no Burrow. We might not
have no l Jacks, right, Okay, change into the guard.
I said this two months. I really feel like this
is where we are, where, Hey, all the old guards
out of the building. Man, we got to pick a
new young guy to ride with but Herbert and Lawrence

(59:47):
and this puts.

Speaker 2 (59:48):
Immense pressure on Josh Allen.

Speaker 3 (59:50):
I mean, if he's if he is the last man
standing of that group. He know Lamar Jackson, no Patrick Mahomes,
no Joe Burrow, this era, this is it. This is
his window because like you say, as we watch Caleb,
Wayne says, we watched Drake may As we're watching, you know,
Bob says, some of these young quarterbacks that could be
taken over shortly, he might have that one little window.

Speaker 1 (01:00:13):
This is it. The path is one for Josh Allen.
If he can't do it this year, then he's I
hate to know he's never going to do it. If
you can't do it now, then but.

Speaker 5 (01:00:23):
Guys, here's and then again, just throw the tight ends
in the playoffs. Guys, they don't throw the ball down
the field.

Speaker 1 (01:00:28):
They don't.

Speaker 2 (01:00:29):
I mean, and I look at the Bills roster right now.
It's not that great.

Speaker 4 (01:00:33):
It's just he's having a phenomenal year.

Speaker 5 (01:00:35):
And I don't like you, guys know, I don't like
the guy, but he's having a phenomenal seat.

Speaker 1 (01:00:40):
He is the reason they are ten for There's no question.

Speaker 3 (01:00:42):
Carrying them get you make the argument about most valuable player,
what value you have to your team.

Speaker 2 (01:00:49):
It's really hard to argue against Josh Allen.

Speaker 9 (01:00:50):
It's really hard to see who would stop them in
these AFC playoffs unless and this is their big fears,
assuming the Broncos get the one seed and suddenly they've
got home field advantage for the entire playoffs because playing
that that at that altitude is no joke.

Speaker 3 (01:01:03):
And that might but I will say they're not gonna
be able to get home field.

Speaker 5 (01:01:07):
The Bill's gonna have to go on the road. There's
some I don't think they'd go to I don't think
they go to New England win a playoff game.

Speaker 3 (01:01:13):
But if you eliminate the Chiefs again from the record
postseason record of.

Speaker 9 (01:01:17):
Josh and I think he's seven and two, can I
can I give you guys a halftime stat line and
have fun guessing who this could be? One of five
passing attempts minus four net yards, one interception, sacked three times.
Gardner mentioned, I'm gonna say, uh, you're gonna say quinn Ewers.

Speaker 4 (01:01:39):
No, he was nine of eleven for one something.

Speaker 1 (01:01:40):
That is That.

Speaker 9 (01:01:42):
Is the halftime stat line of Jackson Dart.

Speaker 1 (01:01:44):
Wow right now? And oh wow?

Speaker 3 (01:01:47):
Okay, well, guys that I'm glad you mentioned that because
coming up on the other side, as we look at
the different awards, we're going to be talking offensive and defensive.

Speaker 1 (01:01:56):
Rookies of the year. Coming up on the other.

Speaker 2 (01:01:59):
Side, offensive and defenses. Look, he's of the year.

Speaker 3 (01:02:04):
Let's find out what is trending right now, and Monsie
is back.

Speaker 12 (01:02:09):
I am back, and I was gonna mention that Jackson
dart line steal your no finish it.

Speaker 11 (01:02:14):
When was his first completed pass of the game.

Speaker 1 (01:02:17):
It was I don't actually know where.

Speaker 12 (01:02:19):
Right, So it happened with one minute to go in
the first half. Wow, that's when he completed his first
pass of the game. So it's not It's not a
hot night for him the Vikings. Though the Vikings were
up by a lot. JJ McCarthy just got sacked lost
the fumble. Giants got a scoop and score out of it,
so Minnesota at the half is thirteen to ten. Also
at the half, the Saints lead the Jets nine to six.

(01:02:42):
Also at the half, Bryce Young connected with Tetoroa McMillan
for a twenty two yard touchdown pass, so the Panthers
are up at halftime thirteen to ten. Bryce youngo is
twelve of twenty fo one hundred and seven yards and
a touchdown. Also at the half, the Bengals lead the
Dolphins seventeen fourteen, where Joe Burrow is sixteen of twenty
for one hundred and ninety three yards and a touchdown.

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The Chiefs got a field goal right before the half,
but the Titans are still up nine to six. Chiefs
quarterback Gardner minshe was questionable to return with.

Speaker 11 (01:03:10):
The knee injury. So Chris Ola Ducan.

Speaker 2 (01:03:15):
Yeah, he was from.

Speaker 4 (01:03:16):
Who yeah, nah nah, y'all remember him, Firsa Duckett.

Speaker 12 (01:03:21):
Yeah, he was right exactly, And I think he was
signed from the practice squad like yesterday or like just
it just happened and Gardner minshee, welcome, welcome, So he yeah,
that's going on there.

Speaker 11 (01:03:35):
Justin Herbert got a rushing touchdown.

Speaker 12 (01:03:37):
The Chargers back on top of the Cowboys at the
half twenty one seventeen. Herbert is also fourteen of sixteen
for one hundred and seventy three yards and two touchdowns.
And you guys heard already Bo mentioned that Josh Allen
did head to the locker room a little before halftime.
The Bills du lead the Browns twenty to ten. It
looks like Shador Sanders is back in after it looked

(01:03:58):
like a piece of his pinky was falling off.

Speaker 1 (01:04:00):
It was, it was.

Speaker 12 (01:04:01):
It was skin was literally flapped open.

Speaker 11 (01:04:05):
Hang it was hanging right. It looked it did not
look good.

Speaker 12 (01:04:08):
Quinn Shawn Judkins was carted off and all they've said
so far is a leg injury.

Speaker 11 (01:04:13):
No other specifics just yet. Back to you, guys, I
was twisted.

Speaker 3 (01:04:20):
When you are throwing a football, and this is on
his throwing hand. That little finger plays a big part
in it.

Speaker 1 (01:04:26):
Us.

Speaker 3 (01:04:26):
So every time he throws that ball, I don't care
how much you banded you up, stitch it up or whatever. Man,
you are feeling there, you can't numb it because you
have to fill the ball exactly, so you can't shoot it.

Speaker 5 (01:04:36):
It's really but I tell you it is. Right now,
he's got to go back out there. Yeah, he's got
to go back there.

Speaker 1 (01:04:43):
The shad door.

Speaker 3 (01:04:43):
Sanders is the one quarterback that cannot survive. Oh, his
finger got hurt and he got knocked out.

Speaker 4 (01:04:50):
He's the guy.

Speaker 1 (01:04:50):
He can't do that.

Speaker 4 (01:04:52):
You gotta go saying that.

Speaker 11 (01:04:54):
Well, no, I was gonna say.

Speaker 12 (01:04:55):
You know why really though, is because they hate Dylan
Brooks out there.

Speaker 14 (01:04:58):
Yeah, are not Dylan, but they really don't like Dylan
Gabriel in Cleveland, they booed them in and he came
in and then he was sacked on.

Speaker 2 (01:05:09):
That first Yeah, we saw that on a third and
goal held.

Speaker 11 (01:05:11):
Yes, they do not like him, so's got to go out.

Speaker 3 (01:05:14):
There, all right, Well, Monzie, thank you very much. Okay,
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Radio wherever you gets podcasts and find today's full show
posted right after we get off the air today. We
decided this was a VJ suggestion that we would cover
some of the postseason awards even though we still have
a couple of weeks left in this season. Let's begin
the argument things can change over the last couple of weeks.
We did Coach of the Year in the first hour,
I want to talk about offensive and defensive rookies of

(01:05:57):
the year. I'm gonna I'm gonna start myself on defense.
Let's focus on the defensive side. More people will be
familiar obviously with the offensive players, so let's start defense.
And to me, guys, and yes I'm biased, but he
has proven to be everything that he was promised to be.
Carson Schwesssenger of the Cleveland Browns. This is a kid

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who two years ago was basically a special teams player
for UCLA. A former walk on, he finally gets a
chance to start. Was unanimous first team All American at UCLA.
The Browns take him. He has started every single game
for the Browns. He has averaged ten tackles a game
for the entire season and has a couple of interceptions.

(01:06:44):
I don't it's hard to put it like a louke Keiklee,
but he's like a tackling machine. This guy, He's all
over the field. I know the Browns have been miserable,
but this is a kid that has been productive from
game one. I remember we were talking about him in
training camp. You know, how good is this guy? And
they're like they want to see him out in the field.
He has started every game and he has dominated with

(01:07:06):
his tackling ability. So for defensive Rookie of the Year,
I like Curson Schwessinger of the Cleveland brown All.

Speaker 5 (01:07:14):
Right, so I'm show you on nose, just so you
don't think I'm copying you. I got the same guy,
and I'm with Steve one hundred and six tackles, two interceptions,
sack and a half. But he's just a tackling It's
not just about being attackling machine. He's always around the football.
Just put the tape on and when you see a guy,
when you see a certain jersey number just always around
the football, that means he's going through his keys. He's

(01:07:34):
playing with fundamentals. He can't be blocked, he's determined. There's
so many adjectives and action words I can give this
guy to Why you see a guy who's always around
the football. We talked about Michael Parsons for some reason.
On pass plays he's always in the backfield like that
that matters, Like he's always he may I get the sack,
but he's just all one. The number one jersey is
always there. We used to see this with Lawrence Taylor, you.

Speaker 3 (01:07:55):
Know, you know what, But you see it with guys
that were underplay coming in because they're too short or
too soret. Some people just understand how to play.

Speaker 1 (01:08:04):
The game, you know.

Speaker 3 (01:08:06):
I go back to the old time guys like Chris
Spielman at Ohio.

Speaker 2 (01:08:10):
These are.

Speaker 3 (01:08:12):
I mean, there's so many examples over the years of
guys that seem to be a step slow or a
little bit short.

Speaker 2 (01:08:18):
Dak went back in the day with.

Speaker 3 (01:08:20):
These guys just they get the angles, they know how
to get to the ball carrier, and they know how
to get them down and trust.

Speaker 2 (01:08:29):
And Jerry is just one of those guys.

Speaker 3 (01:08:31):
He understands that he understands the lanes everything else, guys Chris.

Speaker 9 (01:08:36):
But this might be unanimous because Wessinger is mine too.
It's just I don't think anyone's close to him, Like
I mean, Abdull Carter hasn't really given us anything you
need out of a Rookie of the year EMM and
Worr hasn't really. He might be my number two, but no,
I think it's I think it's clearly it's Swastinger.

Speaker 1 (01:08:52):
I don't think there's any contest to this, bro. Are
you gonna make it unanimous? Yeah, there's nobody else.

Speaker 2 (01:08:58):
I mean, really is unbelievable.

Speaker 3 (01:09:00):
So defensive rookie of the Year at least for us,
seems to be clear cut. Now let's talk about the
offensive side, because normally you're talking quarterbacks. I dare say
the best rookie quarterback has been Shuck probably for the Saints.
I mean, obviously we've seen other rookies like Schador or
Jackson Dart you know, have moments.

Speaker 2 (01:09:22):
But shock, actually he's played pretty well.

Speaker 3 (01:09:25):
I don't know about you guys, when I'm sorry, the
offensive rookie of the Year is not going to be
a quarterback this year on my list, I'll tell you
where I'm leaning right now to get things started, and
this is like what have you done for me lately?
But Traveon Henderson is suddenly piling up some numbers for
the Patriots. He didn't start with much, you know, like

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the first seven or eight games he's getting like twenty
five thirty yards a game, but I think over the
last seven games he's averaging about ninety yards a game rushing.

Speaker 2 (01:09:54):
And outside of the last loss of the Bill.

Speaker 1 (01:09:56):
I mean.

Speaker 3 (01:09:58):
It's tough because I mean we can talk about McMillan.
There's a lot of guys, Buka, There's a lot of
rookies out there there, Johnson, you know, Tyler Warren, I
mean there are guys out there. But right now, if
this continues, especially since he's playing in big games, and
by the way, wasn't his fault the Bills lost.

Speaker 2 (01:10:15):
Obviously, had a huge game one hundred and forty eight
yards and two scores.

Speaker 3 (01:10:18):
So I'm leaning tre Van Henderson right now for Offensive
Rookie of the Year.

Speaker 4 (01:10:23):
I would have leaned there with you too.

Speaker 5 (01:10:24):
He's on my list at three guys, at him, at
Ty Warren, and then I had him make a Abuka
from the from the Bucks. Absolutely, that's who I'm gonna
go with. Fifty two catches, seven to ninety one and
six touchdowns. And then he's also shown up when when
Evans has been out like and he's he's like he
came onto the scene. It was no holding this kid back. Man,

(01:10:47):
he was uncoverable.

Speaker 4 (01:10:48):
Uh, Ty Warren.

Speaker 5 (01:10:49):
I just think these last three weeks are gonna be
tough for him to get the ball because they're not
gonna throw the ball down the field. Uncle Phil's just
got to dump it off to the tight ends. The
defensive press up. They'll put eight minut in the box,
the double team and fifty eight catches, six eighty four
four touchdowns. My offensive Rookie of the Year, though, I
think it would be make Buka.

Speaker 2 (01:11:06):
Okay, he's going at all right, what do you say, bo?

Speaker 1 (01:11:11):
I agree with Igbuka. I think it's him. It's Hemmer
Travon Henderson, but I think it'll be ag Buka. I
would like to point out though, for being a seventh
round rookie, Kyle Mannung guy's name should probably be out there.
He said some games, absolutely his stats are comparable to
Travon Henderson, but it should be ag Buka. He was
too huge when the Bucks were good this year to
deny that. But Henderson can finish strong and it could

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have been quinnchn Jenkins, but he probably just exactly got
lost for the season. So we'll see, Well it's it's Henderson, Rigbuca.

Speaker 5 (01:11:38):
Cleveland's not getting two. No, so we all think that
we all think that their tackling machine. We all think
that cars is going to be That's why Junckins kind
of gets off my list there, because we know their
defensive rookie is gonna probably get please's not getting soon.
A reason why Travion Henderson winning for me is because
I think Rabel's coach of the year. I'm not sure
if they would give it, you know a team uh
you know two there also too.

Speaker 3 (01:11:57):
But by the way, there's another guy making a little
bit of a late push. R J.

Speaker 1 (01:12:01):
Harvey.

Speaker 2 (01:12:02):
Yeah, a little bit, a little bit of bit.

Speaker 3 (01:12:04):
I mean, is you know no one has a perfect resonate,
far from it. All right, Chris, what do you think
right now offensive Rookie of the Year.

Speaker 9 (01:12:13):
Yeah, I think if you'd asked me just like two
three weeks ago, I probably would have said Ty Warren.
But like as you say, this is kind of a
what have you done for me lately? And even even
before we lost Daniel Jones, he had cooled off a
little bit. But I'm a lean Henderson. I think if
you're if you're averaging five point four yards per attempt,
if you're saying like if I gave him the ball
twice and he would get me a first down, that's

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really good for me. They're they're not using him as
much as they probably could in a game. But like
everything I've seen out of him, there's no reason. Like
I think Abooka would be great as a winner too,
But I've got a Leen Henderson here.

Speaker 2 (01:12:48):
I think he's gonna be a close vote.

