January 16, 2026 • 38 mins
Dan and Monse discuss the divisional playoff matchup between the Rams and Bears and how Sean McVay and Ben Johnson are handling the build up. Dan and Monse welcome former Bucs' General Manager Mark Dominik onto the show to discuss the playoff weekend and the coaching carousel. Plus, Dan and Monse have their 2026 Year In Review.
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
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Speaker 2 (00:08):
A Happy Friday to you. Welcome man. End of the
week is here, football is here. So much to get
to here on Fox Sports Radio.
Speaker 3 (00:19):
That's right, And Dan, don't don knack like you're not
gonna mention it. Happy birthday, Dan, b Yes, so excited
to be hanging out with you.
Speaker 2 (00:29):
That's right. Oh wow, music and everything the whole Right.
Speaker 3 (00:36):
Are you feeling?
Speaker 2 (00:37):
How you feeling? I feel all right?
Speaker 4 (00:39):
You feel alright?
Speaker 2 (00:40):
I feel all right? Okay, it's four nine.
Speaker 3 (00:43):
No, no, Remember we talked.
Speaker 2 (00:45):
You cannot be a forty nine. That's you raised. They said,
I could be forty eight plus or fifty one of
the two. You can't be a fifty. How old are
you less than fifty?
Speaker 3 (00:57):
Less than fifty?
Speaker 2 (00:58):
That's your birthday, happy bird.
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Speaker 2 (01:12):
I will be completely blunt, frank and tell you the
honest truth. I usually take my birthday off. Yeah, and
what better time than on a Friday where you can
have a three day weekend and enjoy it as much
as you can. Maybe could have started celebrating last night, right, However,
(01:36):
I wanted to be here today on Fox Sports Radio
alongside Manzi, Jason Stewart Iowa Sam and Isaac Rollencrov. Now
we aren't going anywhere, but we are so for the
last few weeks, and I think people know that they've
listened to the to the network. Doug Gottlieb was in
this time slot for eight years. Doug's also the head
(01:56):
coach of the Green Bay men's basketball team that just
just decided to not lose. They are on They won
last night at Cleveland State