Speaker 3 (01:12:50):
I mean, like I said, this is one of those
awards where the last couple of games, especially in New England,
playing in big games right now, he would have an opportunity,
speaking of tre Van Henderson, to do something. Two games
stand out for him this year, by the way, at Tampa.
At Tampa, fourteen carries one hundred and forty seven yards
and two scores.

Speaker 1 (01:13:07):
And then this last loss.

Speaker 3 (01:13:08):
To the Bills, fourteen carries one hundred and forty eight
yards and two scores, again averaging well over five yards
of carry on the season.

Speaker 2 (01:13:15):
So gonna be very interesting as Rookie of the Year.

Speaker 3 (01:13:18):
Later on in the show, we're gonna have our choices
for offensive and Defensive Players of the Year, and then
of course we'll wrap it up with our MVP votes
later on in the show.

Speaker 5 (01:13:28):
Another name just last named the thought that I wish
he'd ha had a better rookie year. You go back
and just look at his numbers. They're just not there
because the offense takes too long to get going. That's
also would be a coast of Loveland and Chicago.

Speaker 1 (01:13:38):
Yeah, he's been better than Tyler Warren the last few weeks,
he asked.

Speaker 4 (01:13:41):
But that's the thing.

Speaker 1 (01:13:42):
But it started. It took a while.

Speaker 5 (01:13:44):
They weren't going to him a lot young with Seana Fie,
Roma Doonza and DJ Moore rightfully so, but that shit
opened up coast like we saw what he can do.

Speaker 1 (01:13:52):
We see this guy. And that's such a funny thing
about like complaining about people that spend time studying the draft.
When there was this shock that Colston levelin t I warn't,
but like guys know, like guys know what they're talking about.
They were neck and neck and.

Speaker 4 (01:14:05):
Yeah, yeah and neck. He had some injuries towards the
end of his Michigan career, all right. When he was.

Speaker 3 (01:14:10):
Healthy, he was JJ's favorite guy to throw the balls
a couple of games. Obviously, we're keeping an eye on
right now. The Panthers lead the Buccaneers thirteen to ten.
Is the battle for first place in the NFC South.
That game just kicking off in the second half. Bengals
over the Dolphins right now, seventeen fourteen, Chiefs trailing the

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Titans ninety six.

Speaker 2 (01:14:32):
Yikes.

Speaker 3 (01:14:33):
And the Chargers big game for them on the road
against the Cowboys has been probably the most entertaining game.
Both quarterbacks playing outstanding football. Chargers leave the Cowboys four
to seventeen.

Speaker 1 (01:14:42):
Little break. JJ McCarthy ruled out for the Vikings with
a hand injury.

Speaker 3 (01:14:46):
Wow, this could be a problem moving forward for the Vikings.
We'll get in He'll get into that. Look.

Speaker 1 (01:14:51):
Yeah, it looked like he tore a ligament in his thumb.
They were looking out on the sideline and he wins.

Speaker 2 (01:14:56):
All right, well, we'll get an update.

Speaker 3 (01:14:57):
There's plenty of quarterback talk, plenty of coat talk coming up.

Speaker 1 (01:15:01):
This is end Zone Radio.

Speaker 4 (01:15:03):
That's out to the left. Second and four.

Speaker 2 (01:15:05):
Birds gets a sack.

Speaker 10 (01:15:06):
Of course, is a football scooped up by the Giants.

Speaker 4 (01:15:09):
I'm running it into the.

Speaker 2 (01:15:10):
Zonis Tyler Newman?

Speaker 3 (01:15:11):
Other tiger cuts down spider Man Bryant Birds with a.

Speaker 2 (01:15:16):
Sack forced football and Tyler Newman.

Speaker 10 (01:15:20):
Where his first career touchdown on the Giants, first defensive score.

Speaker 4 (01:15:24):
Of the year.

Speaker 2 (01:15:25):
Get big Blue right.

Speaker 3 (01:15:26):
Back in it.

Speaker 2 (01:15:29):
That's the Giants radio network.

Speaker 3 (01:15:31):
I'll tell you what hats off to that man when
you are that bad, when you're a two and twelve
team and your quarterback. In the first half, again, let's
repeat these numbers of Jackson Dart.

Speaker 2 (01:15:43):
We was one to five for two.

Speaker 9 (01:15:46):
Yards negative four net yards.

Speaker 2 (01:15:48):
Negative four netyards.

Speaker 3 (01:15:49):
By the way, he just completed a pass in the
third quarter, so now he's up to two for six
for six.

Speaker 2 (01:15:54):
Yards zero net yards for the Giants.

Speaker 3 (01:15:57):
He has a passer rating of two point eight two
point eight in this game. But you get a defensive touchdown,
and yes, they are still in this thing, especially with
the injury to JJ McCarthy. Vikings lead the Giants by
a score of thirteen to ten. Once again, we are
in the Fox Sports radio studios.

Speaker 2 (01:16:14):
Let's do a very quick rundown of the score.

Speaker 4 (01:16:16):
Pard, you hit that Giants number one overall.

Speaker 1 (01:16:19):
Pick what do you do? Well?

Speaker 3 (01:16:23):
Let me get to that in a second, because it's
a great quick That's a great question. Bill's lee the
Browns twenty to ten. We got ten minutes to go
in the third quarter. There, Chargers over the Cowboys twenty
four to seventeen. Nine minutes to go on the third there,
Titans are now putting away the Chiefs sixteen to six. Titans,
who are zero and seven at home this year.

Speaker 1 (01:16:45):
The Chiefs.

Speaker 4 (01:16:45):
Wow Wow, Wow, Wow wow.

Speaker 2 (01:16:48):
Ten and a half minutes to go in the third quarter.

Speaker 1 (01:16:50):
There.

Speaker 3 (01:16:50):
Bengals now lead the Dolphins twenty four to fourteen. The
Saints over the Jets nine to six. We mentioned the
Vikings lead the Giants thirteen ten, and in the big
game right now, the Buccaneers are trying to take the lead.
Baker Manfield throws in the end zone incomplete. So the
Panthers lead the Buccaneers thirteen to ten. This is a

(01:17:11):
battle for first place in the NFC South. And now
the Buccaneers have a third and goal at the Carolina
one yard first a goal pass the firms from jac
Horn right here, and he's grabbing them and they're going
to call.

Speaker 4 (01:17:22):
That, and they're going to call that.

Speaker 2 (01:17:24):
Did they call it?

Speaker 5 (01:17:24):
And they're gonna yea, They're gonna call it. That's first down,
the first and goal with the one now and he's
on them like you can't and you not get it.

Speaker 2 (01:17:30):
Look at look at the sides.

Speaker 4 (01:17:31):
We're high level. Look at the size difference between Mike
Evans and look.

Speaker 2 (01:17:34):
And he says, he goes, what am I supposed to do?

Speaker 4 (01:17:36):
I supposed to do it?

Speaker 2 (01:17:37):
What am I supposed to do? So, yes, you is
second league.

Speaker 4 (01:17:40):
If he's got like five or six. Jacon had a
great year, all right.

Speaker 3 (01:17:43):
But so right now, the Buccaneers, as you mentioned, first
and goal at the one yard line, looking to take
the lead. As far as the Giants and the number
one overall pick uh, today's game could change the whole
dynamic here. I mean, we assumed that the Giants believe
in Jackson Dart. Uh. They obviously used first round pick
on Jackson Dart. We don't know the coaching situation next year.

(01:18:04):
I mean, there's a lot of factors here. The first
thing you have to decide is who your new coach
is going to be and what direction he wants to go.
First thing they're gonna ask him is evaluate your quarterback.
You want to continue on with this kid? We use
the first round pick on him, but you weren't here
to make that pick, or do you want to move on?
I guess Mendoza now is a universally acclaimed overall number

(01:18:26):
one pick. Are you sold on Fernando Mendoza as a
franchise level quarterback in the NFL level?

Speaker 4 (01:18:33):
I might?

Speaker 5 (01:18:33):
I might like Dante Moore a little more six three
and a half, you know, two fifteen, two twenty, I
can get bigger. I just think he has more of
the IT factor. And I do believe that Mendoza will
be a good NFL quarterback. But you're talking about number
one overall franchise changing and carrying, and if you ask

(01:18:55):
me to line both those guys up and pick the
guy that you think is more cape doing that, I
would pick I would pick Dante.

Speaker 3 (01:19:03):
Are any other quarterbacks right now worthy of a first
round picks?

Speaker 4 (01:19:07):
And see that's that's gonna buy my next thing.

Speaker 5 (01:19:09):
If I'm the Giants, I probably trade out and try
to just stack because you need more than a quarterback.

Speaker 4 (01:19:14):
Yes, and you're not winning.

Speaker 5 (01:19:16):
The Super Bowl with any of those rookie quarterbacks that's
coming in, so why not stockpile picks, get talent all around.
You're gonna need another running backscatter Bow's not it, guys.
You're gonna need another running back. You're gonna need to
plug some other holes along that team and maybe mcguiver
one more year with Jackson dark and then move forward.

Speaker 3 (01:19:36):
This I did that every year. We got to bring
a new quarterback in ever year, we got to bring
a new quarterback. You just drafted one.

Speaker 5 (01:19:41):
Like, if you're in Cleveland, I hear to talk, Oh
would you pass up in those dude? You just took
two quarterbacks. Now, this is malpractice. If you go out
here and take another one.

Speaker 3 (01:19:52):
To take the quarterback that probably picked two or three,
they're taking a quarter they're taking it.

Speaker 4 (01:19:56):
They're taking a quarterback.

Speaker 5 (01:19:57):
And if they and if and if the number one team,
you know, you know Bojangles enough to make somebody think
they're gonna take one. I could see the Raiders trading
up to the first pick of it if it took.

Speaker 4 (01:20:07):
Hey, we're scared they're gonna take one. So let's just
you know, you know, bump it.

Speaker 3 (01:20:12):
Let's just get to the number one pick and let's
have our pickle who we want, not what's left over.
By the way, Miles Garrett today, not only does he
not have a sack, he doesn't have a tackle.

Speaker 4 (01:20:22):
He's not a tackling machine.

Speaker 1 (01:20:23):
He only has forty So is he gonna get this
sack record? We assumed he was going to?

Speaker 2 (01:20:30):
All right, much more coming up. This is End Zone Radio.

Speaker 3 (01:20:33):
It's the No Huddle Hour, that's right, the no Huddle
Hour here, No huddle hour.

Speaker 1 (01:20:42):
Bet it is. That's right.

Speaker 3 (01:20:43):
As we h head down the stretch here on these
early morning games around the National Football League once again,
we're in the Fox Sports Radio studios. Seven games going
on right now. Of course, we've already had quite a
week in the NFL. By the way, how many people
were blindsided by the two NFL games yes day? I
mean it wasn't a blondsided but I'm not gonna lie
I forgot they were I forgot they were gonna be

(01:21:06):
on because again, you had the hype of the start
of the college football plast. Yeah, the one game on Friday,
and they had three games yesterday, and then like, oh,
that's right, there's And by the way, they were very
smart with the scheduling of the three games yesterday for
the college football playoffs the predicted as they actually played
out Old Miss blowing out Tulane and Oregon blowing out

(01:21:26):
James Madison to put those two games opposite.

Speaker 1 (01:21:29):
Uh, the NFL games. Yeah, it was and uh.

Speaker 3 (01:21:32):
Eagles, by the way, congratulations Eagles become the first team
and went by one years to win back to back
NFC East championships.

Speaker 2 (01:21:41):
Took care of the commanders. Let me stop for a second,
of the commanders.

Speaker 1 (01:21:44):
Where are we with Jayden Daniels right now?

Speaker 3 (01:21:46):
He's a year ago at this time, he was the
talk of the National Football League. He's talked about a
lot of frustrations going on with the injuries and everything else,
but that's a that's.

Speaker 2 (01:21:55):
A big part of it. That's a big part of it.

Speaker 3 (01:21:58):
Physically, we went into his career and he's he's very lean,
he's insanely talented. There's no questions about his physical abilities
in terms of armed strength and everything else. But can
he stay on the field. Is this something that the
commanders should be worried about moving forward with Jaden Daniels. No,
because this is what happens in the sport of football.

(01:22:20):
Guess what, ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls.

Speaker 1 (01:22:22):
People get hurt. People get hurt, guys.

Speaker 4 (01:22:25):
It is what it is.

Speaker 5 (01:22:26):
Everyone can't be six' five and two forty built Like
Cam newton Or Josh.

Speaker 4 (01:22:30):
Allen it doesn't work that. Way and even those guys
get banged.

Speaker 3 (01:22:33):
Up but you know that mobile quarterbacks are more susceptible
to shorter.

Speaker 5 (01:22:37):
Careers, Bro AND i don't know about shorter. CAREERS i
just know about getting. Hurt i'm not sure about shorter.

Speaker 2 (01:22:42):
CAREERS i, mean getting hurt means a shorter.

Speaker 5 (01:22:44):
Career, no there's also a lot of quarterbacks too that
get shorter careers because they're just not.

Speaker 1 (01:22:48):
Good it's not.

Speaker 5 (01:22:49):
Pocket there's plenty of pocket passes that last three years
in THE, nfl four years IN nfl because they're just not.
Good SO i don't want to go there with. IT
i have no trouble with it because once, again what
are you going to? Do this guy took you to
THE Nfc championship game last, year and it's more than.

Speaker 4 (01:23:04):
Him they have been. Decimated matter of, FACT i wrote this.

Speaker 5 (01:23:07):
Down they're first in THE nfl of how many games missed.

Speaker 4 (01:23:12):
By non quarterbacks this year by.

Speaker 3 (01:23:15):
PLAYERS i think it's fair to dismiss this season as an.

Speaker 5 (01:23:19):
Avalage sixty six missed games by players non, quarterback first
in THE nfl The Washington. Commanders it's not just him
that's been hurt, others it's sixty six worth of games
of players that's been hurt for The. Commanders SO i
just this is not, me, Right i'm not writing Off
jayden at all because we just won the.

Speaker 4 (01:23:37):
Field we see what he.

Speaker 2 (01:23:38):
Is all, right let me ask you, this what Is Sam?

Speaker 3 (01:23:42):
Darnold, okay so we really got in this come from
behind victory against The, rams and again, none no one
is excusing that horrific call in that two point. Conversion
but to be honest with that was not the. Reason
and Even sean mcbathy said that's a bad. Call but
that's the reason we lost this. GAME i, mean, okay
they tied instead of us having a two point, lead

(01:24:04):
we missed a field, Goal we had a seven point
lead in. Overtime our defense couldn't stop, Him Sam, darnald
we had everything in this. Game he throws some of
the ugliest interceptions, ever the interception that seemingly lost the,
game like you, know you're down, sixteen like that that was,
Over like the game's. Over after that, interception he threw
in the red zone and then came the punt return

(01:24:25):
in the amazing, comeback and he was part of. That
this is a guy you cannot dismiss this twenty six
and six as a starting quarterback over the last two
years with two different. Organizations so the guy is winning.
Games but now it's going to be no matter Whether
seattle wins the division or is.

Speaker 1 (01:24:42):
In as a wild.

Speaker 3 (01:24:43):
Card he to, me of all these quarterbacks we're talking
about some of the young, quarterbacks, obviously how are they
gonna fare in the. Postseason we Saw darnold last year
in the postseason play awful in that loss to The.
Rams is he Different Sam donald than he was at
the end of last year with The vikings or have

(01:25:04):
you seen any signs that perhaps he's making some progress where,
expectations at least for you are different for.

Speaker 2 (01:25:13):
Him once The seahawks get to the.

Speaker 5 (01:25:15):
Postseason i'll say, this And i'm probably gonna Make bow
fall out of his. Chair right, Now Sam donald's had
a great. Year he had a great year last. Year
to answer your, question What Sam donald is now is
a guy that took his bumps in the, league had
got drafted by terrible. Franchise you get drafted by The
jets in The. Browns what is history told. PEOPLE i

(01:25:36):
don't understand why we keep thinking these franchises are gonna
turn around and be. Different The bengals are gonna turn
around and be. Different, no they're. Not these franchises are. Bad,
okay it just is what it. Is everybody don't care
about winning. Championships some people just want to be multi,
million hundred million dollars millionaires unmillionaires and going to live their.
Life all, Right, fine but he's a guy who's taking his.
Lumps he's taking his. Bumps he's gone up and, down

(01:25:58):
he stays, steady he's, shored he's gotten, bigger he's gotten,
stronger he's gotten, smart he's got more, experience and it's.

Speaker 4 (01:26:04):
Shown over the last two.

Speaker 5 (01:26:06):
YEARS i will give him one hundred full credit because
he can control.

Speaker 4 (01:26:10):
That that's the only thing he can.

Speaker 5 (01:26:12):
Control he can control what was going on with The
jets and good control In. Carolina couldn't control things In San.

Speaker 3 (01:26:17):
Francisco but when he had what he could, control he's
done a damn good job.

Speaker 4 (01:26:22):
At controlling that and producing.

Speaker 5 (01:26:24):
That as a professional, athlete that gives a damn about
what you put out and just not what goes into
your bank.

Speaker 3 (01:26:30):
Account, now but at the end of the, DAY i
will still stand. On if you're telling me he's going
to take you to The Promised, Land i'm telling YOU
i got some beachfront property for you In New mexico
for the.

Speaker 5 (01:26:43):
Chief, okay it's as simple as. That they're gonna win more,
games they're gonna go into the. Playoffs But i'm telling
you right, now AND i will be unbearable on the
air if it. Happens and when, happens when the game
is on the line in the playoffs and you ask
that guy to go get it for, you he's going
to give it to the other, team.

Speaker 4 (01:27:02):
Period Because, steve that's All i've.

Speaker 3 (01:27:05):
Seen, well he is honestly the same quarterback he was AT.
Usc he is a risk reward. Risk we're working about.
IT i, mean he's it's like a little bit Of
Brett farr back in the. Day you, know he can
make spectacular. Plays he did this AT. Usc he also
led the nation in turnovers his last.

Speaker 5 (01:27:24):
Year he can giveaways right, now not interception and, giveaways
Right Sam donald leaves the league, guy so and.

Speaker 3 (01:27:30):
Giveaways so that this game against The rams really showed
all of, it like you, know like like what are you?
Doing like what what in the red? Zone you're down
sixteen and where are you throwing the? Ball you're throwing it.

Speaker 2 (01:27:42):
Straight to The?

Speaker 4 (01:27:43):
Rams what did you see to make?

Speaker 3 (01:27:44):
That but then he shakes it off and then he
was able to gather, himself get it together and lead
The seahawks to.

Speaker 5 (01:27:52):
Victory so now that's WHAT i do like about him
to What i've seen. Him HE i like the. Unflappableness
i'll give him. Credit just the stoneess, Up, HEY i
got a short. Memory let's let's go because then you
got you need. That you need, that and he's got.
That i'll give him. That but at the end of the, day,
guys all, right so.

Speaker 1 (01:28:08):
Uh, bo what about? It do you?

Speaker 3 (01:28:10):
Think do you think he's a different quarterback than he
was a year. Ago this time with The, vikings do
you have more confidence in the post.

Speaker 1 (01:28:18):
SCENE i think he's the same. GUY i just we're
not going to know what he's going to do in
the postseason until we get. There how he can do
is just get. There and right, now The seahawks look
like the best team in. Football them and The rams
are neck and. NECK i give THE i KNOW i
told you, guys LIKE i came away from that game
less impressed than the season with The seahawks THAN i
THAN i did going out to, people but like they

(01:28:39):
still won the, game and that, honestly these.

Speaker 2 (01:28:42):
Guys think about the first game with these two.

Speaker 1 (01:28:44):
Teams, yeah.

Speaker 2 (01:28:47):
Four picks And seahawks almost won that.

Speaker 1 (01:28:49):
Game he's six picks to this. TEAM i think he's
A i think he's a top ten quarterback in THE.
Nfl and that's. Perfectly he just can't play The rams.
Again seems to be the only. FACTOR i mean.

Speaker 2 (01:28:58):
Exactly they do not want to see The, rams but
he's probably gonna have.

Speaker 6 (01:29:01):
To.

Speaker 1 (01:29:01):
THOUGH i think he's completely erased THE i think if
you told someone, today, like, hey this this. Quarterback he
was most famous moment was saying on the sideline that
he's seeing ghosts out. There yeah remember. That, Yeah LIKE
i think he's erased that and now he's just.

Speaker 4 (01:29:14):
A coming to the.

Speaker 1 (01:29:16):
End he's a good quick he's.

Speaker 9 (01:29:18):
He's he's just a life of every quarterback that isn't
someone Like Josh ellen Or Patrick. Mahomes he's tier two
and you can win with tier. Two they're gonna have
limits and they're gonna have bad. Games Like Jared goff
the same, way there's going to be a Bad Jared
goff game every now and.

Speaker 1 (01:29:31):
Then it's the same thing With Sam.

Speaker 9 (01:29:32):
Donald Like Jared goff's, way he, is he, is, he's,
he's he is very, Efficient BUT i think it's still
that same class of. Quarterback i'm saying you can win
With Sam, donald but if he gets the wrong, matchup
plays the wrong, defense.

Speaker 1 (01:29:45):
Lookout.

Speaker 2 (01:29:46):
WELL i also say, this he's a smart.

Speaker 3 (01:29:48):
Quarterback when you have an elite, receiver get him the.
Ball he did that With Justin. Jefferson he's doing that
With smith And. Jig but get him the, ball and
as a, quarterback you're, recognized this is the GUY i
need to get the.

Speaker 2 (01:30:01):
Ball and he's doing. That he did a here. Ago
he's doing it right.

Speaker 4 (01:30:04):
Now And i'll add, This he's gonna win you. GAMES
i get.

Speaker 5 (01:30:07):
It tier Two, chris maybe tier two point five to tier.
THREE i don't got, Him, YEAH i GOT i got
him at fringe because if you, listen we start listening to.
Qarterback we can talk about injuries and all this.

Speaker 4 (01:30:17):
Stuff But Pat Mahomes, Burrow Herbert Lamar.

Speaker 3 (01:30:20):
Johnson you continue to Put herbert with the elite, quarterbacks
and it's based.

Speaker 4 (01:30:26):
On i'm Just i'm naming tier two. Guys you're telling
Me herbert's not tier.

Speaker 3 (01:30:29):
Two, well ALL i go to say is that over
the last two, years if you're gonna compare the the
wins losses of these two, quarterbacks lost, guy put tap.

Speaker 4 (01:30:40):
On you know, Me i'm not just a wins loss.

Speaker 2 (01:30:42):
Guy But herbert has games where he doesn't look so.

Speaker 5 (01:30:45):
Good and so does And Soda Sam. Donald but but
you acts thirty two. Gms would you take Justin herbert
And Sam? Donald they're gonna tell you Justin, Herbert so
let's not act like that's not the.

Speaker 3 (01:30:55):
Truth But, bo you're, right we won't know until it gets.
There i'm giving him.

Speaker 5 (01:30:59):
All the credit for last year and this Year i'm
getting off the bandwagon Of, Hey i'm just watching say hey,
man you know, What, bro you won the.

Speaker 4 (01:31:05):
Game you won the, game and that's what we ask
quarterbacks to.

Speaker 5 (01:31:07):
Do BUT i just filled division around twenty, one twenty
four and Saying sam gotta go get it and set
a four, field go down four And sam gotta go get.

Speaker 1 (01:31:17):
It, yeah that's the whole that's the hold that he's
dune for, himself and until he pulls himself out of,
THERE i think it's totally fair to question he's gonna
be able to do. IT A, hi.

Speaker 3 (01:31:23):
Guys we, mentioned of, course The buccaneers scored to take
the seventeen to thirteen, lead and guess what The panthers,
answer right Back Bryce young throwing a touchdown pass To
Davian sanders six yard touchdown. Pass So carolina now Leads
tampa in this battle for supremacy in THE Nfc south
by a score of twenty to. Seventeen we are starting

(01:31:45):
the fourth quarter in that, game and by the, way look,
out The browns are making a. Run Shador sanders bandaged
up and everything else gets him into the end. Zone
so The bills have the ball right, now leading The
browns by a score of twenty three to. Seventeen all,
right we continue to watch the games right. Now we
got big previews coming up of huge games around The

(01:32:06):
National Football.

Speaker 2 (01:32:07):
League week.

Speaker 1 (01:32:07):
Sixteen this is End Zone.

Speaker 4 (01:32:09):
Radio do you know what?

Speaker 2 (01:32:11):
Time it?

Speaker 6 (01:32:11):
Is no huddle.

Speaker 1 (01:32:12):
Hour buccaneers have not blitzed much.

Speaker 15 (01:32:17):
Today here's the, snap pressure off the, Edge bryce dancing
in the, pocket trying to old fade a.

Speaker 10 (01:32:22):
Sack he, does throws back of the end, zone wide
open the Touchdown CAROLINA.

Speaker 2 (01:32:30):
Jt sanders all.

Speaker 15 (01:32:33):
Alone and that play happened Because bryce was. Nimble bryce
be quick and he finds a wide OPEN. J. C
sanders for a. Touchdown The panthers back on.

Speaker 3 (01:32:46):
Top that's ninety nine to seven The Fox Panthers radio,
network and the game of the, morning thank, you has
lived out to the.

Speaker 2 (01:32:55):
High we are now tied twenty All Panthers.

Speaker 3 (01:32:58):
Buccaneers we'll take over first place in THE Nfc. South
we got eleven minutes to go in the fourth quarter
of that. Game once, again when we're here in The
Fox sports radio. Studios all, right here's a rundown of
the scoreboard The bills And. Browns The bills go for
a fourth down play And Josh allens threw a couple

(01:33:19):
of really ugly passes and The browns takeover on, downs
trailing The bills twenty three to, seventeen thirteen minutes to
go in the fourth. Quarter, There chargers still lead The
cowboys twenty four to, seventeen eleven minutes to go in the.
Fourth just starting the fourth, Quarter titans with the ball
and the lead over The chiefs sixteen to.

Speaker 2 (01:33:37):
Nine, bengals this one got away from The dolphins thirty
eight to.

Speaker 3 (01:33:41):
Fourteen yes as unfortunately their rookie quarterback not up to
the test, Today saints lead The jets sixteen to. Six right,
now thirteen minutes to go in the Fourth giants And
vikings are now.

Speaker 2 (01:33:54):
TIED jj McCarthy got hurt in this.

Speaker 3 (01:33:57):
Game The giants have had zero, offense but somehow they
Have and by the, way if they were to win this,
game that's a bad.

Speaker 2 (01:34:05):
Win for The, giants that's a bad.

Speaker 5 (01:34:07):
Win that might be a good win because if you're
not gonna take a quarterback number one, overall and also,
too can we just tip our heads To shador who's
back into this.

Speaker 4 (01:34:15):
Game.

Speaker 5 (01:34:15):
Uh they stopped The bills on the fourth and three
while The bills win for that in field goal, RANGE
i have no. Idea Josh allen threw back to back horrible. Passes,
well think about this a field. Goal it's a two,
score a two score. Game but now they can score
and take the. Lead and he's shown that he can
drive up and down the. Field its receivers hold onto
the damn. Ball they're popping off of receivers hands and shoulder.

(01:34:37):
Patches what's caused these? Interceptions but just keep an eye
on this one also too. Though but for him to
see that finger like, that and LIKE i, said he's
got to show his toughness.

Speaker 4 (01:34:44):
Right, now he.

Speaker 5 (01:34:45):
Can't he wouldn't be able to withstand the scrutiny of
oh he heard his. Finger they couldn't come back into the.
Game so just something to point out, today man about
my guy.

Speaker 1 (01:34:53):
In this game. Too we also have a scoring. Change
Miles garrett was credited with half a sack on a.
Play saw it was and then he had his helmet ripped.
Off we saw his back away from the.

Speaker 2 (01:35:04):
Record so he's at twenty one and a half of.

Speaker 1 (01:35:09):
He needs one to break the.

Speaker 3 (01:35:10):
Record one to break the. Record, yeah the records two and.

Speaker 4 (01:35:13):
A, half all, Right so he's, won so he's getting
it all.

Speaker 3 (01:35:15):
Right later, on by the, way we're going to have
our choices for defensive And Offensive players of The. Year
we've already gone Through coach of The. Year by the,
way if you want to know about, those just check
out our podcasts and you can go back and hear
what we have to say about the. Awards and then later,
on of course we're going to have our picks FOR.
Mvp and of course Are power five updates coming. Up
in the final, HOUR i want to talk about another

(01:35:38):
game coming. Up, Guys steelers and The, lions both teams
coming to this game eight and. Six The lions are
on the outside looking in and The. Steelers what do we.
Say Mike tomlin is one win away from keeping his
record clean of non losing.

Speaker 4 (01:35:56):
Season you know WHO i need.

Speaker 3 (01:35:57):
Tonight so AGAIN i insist that there was no way
that this guy is going to jeopardize his.

Speaker 2 (01:36:03):
RECORD i, Mean Aaron rodgers is.

Speaker 3 (01:36:05):
Playing, Better he's playing. Better he's not playing. Better he
was playing.

Speaker 2 (01:36:12):
Better i'm not SAYING i didn't.

Speaker 4 (01:36:14):
SAY i didn't.

Speaker 3 (01:36:15):
Say he was playing. ELITE i said he is playing,
better and he is playing. Better he's not playing better than.

Speaker 1 (01:36:22):
He was a month.

Speaker 3 (01:36:23):
Ago he still looks the same to. Me he doesn't
he tore apart your. Dolphins the brain will already beat
you to the punch on. That so the brain remembers.

Speaker 1 (01:36:31):
What it sees.

Speaker 5 (01:36:32):
Last and what we saw last was him torching my
dolphins On monday. Night then that's and that game got
away fast. Fast twenty one, nothing twenty one. Three the
game got away from him. Fast but it's playing. Better,
NO i need five or six games able to say.

Speaker 3 (01:36:44):
That, well then he's got an opportunity, today obviously on
the road against A lions team that cannot lose this. Game,
chris where are you with Your lions right? Now or
the team that you cover so closely The? Lions where
are The lions right?

Speaker 4 (01:36:58):
Now and a seven point? SPREAD i want to hear
when You're opaion on.

Speaker 9 (01:37:00):
That but The lions are outside looking, in as you,
said and they're just gonna keep kicking themselves over the entire.
Year losing that game To. MINNESOTA i, mean there's there's.
Nothing the way the line's been playing has been. Better
the injury situation concentrated almost fully in THEIR dbs right
now kind of feels like the front seven from last,
year which, sucks but, LIKE i don't think there's many
reasons to doubt them that this is still the team

(01:37:22):
that has this offensive, firepower that has the talent that they,
have even THOUGH i think they're really Missing Sam laporta this,
Year like, yeah this this feels like an easy, this
this is this is the kind of, well first, off
we still have this stat of like they haven't won
lost back to back games in three, years which seems.
Obscene but like this win loss win loss pattern is
starting to get, Frustrating like you knew you had this

(01:37:44):
tough schedule coming in, now how much feels like they
have TO i mean they have to win, this, no no.
Doubt how much is this the loss Of Ben? JOHNSON
I i would, say it's numbers are still. Impressive it's
it's STILL i would say about LIKE i don't, KNOW
i don't know if how much you want to put
a percentage on THIS, Vj LIKE i would say around twenty.
Percent like, schematically there's it's not as. Creative but as you,

(01:38:06):
say you still Got Aman, Ross Saint, brown you still
Got Jamiir gibbs doing amazing. Things Jared goff is still
extremely efficient in games where he doesn't get pass rush and.
Rattled they've lost some pieces on the offensive, line which
feels like that's a lot more of their issue into this.
Year and as you, Say, steve like a lot of
these offensive numbers are still the. Same once, again The
achilles hill is just the defense and the. Injuries offensive

(01:38:29):
numbers can be the.

Speaker 5 (01:38:29):
Same the analogy That i've recently developed myself as you
can find two people who are the same height and
same weight and look totally different because of their body fat,
percentage because of their body. Composition you're, right the numbers
are the.

Speaker 4 (01:38:44):
Same not. Really they were a number on offense last.
YEAR i think they've dipped as. Low it's like.

Speaker 5 (01:38:48):
Eleven by like the research engine step. NUMBERS i pulled Up.
Dave but it's still a top ten. Offense but it looks. Different,
yeah looks. Different the numbers will tell, You, oh there's
no it looks, different AND i would give twenty. Percent all, right,
Cool i'll raise until about thirty five or, forty AND
i would agree with your Twenty If Dan campbell didn't

(01:39:08):
have to take over to play. Calling that tells you
that there was an, Issue so then it can't Be,
oh it's no big. Deal, no when your coordinator goes
out the door and the head coach has to take
over to play calling into the season at a, point then,
yeah then the.

Speaker 4 (01:39:22):
Point it was bigger than you thought it was gonna.

Speaker 9 (01:39:25):
BE i think it's just and we got talked about
this a little bit With jared Goff lasting. Too it's
like there are some games where it just suddenly looks completely,
off and that's kind of bugged me the entire year
because it's looked very efficient for most of these, games
but then like That packers game On thanksgiving where they
just look. Discombobulated the pressure has gotten to go off the.
Ball they don't, know like they're gonna go for run
and fourth, down but whereas Under Ben johnson they'd be
coming straight to, Line suddenly they're confused and talking it

(01:39:48):
over too. Long what they even want to? Run, like
there's been a couple of those games that just really
start to. FRUSTRATE i agree with. YOU i don't know
if they'll Keep morton next, year but it's like they're
gonna have to go back to the drawing and it goes.

Speaker 5 (01:40:00):
Backwards, guys like we're just seeing this, now what happens
next you like. It it's going to go this way
more than Us Ben, Johnson.

Speaker 1 (01:40:07):
Yeah it doesn't seem like the well oiled machine.

Speaker 9 (01:40:09):
It was now was like Aman ross, scene but but
here now starting, Again, No frank Rag now that offensive
line is such a big part of THEIR. Dna they
have two guys who are virtual, ROOKIES i think now
too With mahogany. Out, yeah With Miles frasier now playing like,
it that entire interior the line.

Speaker 1 (01:40:25):
Has to be.

Speaker 3 (01:40:25):
Revamped the problem you have in trying, to let's, say,
reevaluate all, right what are we going to do with
offensive coordinator looking on the. Outside the reason they kept
it in house was is That Jared goff obviously performs
best in this. Offense this is The Jared goff. Offense
the idea of you, know starting over, again.

Speaker 2 (01:40:45):
You know that that is very.

Speaker 3 (01:40:47):
Dangerous so it's gonna be interesting to see what The
lions are going to decide to do with that offensive coordinator.

Speaker 2 (01:40:52):
Position uh in the? Offseason fast with the?

Speaker 4 (01:40:55):
Lines is there? One no?

Speaker 5 (01:40:56):
Close because think about they went from conference championship game divisional.

Speaker 4 (01:41:00):
Round now might not making a.

Speaker 2 (01:41:01):
Playoff last don't see.

Speaker 4 (01:41:02):
It it's going.

Speaker 9 (01:41:03):
BACKWARDS i don't think it's, closed but the, win but
the opportunity they had of a wide OPEN Nfc north
is now gone because now it's going to be an
incredibly tough division each.

Speaker 3 (01:41:12):
Year, again let's look at the two quarterbacks you have
In Chicago green right right, now so two coaches.

Speaker 1 (01:41:18):
Too yeah.

Speaker 2 (01:41:19):
Yeah so by the, way, Here browns get a field.

Speaker 3 (01:41:25):
Goal all, Right so now all of a, SUDDEN i
don't again why The bills didn't go for what up
here to be an easy field goal to make it
a two score.

Speaker 2 (01:41:33):
Game it has backfired on.

Speaker 3 (01:41:34):
Them so The bills now lead The browns twenty three to,
twenty and we have eight forty to, go and The
bills have the ball and they need to get something.

Speaker 2 (01:41:44):
Done all.

Speaker 3 (01:41:45):
Right still twenty, twenty we'll keep our eye obviously on
That Buccaneers panthers. Game and The chargers have a ten
point lead now over The cowboys twenty, seventeen twenty seven to.
Seventeen The bengals scored. Again it is now forty five to.
Fourteen are you telling me your coach is?

Speaker 1 (01:42:01):
Safe?

Speaker 4 (01:42:02):
Yeah he's.

Speaker 3 (01:42:02):
Fine, really so they get let's say they lose next
week at home To tampa and they get blown out
in the finale By New england and they finished the
year six and.

Speaker 2 (01:42:10):
Eleven you're you're okay with?

Speaker 4 (01:42:12):
That here's the.

Speaker 5 (01:42:13):
Thing, no it's not about me being okay with. It that'scessarilly.
Question and by the, way they are the six. Wins
they beat all what you guys said they were gonna be,
too especially you said they'd be lucky to win. Six
they got their. Six you gotta hire YOUR gm. First
you gotta see THE gm. First and LIKE i, said
my name out already got my. GUY i don't think
he's gonna get the. Job But Lewis riddick needs to
be a general. Man he's worked IN nfl front, offices

(01:42:34):
like he's been in these, discussions he's been in draft,
Process he's worked in THE nfl front Of he thinks
a tremendous job doing doing television now and calling. Games
when you listen to, him you know he knows exactly
what the hell he's talking. About they need to get
THEIR gm. Together so if THEIR gm comes in and
GOES i like, McDaniel there's just other there's other changes
we need to. Make but if you're gonna fire, him

(01:42:55):
my question is gonna Be, okay who are you?

Speaker 4 (01:42:57):
Getting who's the hot? Name who's the hot?

Speaker 5 (01:42:59):
Cannate we have heard any HOT nfl candidate names? Yet
and we're in week? Sixteen are we going to have
a resignation Of Andy?

Speaker 1 (01:43:07):
Reid?

Speaker 2 (01:43:07):
Today blown out by The titans twenty three to.

Speaker 3 (01:43:10):
Nine by the, Way Travis kelson made a big deal,
about you, know playing out the string one catch six
yards Today Gardner minshew got.

Speaker 1 (01:43:19):
Benched did he?

Speaker 2 (01:43:21):
NOT i got knocked out the. Game he got knocked
out out the.

Speaker 1 (01:43:24):
Game so the what's the guy's? Ola?

Speaker 2 (01:43:27):
Duken?

Speaker 1 (01:43:27):
Yeah, yeah Harouken wow.

Speaker 2 (01:43:33):
Wow by the, way here's some good news For.

Speaker 1 (01:43:36):
Tennessee.

Speaker 3 (01:43:36):
Though Cam ward's had a really nice game against a
defense that is still being hyped up as one of
the premier. Defenses they haven't looked like, it but they
are eighteen to twenty five and six yards two.

Speaker 2 (01:43:47):
Touchdowns no picks speak Cam ward.

Speaker 5 (01:43:49):
Today speaking of, which Our buffalo just had a third and,
nine took a bad sack suit our Guy, carson our
defensive rookie Fine Carson.

Speaker 1 (01:43:57):
Twistinger Though i'm trying to just slipp him and throw
him over Towards Miles. GARY i know, right trying to
push him over.

Speaker 9 (01:44:03):
Week we thought this has been a lock and now
it's like.

Speaker 4 (01:44:07):
Noff, Guys we've been saying this all. Year this Is.

Speaker 5 (01:44:10):
Buffalo that's why in the PLAYOFFS i said two segments,
ago they gotta.

Speaker 4 (01:44:14):
Go on the.

Speaker 5 (01:44:14):
Road, now if they had home, FIELD i would feel
real comfortable and. Scared, Man Josh allen might shut me
up and might finally get to a Super. Bowl they're
not winning multiple role games in the, playoffs, guys not
against these OTHER afc.

Speaker 4 (01:44:26):
Defenses they're not all.

Speaker 3 (01:44:28):
Right let's find out what is trending right now as
we Welcome amonsie.

Speaker 2 (01:44:32):
Back, so how many of your teams are in the? Playoffs?

Speaker 11 (01:44:35):
Two two teams in the finals.

Speaker 2 (01:44:37):
This semi finals.

Speaker 4 (01:44:38):
Week two rounds in your lead to two playoff? Rounds, yeah,
OKAY i like leaving that.

Speaker 3 (01:44:43):
Three.

Speaker 11 (01:44:44):
OKAY i just had to buy BECAUSE i.

Speaker 4 (01:44:45):
Was i'm talking about weeks as far as cumulated for two,
weeks had a bye. Weeks yeah it's.

Speaker 11 (01:44:53):
Three uh.

Speaker 12 (01:44:54):
Yeah So i'm keeping an eye on certain, things you,
know very annoyed with other.

Speaker 11 (01:44:58):
Things but here We this is WHY i hate every.

Speaker 12 (01:45:01):
YEAR i said never doing this again BECAUSE i get so,
Annoyed So i've annoyed over. Here but it's, fine. Guys
The buccaneers and The panthers are playing for. Something i'm
just playing for pride and. Money they're playing for a lot, more.

Speaker 11 (01:45:12):
And they're tied right. Now, mike excuse.

Speaker 12 (01:45:15):
Me Baker mayfield connected with A Mecca buka on a
nice like forty yard, throw but then The buccaneers got
stuck around midfield and did nothing after, that so they're
about to punt the ball away because it's fourth and.
Seventeen But buccaneers And panthers are tied at twenty with
about five minutes to go in the. Game we're also
tied In New york as The vikings and The giants
start tied at, thirteen still about eight.

Speaker 11 (01:45:37):
Minutes to go in the fourth.

Speaker 12 (01:45:38):
Quarter in case you missed, IT jj McCarthy was rolled
out for the second half And Max.

Speaker 11 (01:45:42):
Brosmer brosmer was in The.

Speaker 12 (01:45:44):
Saints Tyler shook connected With Crystal, lave so they're up
on The jets.

Speaker 11 (01:45:48):
Nineteen to, six still early in the fourth.

Speaker 12 (01:45:50):
THERE i think they may have sat Down Joe burrow
maybe because of this game is already out of. HAND
i THOUGHT i Saw Jake browning maybe on the, camera
so maybe they're gonna.

Speaker 11 (01:46:01):
Put in A Jake. Browning And i'll tell you that
is that? Right did they put In Jake? Browning in my?
Grace It's Joe? Stop is It Joe? Flacco they put him?

Speaker 12 (01:46:09):
In oh, WOW i, Thought and Because Jake browning is
the next, ONE i thought they were gonna put him.

Speaker 11 (01:46:14):
In but The bengals are crushing The.

Speaker 12 (01:46:15):
Dolphins forty five to fourteen is a score early in the.
Fourth in just the third quarter, Alone Joe burrow threw
two touchdown passes To Chase, brown And Chase brown had
A russian. Touchdown he was on the. Third it was
all him for. Sure The times are leading The chiefs
twenty three to nine early in the fourth. Quarter charger's
still on top of The cowboys In dallas twenty seven
to seventeen with about seven minutes to. Go dallas currently

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has the ball around, midfield but it's third and ten
and The, browns, yeah they're in it. STILL i don't
know what The bills are doing, either not going for
the points. Here buffalo is up twenty three to twenty
with about seven minutes to go in the. Game Josh
allen nine to fifteen for one hundred and seven, yards
killing Me, Smalls shade Or sanders seventeen of twenty four
one hundred and thirty seven yards and a.

Speaker 11 (01:46:56):
Touchdown he also has two.

Speaker 12 (01:46:57):
Interceptions and just in case you missed, It mars is
not expected to be active for The. Texans that game
kicks off at four twenty five Pm Eastern. Time they're
facing The, raiders while wide Receiver Drake london is active
for The. Falcons and this, morning you, know THE nfl
network was reporting That mike McDaniel's good for next. Year
try that's what, yeah, Listen, Yeah like they reported that

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that he's good for next, year and it's just two
took my law as a.

Speaker 11 (01:47:22):
Question, mark, right he is who they?

Speaker 4 (01:47:23):
Want who Are?

Speaker 5 (01:47:24):
Yeah and they don't care about the, dad the, dead
the cap money because they still Look.

Speaker 1 (01:47:28):
Denver Did?

Speaker 4 (01:47:29):
Denver remember When?

Speaker 1 (01:47:30):
Denver you eat?

Speaker 4 (01:47:32):
It if you see smart, businessmen you eat it for a.
Year you don't have a.

Speaker 3 (01:47:36):
Choice, yeah if you're gonna deal with it, now. Yea
AND i said that if you want to go to the,
offseason well and still be kind of your. Starter but THE,
gm THE vp and the owner need to have a
closed meeting when no phones out and, say, okay what
are we doing at this position because we know we're
not gonna win a championship with.

Speaker 4 (01:47:51):
Him, yeah it'll be. Exciting you're also.

Speaker 3 (01:47:54):
Good you also have a head, coach And Sean payton
then knew what he wanted and he saw qualities and Bow.
Nicks they can convinced then that this kid can run
the Offense i'm looking to.

Speaker 2 (01:48:03):
Run, Yeah Russell wilson is not running my.

Speaker 3 (01:48:06):
Offense Bo knicks can run my offense and made the
playoffs a year. Ago right now they have the best
record in The National let's not forget.

Speaker 5 (01:48:14):
This tua led this league guys in three major passing
categories and three separate. Years it's the, concussions. Guys of,
course it's taking it AND i hate to see it
BECAUSE i love the. Kid but your timing slowing.

Speaker 3 (01:48:26):
Down aikman talked about this last week on the podcast
that when his concussions, started he, Goes, LOOK i feel
for the, kid Because i've been.

Speaker 4 (01:48:32):
There your reaction slows. Down it's not he doesn't look as.

Speaker 5 (01:48:36):
Quick as he did. Before where choo choo choot and
they were ripping the league of, mark you start getting.
Concussions people just is and it's a sad story because
we were all right and wrong all at the same.
Time about is the Way i'm. Framing we were all
right and wrong about toa when you really frame. It
but they're hoping maybe they had something in quinn. Ewers
but force impressions are not, good not. Good all right

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on see trade for.

Speaker 3 (01:49:01):
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Right so just got. Sacked gotta get rid of. That
he's got to get rid of. That this has been a.

Speaker 5 (01:49:33):
Problem he's, Right And i've been saying this Since, colorado
SO i don't think the guy is.

Speaker 4 (01:49:37):
Perfect i've been saying it since he was At.

Speaker 5 (01:49:39):
Colorado the one THING i want him to work on,
is if, anything it's like on the fourth to, two
you gotta just get rid of the ball right, here
it's got to come out and even here it's got
to come.

Speaker 3 (01:49:51):
Out, Okay So bill's big sack for The. Bills all, right,
guys we were giving out awards. Today we've done coach
in the, area done The rookies of The. Year it's
a Defensive player of The. Year can we just pass
on The Miles? GARRETT i, mean is there anybody else
in the conversation for Defensive player of the?

Speaker 1 (01:50:07):
Year anybody? ANYBODY i think that's universal Ex. SWUESTIONNGER i
just wanted to stay quiet for really bad for. RADIO
i would just in, second how About uiny And mitchell
for The eagles real lockdown corner in the.

Speaker 5 (01:50:20):
League you know what man at A toledo when he
was being that that whole.

Speaker 13 (01:50:26):
All?

Speaker 1 (01:50:26):
Right?

Speaker 3 (01:50:26):
Right, so, uh you Know Michael parsons was in the
running until.

Speaker 9 (01:50:30):
Together maybe Who Nick Nick bonito is like a Uh
Will anderson is.

Speaker 3 (01:50:38):
Coming there's a lot of fighting for two yes, again,
right but let's let's talk Offensive player of The year.
Guys and, again this is usually a ward that doesn't
go to the quarterback because the quarterbacks get the m V.

Speaker 2 (01:50:48):
P so it's either going to be a running back
or a wide.

Speaker 3 (01:50:51):
Receiver now we are talking About Jonathan taylor obviously in strong.
Turns But i'm, sorry, guys right, now to, me it
comes down to two. Receivers it's either going to Be
Jackson smith And, jigba or it's gonna Be. Pookaua to,
me those are the two best candidates currently For Offensive
player of The.

Speaker 2 (01:51:10):
Year AM i? AM i anybody? Else so, Well i'll let.

Speaker 5 (01:51:13):
You i'll let you guys go first BECAUSE I I
i gotta real.

Speaker 9 (01:51:16):
Quick would you guys be interested in some of the
odds From Fox sports on what uh for offensive player THE.

Speaker 3 (01:51:22):
I want our, odds, OKAY i, MEAN I i know
what other people's are its are we're talking our, odds,
OKAY i mean.

Speaker 2 (01:51:34):
We're here to give our opinions on who should be the.

Speaker 3 (01:51:37):
Winner, well let's start with the bow, then, bo who
is Your Offensive player of The.

Speaker 1 (01:51:42):
Year it's it's. Close It's. Timber whoever wins the THE
Nfc west will HAVE i think the inside, track BUT
i just Think, Pooka Jackson smith And jigma has consistently good,
games But poka has games like he had on Two.

Speaker 2 (01:51:57):
Thursday the last three, weeks he literally has set an
in fell.

Speaker 1 (01:52:00):
Like it's it's. INSANE i guess maybe If stafford wins THE,
mvp they'll be less likely to give it To. Pooka
i'm not, certain BUT i JUST i think right now
it's considered that his his last two games are against
The falcons and The, cardinals that is much more ripe
for racking up.

Speaker 3 (01:52:19):
Stats, well ALL i can say To puka is insane,
talent stay off social media, permanently AND i guarantee THAT
ram organization is telling A, pooka don't go, there, man stop.
Stop you've been a feel good story from the day
you step foot on THE nfl. Field everyone loves, you loves.
You don't change, that all, Right, Chris, chris where do

(01:52:43):
you stand?

Speaker 9 (01:52:43):
FOR i think It's, puka but there is a there's
one PERSON i think he could probably make a name
for himself Late, riser AND i only brought up the
odds just BECAUSE i think he's like plus five hundred
right now and we've seen some big games from. Him
and if he can stack a few more at the
end of this, year but not to be a home home, Er,
bud don't write Out Jamiir. Gibbs, well the only thing

(01:53:04):
About gibbs, is as far as we can, do we
have all of a sudden had some comments from his
coach that we got to Get montgomery more involved in the.

Speaker 1 (01:53:11):
Offense, WELL i.

Speaker 9 (01:53:11):
Think that's just because that's what The lions. Do they
want to balance their running attack and Keep Jamiir gibbs,
fresh and they've kind of leaned heavy on him Where montgomery.
Hasn't AND i think part of that too is like
you also want to get these guys their numbers for their, bonuses.

Speaker 1 (01:53:23):
Right all?

Speaker 3 (01:53:24):
Right SO Vj, worre you stand right now on offensive
player of THE i don't think it's JAYSN.

Speaker 5 (01:53:30):
R pooking the COOL i love the, numbers those sixteen thirty.
Seven jameson's got nine one hundred yard games And pooka's
got six pukars as a two hundred yard, game fifteen
ninety two to eight. TOUCHDOWNS i Like james cook, HERE
i really. Do two seventy one, carries fifteen fourteen to
fifteen and Yards he's gonna lead the league in rushing
this year five point. TWO i don't like the six

(01:53:51):
fumbles three, loss but eight one hundred yard games one
one two hundred yard. Game BUT i think the guy
that's gonna win it Is i'm going opposite of, you,
guys And i'm.

Speaker 4 (01:53:59):
Going with a. Quarterback give Me Matthew stafford to win this.
Award didn't.

Speaker 5 (01:54:04):
Number what he's doing is you leave the league in passing. Yards,
okay forty, touchdowns five. Interceptions he has a seventy one
point EIGHT, qbr third in the, league and as far
as his touchdowns, go, guys he leads every other quarterback by.

Speaker 3 (01:54:17):
Eleven, yeah like it's not, even it's not any touchdown.
Passes number one passer rating in the.

Speaker 2 (01:54:22):
League.

Speaker 3 (01:54:23):
Right here's the wildest. Stat he's got zero rushes for
a first down this. Year he has a run for
a first.

Speaker 5 (01:54:30):
Down like you know where he's gonna be when he drops,
back he's not, mobile he doesn't get out of the,
way and.

Speaker 4 (01:54:36):
He is still putting up these. Numbers.

Speaker 2 (01:54:40):
GAME i think you have a good call.

Speaker 1 (01:54:41):
Here it's.

Speaker 2 (01:54:42):
Rare it's, rare, Rare but these, numbers every one's separates.

Speaker 3 (01:54:46):
Them that look AT i know the mahomes One Offensive
player of The year N, mvp, Right Lamar jackson has done.

Speaker 5 (01:54:53):
It's thirteen two plus touchdown game thirteen thirteen games this.

Speaker 4 (01:54:57):
Year Matthew stafford is known two.

Speaker 5 (01:54:59):
Or more touchdown Pass he has three four touchdown passing
games this, year and he's also got four three hundred
yard passing games this.

Speaker 4 (01:55:07):
Year you're talking about best offensive, player It's Matthew.

Speaker 3 (01:55:10):
STAFFORD i think that the notoriety Of pokakua in a
negative sense this one.

Speaker 2 (01:55:16):
Week hopefully it'll just be a bump in the.

Speaker 1 (01:55:18):
Row voters don't do.

Speaker 2 (01:55:20):
WELL i know they shouldn't what you're.

Speaker 1 (01:55:24):
Saying voters also agree with the thing about the refs,
Too LIKE i don't, know, right you, know.

Speaker 3 (01:55:31):
Just start the week with a negative comment about the
refs and then to do it again after the.

Speaker 5 (01:55:36):
Game if voters do, that that's whack. Man you can't
you can't take that On.

Speaker 4 (01:55:41):
Maddie. Don't you can't take that out on.

Speaker 2 (01:55:43):
Him but it could.

Speaker 3 (01:55:46):
BE i don't think will but if you might, think but,
YEAH i just, think AND i think you have a
great case About matthew STAFF i, think BUT i still
think it'll be between THE CoA And smith And. Jig
but it really comes down, to as we're talking, about
who comes out on top in THAT Nfc, west and
if it's the forty nine, ers.

Speaker 2 (01:56:04):
Don't count On christian.

Speaker 3 (01:56:05):
McCaffrey all, right coming up on the other, side we,
uh we got these exciting. Finishes can The bills hang?
On who's gonna win that battle for supremacy in THE Nfc?

Speaker 2 (01:56:14):
South keep? It here were the answers And Zone, Radio.

Speaker 8 (01:56:18):
No, Huddle hower first and goal from the four handoff
to the left. Side, Todd, yes that is A titans TOUCHDOWN.

Speaker 3 (01:56:30):
Wgfax one oh four point Five Titans Radio, network and
The titans have added a field. Goal the beatdown of
The chiefs completely twenty six to, Nine titans their first
home win of the year against The.

Speaker 2 (01:56:49):
Chiefs uh and it is uh no H not only do.

Speaker 3 (01:56:54):
The chiefs after seven straight trips to THE Afc Championship,
game Five Super bowl, appearances Three Super bowl wins with
a loss today that clinches a losing.

Speaker 1 (01:57:03):
Record for The.

Speaker 3 (01:57:04):
Chiefs and we were in conversation here about the future
Of Andy reid because if this is going to be
a complete not rebuild red set for The chiefs after this?
Season how much does he want a part of that
at this point of his legendary coaching.

Speaker 5 (01:57:22):
Career does anybody else notice how much Joy steve seems
to be taken in part.

Speaker 3 (01:57:28):
Of, Well i'm not right about a lot of, things
BUT i have been right about The.

Speaker 4 (01:57:31):
Chiefs as if he worked for like a RIVAL afc.

Speaker 3 (01:57:35):
At let me let me make this clear about. THIS
i worked for The Los Angeles. Raiders The Los Angeles
raiders have not existed since nineteen ninety.

Speaker 2 (01:57:46):
Four, okay they existed from nineteen eighty.

Speaker 4 (01:57:48):
Eight you WERE.

Speaker 3 (01:57:51):
I worked for The Los Angeles, raiders And i'm with, you,
man so as my buddy Ice. Cube we'll tell you
went to the same high. School we share our love
of The raiders at that. Time BUT i my legacy
is with The Los Angeles, raiders which ended in nineteen ninety.

Speaker 1 (01:58:08):
Four they were still rivals with those.

Speaker 4 (01:58:10):
Chees i'm Just i'm just poking. IT i, Know i'm with, you.
Man it's it's just LIKE i, said it's not it's.

Speaker 5 (01:58:16):
Nothing it's not fun to. Watch sports is great when
you have dominant. Teams this is why we Hate duke
In carolina and. Basketball while everybody Hated Nick saban And,
alabama and they hated The. Patriots hate it The. Patriots
you hated The Dallas. Cowboys And Jimmy. Johnson you hate
It Jimmy johnson.

Speaker 2 (01:58:32):
In the in THE, us everyone hates The, dodgers, NOW.

Speaker 4 (01:58:34):
I, mean you know it's, right, exactly everybody hates The.

Speaker 5 (01:58:37):
Dodger because they're gonna, Go they're gonna wins.

Speaker 3 (01:58:40):
Five they paid more in luxury tax than sixteen teams
paid for the entire payroll payroll, Exactly, yeah in luxury
tax on top of.

Speaker 4 (01:58:48):
Them but you know why you do that, though so
you can hold the trophy at the.

Speaker 3 (01:58:51):
End it won't matter because it's twenty twenty. Seven what
it calls you do. Relevantly no Major.

Speaker 2 (01:58:55):
League baseball in twenty twenty, Seven do you know?

Speaker 13 (01:58:57):
THAT i?

Speaker 3 (01:58:57):
Know you mean it's gonna be a trimplete Shut you
think the strike is, Coming i'm not sure that's around.
Coming it's coming because both sides will not. Budge there's
no way that the players will ever agree to a salary.

Speaker 2 (01:59:07):
Cap and the player and the owners will.

Speaker 3 (01:59:10):
Insist and there is no, union forget sports, union no
union stronger than The Major League Baseball Players. Union they
never break. Rank by the, Way chargers are going to
get a big win today on the road events The.
Cowboys So i'm taking a look now at THE nfl. Standings,
Guys chargers the.

Speaker 4 (01:59:27):
Playoffs, Man i'm telling you've watched.

Speaker 2 (01:59:28):
This The charger is going to be in the.

Speaker 3 (01:59:30):
Playoffs by the, way The bills right now trying to
close out The. Browns this has been ugly down a
stretch for The. Bills the fact that this is still a.
Game Josh allen has really had a rough time here
against This browns defense that according to, us by the,
way we'll have should have unanimous picks for Both Defensive

(01:59:52):
player of The year And Defensive rookie of The.

Speaker 5 (01:59:54):
He's not gonna make it to this. Year he's taken some.
Pound it's started with That texans. Game, yeah it's start
with that Tex he's getting he's getting hit a lot
more without running than we've seen in the.

Speaker 2 (02:00:05):
Past All, Right So i'm looking right now at The.

Speaker 3 (02:00:07):
Chargers are they look in pretty composition right now to
be the five seed. Meeting they'll play the four, seed
which will be the winner of THE Afc, north either
The steelers or The. Ravens but it's still a road,
game and you still have a quarterback that has yet
to win a playoff. Game this will be the, test

(02:00:28):
right if you want to continue to put him in
the conversational elite.

Speaker 2 (02:00:31):
Quarterbacks he needs a playoff. Win much more coming up
On End Zone, Radio.

Speaker 1 (02:00:36):
No Huddle.

Speaker 3 (02:00:36):
Hour all, right we got some big things Happening week
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one of the big games that just. Finished The Carolina,
panthers after a last second interception there by A Baker
mayfield held on to defeat The buccaneers twenty three to.

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Twenty so for the, moment The panthers have first place
in THE Nfc. South here's the problem for The panthers
up next to The, buccaneers a road game against The.

Speaker 2 (02:01:56):
Dolphins, who based on what we saw.

Speaker 3 (02:01:58):
Today have pretty much much mailed it. In you, know
The panthers play next week The seahawks in a must
win game for The, seahawks and then the final game
of the year that is gonna be In.

Speaker 4 (02:02:12):
Carolina In, carolina and then the.

Speaker 3 (02:02:15):
Final game is The panthers At, tampa and The Tampa
Bay buccaneers have the tie. Break if The panthers lose
that game and they finish in a, tie it comes
down to common opponents and The buccaneers who. Wins so
that's assuming that The panthers beat The seahawks at, home
and what is an obvious must game for The seahawks to,

(02:02:36):
win because the following week they have the big showdown
against the forty.

Speaker 2 (02:02:39):
Nine ers, Again buccaneers go To.

Speaker 3 (02:02:41):
MIAMI i don't see a lot of fight in The
dolphins right, now though it could surprise so, anyway for the,
moment The panthers do have the one game lead over The.
Buccaneers good news there As Bryce young played very effectively
today twenty one thirty, two two touchdowns and the key
there zero inner s see really quick in the.

Speaker 1 (02:03:01):
Game.

Speaker 4 (02:03:01):
Bucks they don't make the? Playoffs are? We are we kind?
OF i, Mean Mike mike's, old Like mike there was
rooms he was going to.

Speaker 3 (02:03:08):
Retire, well let's start with let's start With Todd, bowles, Right,
YEAH i think a change could be in order. There,
remember they have the longest current streak of making the
playoffs on OUR nfc side right, now starting With Tom brady's,
arrival and they haven't missed the playoffs.

Speaker 1 (02:03:24):
Since so do you a.

Speaker 4 (02:03:25):
Fire guy that just keeps getting you to the?

Speaker 3 (02:03:27):
PLAYOFFS i mean we we Chair we cheer For Mike
tomlin who's done nothing in the playoffs in ten, years
but he keeps.

Speaker 2 (02:03:35):
Going, well the resumes Of Todd bowles And mike tom.

Speaker 3 (02:03:38):
O my resumes is just what they're. Current what if
you don't. Current but it also cuts down to the.
Organization we know how The steelers. Operate it's sort of
like three. Coaches how The bengals still have a guy.
STANDING i mean at That Super bowl seems like a
hundred years ago with The, bengals w were in The
Super bowl And taylor is still the head coach of The.
Bengals some organizations don't believe in coaching. Changes, OKAY i

(02:03:59):
just the way they play. It so all the morning
games are in the books right, now. Guys, uh The
bills did hang on to beat The browns. Today Uh
so The bills and The chargers are both eleven and.
Four The chargers have the heads up on being the five.
Seed But i'll tell you one. THING i mean The
chargers is a five seed, MAYBE i mean they still

(02:04:21):
have an outside chance obviously to win THE Afc. West
will have a lot to do with the game that's
about to kick off right now as The broncos hold
a host Of. Jaguars broncos started the day with a
two game lead over The chargers with three to. Play
broncos have yet to lose a home. Game but if
The broncos lose to The. Jags, well then all of a,
sudden The chargers are back in the mix because they
still have a game against The broncos and they already

(02:04:43):
beat The.

Speaker 1 (02:04:43):
Broncos they have an ausea shot.

Speaker 5 (02:04:45):
There they're, Right they're they're right, there two back with
three to, play with a head to head, matchup and.

Speaker 2 (02:04:49):
They need but they need The broncos to lose a, game.

Speaker 5 (02:04:52):
Right they need them to lose this, one then they
need to beat them when they play the last.

Speaker 1 (02:04:55):
Game so if The.

Speaker 2 (02:04:56):
Jackson, win obviously it changes.

Speaker 5 (02:04:58):
Everything also too with this game e, thing no one
mentioned sixty one degrees In denver, today not cold For
december twenty first, Game.

Speaker 3 (02:05:06):
Well, look we are Watching Trevor lawrence coming off arguably
his greatest game. EVER i mean what five touchdown, passes
a rushing, touchdown and everyone really hyping Up Trevor lawrence, like,
wow this is the GUY I everlren thought we were
going to get coming out Of, clemson and is he
going to build on it against obviously a very very

(02:05:26):
Good broncos deepat.

Speaker 5 (02:05:28):
Right, there first PLAYER nfl, history three hundred passing, yards
five touchdown, passes and fifty yards rushing in the same
game IN nfl.

Speaker 3 (02:05:36):
History that's an impressive. Stat, also kicking off right, Now
steelers at The. Lions we talked about that, Matchup raiders
at The, texans and we were talking about this off
air right. Now The texans sitting there with the final
playoffs thought the seventh seed and if the playoffs began,
today they would play At New. England and this is

(02:05:59):
a team that has obviously playoff. Experience they've been to
The elite eighth the last two, years so they have
playoff wins under their. Belt we saw what they did
a year ago To Justin. Herbert let's see what This
texans defense could conceivably do Against drake May.

Speaker 5 (02:06:14):
Well bullwalk there doing the course of breaking through that,
question and it's you guys know.

Speaker 4 (02:06:19):
ME i love thought provoking questions because it doesn't make.

Speaker 5 (02:06:21):
You you can't just give a quick, answer AND i
kind of did BECAUSE i do feel that in the,
playoffs if The patriots have home, field it's gonna be
hard to go up there and beat.

Speaker 1 (02:06:32):
Them it just.

Speaker 3 (02:06:33):
Is it's going to be hard to go up there
and Eating buffalo did. It buffalo needed that revenge because
they went To buffalo and beat.

Speaker 4 (02:06:39):
Them In.

Speaker 3 (02:06:39):
Buffalo tell you it was hard to. Do they were
down twenty one to nothing in that. Game so defenses win?
Championships do we hear that they?

Speaker 4 (02:06:46):
Travel you GOT i?

Speaker 3 (02:06:46):
Listen i've MADE i know that running games and defense
in football.

Speaker 5 (02:06:50):
Travels it doesn't. Matter where you are doesn't matter to
whether defense don't. Matter if it's cold or, high that doesn't.
Matter read, react hit seaball go hit man like That's let.

Speaker 3 (02:07:00):
Me give you the stats on The. Texans this is
a team that started year own three. Right since, then
they're nine and. Two they've won six straight. Games, okay
they've held.

Speaker 2 (02:07:09):
Opponents to twenty points or less last five weeks in a.

Speaker 1 (02:07:12):
ROW i mean this defense is.

Speaker 3 (02:07:14):
Not just good, monstrous, man they are the best defense
by every statistical measure you can. Have and you'd have
a quarterback in his first playoff game with all eyes
on him for the first.

Speaker 1 (02:07:26):
Time that's the question.

Speaker 4 (02:07:27):
Mark with all these, teams, man it really is the question.

Speaker 1 (02:07:30):
Mark?

Speaker 5 (02:07:30):
Areis that's why HONESTLY i could SEE i can see
a world guys where we have A Jacksonville CHARGES afc championship.
Game why not two quarterbacks that have experienced, battled had
had their ups and downs in playoffs turned the ball
over one. Game Trevor lawrence has a playoff win and
we never mentioned that when we mentioned his. Name he
has a playoff, win But herbert. Doesn't, Yeah herbert's gonna

(02:07:53):
need When. HERBERT a lot of these guys. Don't but
at the end of the, day Bow knicks. Doesn't and
you think he's going to THE Afc championship, game he
don't got a playoff on His.

Speaker 3 (02:08:00):
Well they looked as today they have a, bye so.

Speaker 2 (02:08:05):
He has one less. Playoff, well and then we talked
about home.

Speaker 3 (02:08:10):
Field, obviously if they're the one, seed the paths of
The Super bowl on THE afc side would go Through.

Speaker 1 (02:08:14):
Denver, guys CAN i complain about something real? Quick please you?
COMPLAIN i know you know one of my favorite memories
of football, Is Oh, god The Deshaun jackson punt return
to walk off The, YEAH i guess the. Dice you know?
WHAT i remember a lot about that. Game that's at
the score bug that Had christmas lights on it because
it was like the week Before. Christmas why do none

(02:08:37):
of these score bugs today have you any sort of festive? Decorations,
wow you're, right there is is a little like gust
of snow when they bring it on, Screen but, like
can we get Some christmas lights on? These you see?

Speaker 4 (02:08:49):
These? Ugly you see?

Speaker 1 (02:08:50):
These there were any sweet patches with candy canes on?
THEM i know.

Speaker 2 (02:08:54):
This At Fox Sports, radio we're always in the holiday.

Speaker 3 (02:08:56):
Spirit when don't we start Playing christmas? Music the days
give a right thank?

Speaker 5 (02:09:01):
You it's always BECAUSE i work Every Black. Friday It's Black.
Friday the email goes out and the mimo goes.

Speaker 1 (02:09:07):
Out, EMAIL i get the, email.

Speaker 4 (02:09:09):
The mimo goes. Out you will Play christmas. Music It'still
New Year's.

Speaker 1 (02:09:13):
Eve all?

Speaker 3 (02:09:14):
Right so The jags three and out and The broncos
will take over on their first drive of the. Game,
uh AS i, said you, know we talked About Trevor
lawrence in The Great. Game obviously he had last. Week,
Well Bo nicks had a heck of a. Game, yeah
four touchdown passes against The. Packers H and let's see
if he can build off that right now and.

Speaker 1 (02:09:33):
And and show some.

Speaker 3 (02:09:34):
Consistency this is the thing About Bo knicks in twenty twenty.
Five he's been all over. THEM i mean he's had,
some you, know some really good, moments but he has
had some super bad. Moments and look at that drop
pass to start the game for The. BRONCOS i, mean
is there any excuse with these, receivers those gloves on
to have a ball throw whiting in her hands and
look at.

Speaker 2 (02:09:52):
This look at this throw right on the.

Speaker 1 (02:09:55):
Money damned a.

Speaker 3 (02:09:56):
Glove but his eyes look look see he's looked upfield
right soon because he thinks he got.

Speaker 5 (02:10:00):
It watch his head, boom he's already. Turning you gotta
you got your ball in the first rule is catch
the damn. Ball you're going to get. Hit you're gonna he's. Coming,
yeah you know that safety's, Coming so you might as
well catch the ball because he's not gonna knock give.

Speaker 4 (02:10:17):
You he's still gonna lay you.

Speaker 5 (02:10:19):
Out also To grace STAT i just saw man guy
that could be consideration for BUT i think we gave
you the Mouths aden hutcheson and that's not A michigan.

Speaker 4 (02:10:26):
Thing.

Speaker 5 (02:10:26):
Guys for him to come back off of a gruesome
injury like, that eighty five, pressures well you know that
ranks this year number one once again when you put
the tape.

Speaker 3 (02:10:35):
On, well we know he's an elite. Player, oh he's
super leage that. INTERCEPTION i laughed last week BECAUSE i
want him to. Score but you can see he's running
out of breath and he keeps looking on like.

Speaker 1 (02:10:45):
He needs a. Partner he needs somebody across his. Struggle right,
now is just cleaning it like you'll see him In.
Chase but it's always like half a second the quarterback.

Speaker 3 (02:10:54):
Gets, okay what kind of damage is he gonna do
on the red Hot Aaron?

Speaker 1 (02:10:58):
Rodgers Aaron rodgers.

Speaker 5 (02:11:00):
FIRE i get him two sacks? Today really, Well Aaron
rodgers can't. Move i'm getting two sacks. Today anybody want
to take?

Speaker 1 (02:11:06):
That give me eight And?

Speaker 3 (02:11:07):
Hudginson, Okay, sex CAN i just throw this in? Now
that game's going to be kicking off here. Shortly steelers
on the road against The. Lions so if The lions
win that game again, Again Mike tomlin needs one win
to continue the streak of non losing. Seasons the last
two games for The steelers at The browns and then

(02:11:31):
the course could be the showdown for the division. Title
ravens in.

Speaker 5 (02:11:35):
Pits he's not getting, it. GUYS i don't care If
i'm one, game show comes.

Speaker 3 (02:11:39):
Down they will beat The ravens at home, no he
Owns John.

Speaker 4 (02:11:43):
Harbaugh, oh it's gonna. Flip and that's why The ravens
are going.

Speaker 3 (02:11:47):
There they have the better more they have the, better
more athletic quarterback that in the clutch of a game
in week eighteen when you need, IT i would much
rather than AND i THINK i can speak for this entire.
STUDIO i would put my money On lamar making that
play over This Aaron rodgers making. That, Okay So I'm
i'm going to get credit for three things if The steelers.

(02:12:08):
Prevail all, right The, steelers based on my preseason Predictions
chiefs and The, dolphins those would.

Speaker 4 (02:12:16):
Be My, No, no you. Did you said we'd be
lucky to win. Six we're at.

Speaker 1 (02:12:19):
Six you were.

Speaker 4 (02:12:19):
Wrong he said lucky to win.

Speaker 3 (02:12:21):
Six, okay that means pushed the you, conted and how
made you predict him to win eleven?

Speaker 1 (02:12:28):
Eleven?

Speaker 2 (02:12:29):
Okay SO.

Speaker 1 (02:12:31):
I don't have a lot on my.

Speaker 3 (02:12:33):
Resume we're both, wrong but BUT i have The bills
And broncos in.

Speaker 2 (02:12:37):
The a F C championship. Game that was my that's wrong.

Speaker 4 (02:12:39):
Too he tried to winning this game.

Speaker 5 (02:12:42):
Too by the, way you think The steelers are winning
this game In?

Speaker 1 (02:12:46):
Detroit do you know what he.

Speaker 4 (02:12:48):
IS i was about to, SAY i thought you guys
are gott to talk.

Speaker 9 (02:12:53):
Game The lions have some ghosts With Aaron rodgers and
how much they haunt. Them but as you, say, like,
this isn't That Aaron? Rodgers he can't.

Speaker 3 (02:13:02):
You see him light up that stellar dolphin defense in
the deep freeze In? Pittsburgh, Wah, well did you were?

Speaker 4 (02:13:07):
Just you were just.

Speaker 2 (02:13:08):
Pomp ho did even have an incompletion in that? Game
it was unbelievable lines cover the.

Speaker 4 (02:13:14):
Seventh this is the ten point, game.

Speaker 2 (02:13:16):
Guys, guys we have a couple of things to take care.

Speaker 7 (02:13:18):
Of.

Speaker 3 (02:13:18):
Curse at the bottom of the, hour we're going to
have our Updated power. Five but on the other, side
who's gonna win THE Mvp? Award who is this YEAR'S
Nfl Most Valuable? Player this is end Zone.

Speaker 15 (02:13:30):
Radio mayfield in the, shotgun twins to the right, chest
tie snap deep in the, Pocket, mayfield bouncing around the.

Speaker 10 (02:13:37):
Pocket Throws it's picked off the thirty picked off By
Carolina panthers football like The ransom of The. Rookie TOMPs
up with one of the biggest plays of the, season
a diving interception forty two seconds remained.

Speaker 2 (02:13:57):
Ninety nine seven of The Fox Panthers radio at.

Speaker 3 (02:14:00):
Work panthers beat The bucks twenty three to twenty take
over first place in THE Nfc. South once. Again this
Is End Zone, Radio harbin And husky with. You we're
in The Fox Sports radio. Studios cardinals early three to
nothing lead on The. Falcons broncos with the, ball no
score right. Now a huge battle between The broncos and The.

(02:14:20):
Jaguars and coming up here in just a couple of,
Minutes raiders at The texans And steelers at The. Lions
those two games will kick off later. Tonight it is
going to be The patriots at The. Ravens we'll talk
about that a little bit later, on and THEN i
can't wait for tomorrow. Night forty Nine ers on the
road Against Philip rivers and The.

Speaker 1 (02:14:39):
Colts Uncle phil, say, right, so you, Know.

Speaker 3 (02:14:44):
Uncle, PHIL i, mean it's unbelievable that he's you, know
he had to go Against, seattle WHICH i was surprised
by The. Seahawks what. THERE i thought they would just
come after. Him The colts did a good job of
giving him some time.

Speaker 4 (02:14:57):
At least, too you, KNOW i, played they played.

Speaker 3 (02:15:00):
Very, well and he didn't have all that much. Pressure
we'll see what the forty nine ers come up. With
because just like The seahawks and needed that win and
got it with a fifty six yard field, goal the
forty nine ers obviously have.

Speaker 2 (02:15:12):
To win That monday night game and their big. Favorites
by the, way on.

Speaker 4 (02:15:16):
The, ROAD i, text he threw his. Touchdown that's how
excited it. Was he throws the touchdown. PASS i immediately
grab my.

Speaker 5 (02:15:21):
PHONE i Text, Steve i'm, like, yo, Uncle, phil touchdown.
PASS i think the score that point was thirteen to.

Speaker 4 (02:15:27):
Nine you Know. COLTS i was, like, dude they're Gonna
he's gonna win this.

Speaker 3 (02:15:30):
Game it, was, Well i'll tell you one, Thing we're
not Gonna we're not gonna HAVE i, mean if The
colts were to win, out they still may not make the.
Playoffs BUT i, mean Is rivers in the conversation for
comeback player of The, YEAR i mean he has to be.
RIGHT i, Mean Joe flapp get in his six, Games
he's gonna have to win some. Games BUT i, mean

(02:15:51):
this Is monday night. Football they would knock off the
forty nine, ers and he plays. WELL i thought this
whole thing was a pipe. Dream i'll Be i'll admit
it because AGAIN i got to Know rivers obviously throughout
his career with The, chargers AND i just didn't want
this guy to get, hurt ye. BUDDY i, mean one
THING i know About Philip, rivers he's got a lot
of mocksy AND i. LOVE i don't know who was

(02:16:13):
it that suggested that he did the reset on the health. Insurance,
yeah you, know with ten kids as much money as he,
made it's nice to have that extra health insurance for
the ten kids plus the grandchild that he has.

Speaker 2 (02:16:24):
Already so that'll be tomorrow AND i will have more
on that.

Speaker 3 (02:16:27):
Game all, right, guys let's TALK mvp right. Now all,
right we've talked about some of the other. Awards we
Had coach of The, Year Offensive Defensive rookies of The,
Year Offensive Defensive players of The, year The Big prize
Obviously Most Valuable player in The National Football. League and
by the, way the reason we're doing this is all
because OF. Ej because he, thought, well the season ended

(02:16:49):
because His dolphins were, eliminated so the season's.

Speaker 2 (02:16:51):
Over but, okay they're actually technically.

Speaker 1 (02:16:54):
There are three weeks.

Speaker 3 (02:16:55):
Left but you, know, obviously and we had a Huge
thursday night game battle between The seahawks and the. Race
So i'm gonna start with, You vjay right, now because
you insisted that all of your, picks not just this
will where all your, picks man are in, concrete set
in stone right. Now nothing that's gonna happen over the
last couple of weeks is gonna change your mind in
terms of your choice for these. Awards so who is

(02:17:16):
Your National Football League Most Valuable player for the season
twenty twenty.

Speaker 4 (02:17:21):
FIVE i want to be. Quick i'll let you guys
have the.

Speaker 5 (02:17:22):
Book at this, segment It's Matthew stafford's he's THE, mvp
and it's clear to me he's the.

Speaker 4 (02:17:28):
Off he's gonna win.

Speaker 5 (02:17:28):
Both he'll be AND i don't know if it's ever,
happened but you can look at his OWN i Know
Pat mahomes did it once or, twice but he's gonna
Win Offensive player to The year AN.

Speaker 4 (02:17:35):
MVP i don't want to hear.

Speaker 3 (02:17:36):
This oh, well he's gonna WIN. Vp so we got
to Give Offensive player To year to somebody. Else that
makes no sense to. Me if THE mvp is an
offensive player and He's Offensive player to The year for, Me.
MATTHEWS i gave all the numbers last. Segment that is
It Matthew stafford for. Me, look AND i have no
reason to argue with his. Numbers forty touchdowns as you,
mentioned what is.

Speaker 2 (02:17:55):
That eleven more than any other quarterback in the body.

Speaker 4 (02:17:57):
Else right, now and he's probably gonna throw another five
or six, guys, Right.

Speaker 3 (02:18:01):
It just seems amazing that we were sitting here preseason
AND i said that The rams will be my pick
to be the biggest challenger The. Eagles if, right if you,
Did Matthew stafford is, healthy and he had all these
back problems and everything else in the, preseason he wasn't
even In tredick. Cabin i'm, LIKE i, mean if he,
PLAYS i think they'll be. Fine but if he doesn't,

(02:18:22):
play obviously that changes. Everything, well he's not only, played
he's had the best season of his. Career and and
by the, way you add AN mvp award to already
being A Super bowl champion on top of the career,
Numbers now you've got A hall Of. Fame he was
already that well not with. EVERYBODY i know That hall
Of fame, COMMITTEE i know how they. Operate but you

(02:18:45):
add THE mvp, award having already won A Super bowl,
obviously to the career numbers and where he ranks all the,
time now he would be firmly in The hall Of.

Speaker 2 (02:18:55):
Fame But, bo what are your thoughts on most we didn't?

Speaker 1 (02:18:59):
Go i'm going To. Matthewsford, yeah It's, stafford he he
if he had lost that game On thursday and played
bad doing, so but to still have five hundred yards
almost three touchdowns and you scored in overtime interceptions like
they play The falcons In atlanta On monday, night they
play The cardinals like they do not have a tough remaining.

(02:19:21):
Schedule if he's bad in those, games maybe there's. Alaystation
but trade may lost the biggest game of the season
so far And Josh, Allen Josh allen didn't do anything.

Speaker 2 (02:19:33):
Today, okay so maybe maybe the question is.

Speaker 3 (02:19:37):
If Not Matthew, stafford Who, Chris if Not Matthew, stafford
who would be THE mvp for?

Speaker 9 (02:19:45):
ME i would Say Matthew stafford's MY. Mvp like, again
like some of the stuff he, needs like two more
touchdowns and they have thrown more touchdowns than any other,
season including years of The, lions where he had no run,
game and it was all the offenses going through.

Speaker 1 (02:19:59):
Him but if Not, matthew not.

Speaker 9 (02:20:02):
Him if not, him it suddenly gets interesting, because like
AGAIN i would have Said Drake may a week, ago
it starts to open up a little. BIT i got.
ONE i would Probably i'd probably Say Josh allen is number.

Speaker 5 (02:20:15):
Two it Is david go trust. Me if it's Not
Matthew stafford put.

Speaker 4 (02:20:20):
It mark this.

Speaker 3 (02:20:21):
Down they'll Give josh's back to back because he's not
gonna win The Super bowl this, year and then nikked two.
Times it's a regular season, Award BUT i mean some
TIME mvp jo that sounds a lot better than all
that year That stafford got it. Lateness it's if it's Not,
stafford they are given that award even though he's got
a running, back is gonna lead the league in. Rushing
that award To.

Speaker 2 (02:20:41):
Josh that's a big part of.

Speaker 1 (02:20:43):
It.

Speaker 3 (02:20:43):
Cook obviously he's had a huge season for The bills this.
Year how about, You, bo who is your who would?

Speaker 7 (02:20:48):
Be?

Speaker 3 (02:20:48):
Man by the way you do fill out a runner
up actually a top five on THEIR mvp ballot, now
but it would your number two?

Speaker 1 (02:20:55):
Be in my? HEART i would Say Miles. Garrett BUT
i know that no one would ever. Do that's it
whoever wins THE Afc. East it's whatever quarterback of the
team that wins THE. Afc so if It's drake may
or if The patriots win The afcason'll Be Drake. May
if The bills win THE AFC, s then it'ld be
johsh all.

Speaker 2 (02:21:09):
Right so, no no conversation all For Sam.

Speaker 4 (02:21:11):
Donald, no, no, not he.

Speaker 1 (02:21:14):
Hasn't he hasn't been in the conversation enough to this
point of the. Year it's it's one of those, three
and it's it's probably going to Be. Stafford there's a
huge golf after. Three, YEAH i don't see the bottom
falling out For. Stafford trust all three of those.

Speaker 5 (02:21:26):
Quarterbacks EON's more in a postseason game than you would
Trust Sam.

Speaker 4 (02:21:30):
Donald and that and that it's a regular season.

Speaker 3 (02:21:33):
Award but but BUT i don't BELIEVE i told you
this once that you said you're a, voter AND i
feel way about.

Speaker 4 (02:21:39):
Voters you can't tell me personal. FEELINGS i don't care if.

Speaker 3 (02:21:44):
It's even it, shouldn't but that's Not we're in human.

Speaker 5 (02:21:48):
Beans we're human. Beans it's to sit here and act
like no raft by the, way no, voter no one
outside of the players get.

Speaker 3 (02:21:58):
Involved let's how about. THIS i, Mean i'm really going
to old. School but this prejudice that goes back so.
Far in nineteen forty, seven this is really going. Back
Ted williams of The Boston Red sox won The Triple.
Crown he went led the league in batting, average home
runs and RBIs and the ballot is a one through ten, ballot,
Okay and there were two writers because he was so

(02:22:24):
disliked by the writers who left him off their entire.
Ballot had he got he lost To Joe diamagio by one.
Vote had he gotten one tenth, place one tenth place,
vote he would have had AN mvp. Award so this
personal prejudice goes back to the start of taking real
and it's as a, VOTER i do not think about who.

Speaker 5 (02:22:45):
Was the RECENT mvp That missiananimous by like one? Vote
was it? Stuff someone in AN.

Speaker 3 (02:22:51):
Nba was shack lost by one? Vote there Is Shack Fred, Hickman.

Speaker 5 (02:22:55):
How did you? Not and the Scene that's What i'm talking.
ABOUT i leave it. Vote if it came down to your,
vote And Caleb williams was up for, you can't tell
me that there's just a it's to.

Speaker 3 (02:23:06):
Me it's the guy they did For Derek jeter that
could have been the Unanimous hall Of fame one, Guy, yeah.

Speaker 2 (02:23:13):
Who didn't Believe you don't know who that is WHAT i,
Believe Derek.

Speaker 4 (02:23:16):
Jeter was the Unanimous hall Of. Famer who are?

Speaker 1 (02:23:18):
You?

Speaker 2 (02:23:18):
WELL i want to.

Speaker 3 (02:23:19):
Know i'd rather show the nine guys that didn't vote
For Hank aaron or the twenty three people that didn't
vote For will come all, Right let's all, Right so
let's let's find out those are crazy. Numbers what's twenty right?
Now as we bring On montcy with our morning slate
in the.

Speaker 12 (02:23:37):
Books our morning slate is in the. Books we'll start
with the ones going right now BECAUSE i took The
jaguars to upset The, broncos BECAUSE i just can't See
denver winning twelve in a, row twelve in a, row.

Speaker 1 (02:23:51):
Three and a Half.

Speaker 12 (02:23:52):
Jacksonville right, now it's a scoreless. Game it's about halfway
through the first quarter In. Denver The cardinals are up
on The falcons, zero also halfway through the first while
The steelers in the, Lines raiders And texans they're, scoreless
but it's very early in the first. Quarter they literally
just kicked. Off what did happen earlier, Today, well The
panthers right now are at the top of the. Division
with the last minute, interception they topped The buccaneers twenty

(02:24:15):
three to. Twenty Bryce young threw for one hundred and
ninety one yards and two.

Speaker 11 (02:24:19):
Touchdowns but as.

Speaker 12 (02:24:20):
You mentioned, Earlier carolina faces The seahawks, Next Tampa bay
Faces miami, next and then they'll face each other once
again to finish the. Season The bills defeated The. Browns
it wasn't, pretty but The bills wanted twenty three to.
Twenty James cook sixteen, carries one hundred and seventeen yards
and two. Touchdowns by the, Way cleveland running back Quin Shawn,
judkins who was carted off the, field suffered a dislocated

(02:24:41):
ankle and broken.

Speaker 11 (02:24:42):
Fibula he will have. Surgery so that's.

Speaker 5 (02:24:45):
Crazy he's done for, you done for exactly exact twelve month.

Speaker 11 (02:24:49):
Year, yeah it's, terrible, terrible.

Speaker 12 (02:24:51):
But that's what. Happened it was a nasty. Hit The
chargers improved to eleven and. Four they outscored The cowboys
thirty four to, seventeen Where Justin herbert was twenty three
of twenty nine for three hundred.

Speaker 11 (02:25:01):
Yards and two.

Speaker 12 (02:25:02):
Touchdowns The bengals crushed The dolphins forty five to twenty.
One Chase brown twelve carry sixty six yards in a
touchdown plus four catches for forty three yards and two.
Touchdowns The vikings topped The giants sixteen to, thirteen Where
minnesota did LOSE jj McCarthy in the first half two
and a hand. Injury The titans crushed The chiefs twenty
six to. Nine by the, way The, chiefs The chiefs

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believe That Gardner minshew suffered a torn acly.

Speaker 11 (02:25:26):
Crazy, yes so that that.

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HAPPENED a lot.

Speaker 2 (02:25:28):
Of bad carm Around chiefs right.

Speaker 4 (02:25:30):
Now with the devil did The chiefs make eight years?
Ago and this is the pay hey, man you don't
believe it's not, SORRY i just do. It the payoff
here you leave for seven, Years, okay now you gotta pay.

Speaker 11 (02:25:42):
Off this is this is what you agreed.

Speaker 12 (02:25:44):
To Right The Saints cruz passed The jets twenty nine
to six was the final.

Speaker 11 (02:25:49):
Score by the. Way, eagles who did clinch the division.

Speaker 12 (02:25:51):
Yesterday their defensive Tackle Jalen carter and offensive Tackle Lane
johnson are both expected to be back next week in
time to play the, bill so not a bad time for.
Them when it comes to men's college, hoops we've got
a couple of games going on right. Now number, Twenty
tennessee is just Qushing Gardner web ninety four to.

Speaker 11 (02:26:09):
Fifty, two two minutes, left halfway through the first.

Speaker 12 (02:26:12):
Half number Two michigan is on top of lets solid
LEAs sa yet let's Sout Plas.

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South it's a new it's A New york. College, yeas
let me.

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Tell you that looks Like saya for. Me let's.

Speaker 12 (02:26:24):
Sell let's out thirty seven to nineteen in this. One
and more importantly for, me women's college volleyball.

Speaker 11 (02:26:30):
Tournament is going on right.

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Now number Three, Texas oh my, God TEXAS a AND m
is so.

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Good they took the first set and they are right.

Speaker 12 (02:26:38):
Now Beating kentucky in the second set.

Speaker 11 (02:26:40):
Twenty to, twelve and it's the best of, five and
this is the championship.

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Game so, guys, Listen phil is in this sports.

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OKAY monti Great jeffs always thank you so, much by
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Air by the, way second play of the, Game Aden
hutchinson a sack Of Aaron rodgers as they are going
backwards here on this opening. Drive all, right it is that,
time oh the power. Five all, right time for our
power five of the morning. Games in the, books we
started number.

Speaker 1 (02:27:41):
Five i'll go.

Speaker 3 (02:27:42):
First i'll give you a number five right Now i'm
going to PUT i can't ignore Them Chicago. Bears they
sneak in at number five right, now hedging out The.
Packers didn't see that one. Coming but, look when you
when you find a way to, win what is, it
six games, now trailing or tied in the last two,
Minutes i'm coming with.

Speaker 2 (02:28:00):
Victories there's something magic going on In. Chicago so The
bears on my current number.

Speaker 5 (02:28:04):
Five what great mindstick of light my number five team.
IS i was very impressed about WHAT i saw at
the end of the. Game i'm not gonna overrate, it
but just what they've done overall eleven and four right,
now leading the league and turnover differ. Rational they take
the ball away from. You that's one of my favorite
things in football is on the team takes the ball
away from, you but it takes your will as another
grown man takes something from. You got them at number,
five number four for, me My chargers, Man, Yeah I'm

(02:28:26):
i'm saying that, now My chargers, Man Harvall, Company herbert
and The boys go out To dallas to get a
big duve. Today still can win THIS Afc west and
host the. Game, please, GUYS i want to cover you
in so far for the.

Speaker 2 (02:28:37):
Playoffs my number four The.

Speaker 3 (02:28:40):
Eagles they have not looked good this, year but they
are still Reigning Super bowl. CHAMPIONS i still believe in
This eagles. Team i'm still a believer In Jalen. Hurts
so getting the win they, did becoming the first team
of twenty one, years twenty one years to win back
to back NFC's.

Speaker 2 (02:28:55):
TITLES i got The eagles at.

Speaker 3 (02:28:56):
FOUR i got The Denver broncos longest winning streak in
THE nfl right now is the current number. Three but
they just missed a field goal field goal off the,
upright so still no score first quarter.

Speaker 2 (02:29:08):
In this matchup against The. JAGS i Have denver at
number three for.

Speaker 4 (02:29:12):
Number three for, ME i got The Philadelphia eagles.

Speaker 5 (02:29:14):
Too i've been riding with them all year, long even
with the two back to back losses and then the
THREE i, listen, GUYS i just still believe in this
team BECAUSE i believe in their quarterback and just the surrounding.
PIECES i think Sat quan has just kind of been
saying backing, MAN i think it's gonna turn off for.
Him he's been able to run the ball a lot
more the last few. Weeks BUT i just love the
way that is the makeup of this. Team they don't
care about what you. Say they're, quirky they're not, all you,

(02:29:35):
know shiny personality and pretty Bull it's got a lot
of stuff going on. THERE i like stuff like. That
it's called controlled, chaos and they're the reigning. Champions they
said at number three for, me number, TWO i Put
seattle up. THERE i was still impressed with to. WIN
i STILL i feel About Sam darno when it comes
down to the. Playoffs but just looking at what this
team is done and When mike McDaniel has done with
this team in this, defense it's both reminded me a month.

Speaker 4 (02:29:57):
Ago this is the new way of defenses in THE.

Speaker 5 (02:29:59):
Nf this Is mike McDaniel and how he put all
THOSE nfl players out Of. MICHIGAN i guess it wasn't
so much on the, signs right, guys because all those
guys that were there are all balling on THEIR nfl
teams where they got. Drafted Even Mikey sanders still look
at the way he was playing last night out Of
michigan for The Washington Coon. PANDERS i like the way
this team is. MOLT i just don't think they have
A Super bowl winning type, quarterback SO i will BUT
i will sit them at number.

Speaker 3 (02:30:20):
Two by the, way a pick six For houston against The,
raiders this is just a horrific.

Speaker 2 (02:30:27):
Pass look At Pete carroll like that guy me even,
fire he is my number.

Speaker 3 (02:30:32):
TWO i think we're on the same page. Here my
number two is also The. Seahawks, LOOK i give him.
Credit they found a way to win that game against The.
Rams but my number one is still The. RAMS i
still believe The Los Angeles rams are currently the best
team in The National Football, league whether they have to
be a wild card on the, road with the quarterback
having AN mvp, season with a coach that's been there

(02:30:54):
and done, that really an elite defense that we've seen at,
TIMES i still think The rams have everything going for.
THEM i don't see a weakness in this, team to
be honest, with even if that game got away with
them against The. Seahawks SO i have The seahawks. TOO
i have The rams at number.

Speaker 5 (02:31:10):
One all, right, man great, minds think of life this
first time we've been this on like we have. Been,
MAN i got The rams at number.

Speaker 13 (02:31:15):
One.

Speaker 5 (02:31:15):
Two they lost that, game but they're still the best.
Team they have THE, mvp they have The Offensive player
of The. Year the one THING i will want them
to touch up, on, though is they do get laxed on.
Defense they get ahead of you and then they turn
off the. GAS i want to see them get ahead
of people and then beat their brains. In this is
not a pretty friendly competition in THE. NFL i don't
care IF i put sixty. On you go hide in

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your feelings and get better on. Defense don't ask me
to stop. Scoring AND i think they do. That then
they try to turn it back on when teams try
to come back on, them and that's gonna be.

Speaker 3 (02:31:45):
Their downfall and they must fix the special. Teams this
is happening in too many. Games SO i have them,
also like, you the best team In. ITALY i dropped
out The, pats The packers and them right in my top.
Five from, WELL i still my story's been the. Same
i've only had ONE afc team every.

Speaker 2 (02:32:02):
Week look at that right. NOW i mean it's about
THE nfc to.

Speaker 3 (02:32:05):
Me so from the bottom up, again my five is The,
bears four as The, eagles three is The, Broncos seahawks at,
Two rams at one Five bears Four charges Three philly
de Finis Football champions Two stattle might Be daniel's defense
and then number one offensive PLAYER mvp in the League
Matthew stafford AND ms good stuff. Guys by the, way
The steelers get an early field goal and take a

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three to nothing lead against The. Lions there in total
control of that. Game shamiram was just get a ball, away,
yeah and AS i, mentioned still no score in this
matchup between The jags and The, broncos but The jags
have a first down at The broncos eighteen yard.

Speaker 2 (02:32:40):
Line we'll have the.

Speaker 3 (02:32:41):
Preview what's going to happen tonight tomorrow, night continue.

Speaker 2 (02:32:45):
Update you around THE. Nfl this is End Zone, radio
third and, four.

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Empty backfield For trevor Shock.

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John he dropped four man rush looking fires toward the
ends on that ball is.

Speaker 1 (02:32:55):
Gonna be clot for the.

Speaker 2 (02:32:57):
Touchdown parker watch he didn't.

Speaker 13 (02:32:59):
Cut there's the left part of.

Speaker 1 (02:33:00):
That Jackson bell strikes.

Speaker 3 (02:33:03):
First that's ten TEN xl ninety two to FIVE Fm
Jaguars Radio. Network jags lead The broncos seven to. Nothing
broncos though on the. Move they're In jacksonville. Territory, meanwhile
we got The lions trailing The steelers three. Nothing they're
gonna go for it on a fourth and goal at
the three yard line Of pittsburgh and golf rolling out

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and he's got nobody to throw it to, play and
he throws it and it is broken up at the goal.
Line and so The steelers hold against The lions and
maintain that three nothing. Lead, okay once again here in
The Fox Sports Radio. Studios of, course we don't thank
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course giving us all the updates, Today, monzy good luck
with your fantasy football.

Speaker 1 (02:33:50):
Team, okay what's the long way to?

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Go?

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There the pronunciation of The White sox free agent signy
and the fact that you got in there women's.

Speaker 2 (02:33:59):
VOLLEYBALL i got you and he found out that is Lasal.

Speaker 11 (02:34:04):
Right, listen how WAS i supposed to know?

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This it sounded like A Spanish, Sure i'm sure that's
probably the, regular but it's Always New york school from the,
barrow Not, italian Not, italian not not like be we
going to the last he used the bail of Lasal.

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Yo of, Course chris on the, board doing a brilliant
job as, Always, yes thank you very.

Speaker 13 (02:34:32):
Much.

Speaker 1 (02:34:32):
Both we don't need to.

Speaker 9 (02:34:33):
Talk about my fantasy. Team i'm in the last place
matching both of my. Leagues, yeah and one of those
leagues has a punishment that's kind of become legendary among
our among our friend. Group and long story, short they're
they're they're planning some very dangerous things for. Me SO
i have TO i have to be careful with WHAT.

Speaker 1 (02:34:51):
I like the tattoo. LEAGUES i hate the group of
we haven't Done tech.

Speaker 5 (02:34:55):
Makes you get like a tattoo of you if you're
in last place and they get to pick.

Speaker 9 (02:34:59):
The we don't do anything, permanent but the punishing we
handed out last year was enough that the friend in
question decided to just cut all ties rather than do.

Speaker 2 (02:35:08):
It Bo how about, you howbout your fantasy season?

Speaker 3 (02:35:11):
Going?

Speaker 1 (02:35:12):
Yeah not? Great, now let's SAY i. HAVEN'T i haven't
bothered to look at my lineup since about week. Nine,
wow you, KNOW i was listening to our Buddy fantasy football.
AGAIN i was listening to our.

Speaker 3 (02:35:24):
Buddy Brian know this morning with the, guys and he
was talking about The bears come from behind win against The.
Packers so they were playing the highlight of the touchdown
in the overtime and he, goes, Guys he's, like you
know how MUCH i love, football LIKE i live in breath.
Football But i'm listening to. THAT i literally want to

(02:35:45):
throw up because apparently he had a lot on the
packs he. Did and so it's, like and, then so
look AT i know the overwhelming majority of our hardcore
listeners out, there they're listening because they have some mistake
in these. Games understand that whether it's your fantasy, football
whether you're better in, games you need the, sports you
need the, stats you need. Everything that's what we give you.

(02:36:06):
Here this is WHY i don't BECAUSE I i can't
go through. THAT i don't know how you guys go
through that week after week after.

Speaker 1 (02:36:13):
WEEK i think. CRAZY i think having money on games
is more fun than fantasy. Football, yes having, well.

Speaker 5 (02:36:18):
Fantasy football is, fun but more way, more it's more
stressful way because you don't have any control over the
money that you're gonna you, know like if you're in a.

Speaker 1 (02:36:26):
STORE i ever bet Against.

Speaker 4 (02:36:29):
Yeah you.

Speaker 1 (02:36:30):
Can and the promo that we have for this show
you can hear me and discussed at the end of
The Rams eagles game BECAUSE i had money on The.
RAMS i had The rams plus three and a. Half yeah,
man and it was.

Speaker 9 (02:36:41):
THERE i think the thing that struggles with me and
Like i'm someone who will go to the racetrack and
put down like a bit of money and be happy walk.
Away but like that's over and done in a couple of.
MINUTES i can't sweat like three four hours of a
football game with money on the long.

Speaker 5 (02:36:55):
GAME i knew mine had gotten bad a few years
ago WHEN i was doing live in game. Betting, yeah
that's like when they got to the point where they
would let you bet on play by.

Speaker 1 (02:37:02):
Play, no that's not.

Speaker 4 (02:37:03):
Good run run, left run, guys BECAUSE i Think i'm,
right Because i'm, There i'm there. More, okay run all?
Right five dollars run.

Speaker 3 (02:37:08):
LEFT i mean, yesterday we do it. NOW i Mean
Coylee Football. Yesterday oregon is a three touchdown favorite Against James.
Madison they're up thirty four to three with seconds ago
before the.

Speaker 2 (02:37:18):
Half they don't. Cover they don't. Cover James madison comes.
Back can you? IMAGINE i, MEAN i can't imagine.

Speaker 4 (02:37:25):
If you're doing Like, Madison why are you kicking that field?

Speaker 6 (02:37:27):
Goal?

Speaker 1 (02:37:28):
Right?

Speaker 2 (02:37:28):
Yeah like they cut your field goal right before they
have to make it thirty four to.

Speaker 3 (02:37:32):
Six like we were even joking about it at THE
tv station last, night and then they come back and they.

Speaker 2 (02:37:37):
COVER i.

Speaker 9 (02:37:40):
Do by the, way that's one of my FAVORITE tv
segments is that bad beats the Stuff Van pelt.

Speaker 1 (02:37:44):
DOES i. DO i do real quick one to shout
Out Kayleb. Williams after that game last, night he's out
handing out meals to, Uh. Chicagoans today he's wearing a
giant foam cheese grater on his. Head oh, yeah.

Speaker 4 (02:37:57):
And, LISTEN i love.

Speaker 1 (02:37:58):
That how many how often that is a tradition around?
Everyone how often do The bears get to do that
to The? Packers come, on all right, tonight.

Speaker 3 (02:38:06):
Guys ravens hosting The Patriots patriots six and zero on
the road this, year The ravens can ill afford a
loss at this. Point they have to win this game at.
Home they're a field goal. FAVORITE i don't, KNOW. Vj
what do you Think ravens will win this?

Speaker 1 (02:38:23):
Game? Ye give Me.

Speaker 3 (02:38:26):
Ravens, well guess What if they do win this, game
The patriots And bills are then tied at.

Speaker 4 (02:38:30):
Eleven and that's WHAT i want to. See that's WHY
i need The ravens to, win BECAUSE i want to
see this thing AND i want to see all these
division if it's close like, THIS Afc, west give me
this win.

Speaker 5 (02:38:40):
Today, jacksonville so we can get This, Broncos chargers last week,
game That Niner seattle last week, game That Steelers ravens
last week.

Speaker 4 (02:38:49):
Game that's three games last.

Speaker 2 (02:38:50):
Week did you Mention Panthers?

Speaker 1 (02:38:52):
Tampa?

Speaker 4 (02:38:52):
Yeah oh, Yeah Panthers tampa last. Week that's four games
on the Last.

Speaker 3 (02:38:56):
Sunday, yeah to decide, division, well decide play, everything and
a couple of those obviously in THE Afc, north in
THE Nfc, south there's only going to be one, team,
right that's, It, right that's.

Speaker 4 (02:39:09):
It loser go, home loser goes.

Speaker 5 (02:39:11):
Home so IF i could really quick while we got
a little, time Like Merry, christmas, GUYS i know that's
coming up this. Week, man it's been my first season
with you. Guys it's been a ton of, fun, guys
it really really has you. Guys welcome me, In, steve
all you, Guys Scott shapiro giving me the spot man
like that, here this has.

Speaker 3 (02:39:26):
Been this has been the Funnest And i'm not saying
easy Like i'm the best. Guy it's just this is
easy to do when you're watching football and everybody's throwing
their opinions around and we're talking so, much and every
week we think we have the answer and we come
back in here again we sound like.

Speaker 4 (02:39:39):
Dopes last, week all the bills are done The, patriots
they lose the.

Speaker 5 (02:39:43):
Game BUT i do want to a, heartfelt honest all
our listeners every day everybody out, there, man have a
very Merry.

Speaker 1 (02:39:49):
Christmas.

Speaker 5 (02:39:49):
Man spend time with people you love and love you.
Back AND i Hope santi brings you guys all something.

Speaker 3 (02:39:53):
Nice, well bj we love you having you, here and
you bring incredible energy every single. Week that's the biggest.
Thing and of, course with the people we've had on
this show for so many, years we know how to
get this thing. Done that's what we do here On
End Zone, radio so we appreciate, it and of course
we get a lot more coming, up.

Speaker 2 (02:40:09):
GUYS i, mean all, Right Philip rivers upset tomorrow. Night,
yes going With Philip rivers at.

Speaker 4 (02:40:14):
Home, yeah he's at. Home they don't won that game
in any last.

Speaker 1 (02:40:17):
WEEK i, WILL i.

Speaker 2 (02:40:18):
AM i am rooting hard for.

Speaker 1 (02:40:19):
Him.

Speaker 3 (02:40:19):
All we Got Dan, byer we Got Carry. Rhodes they
are on every. Guys enjoy the rest of YOUR Nfl,
sunday keep it. Here this Is Fox Sports.

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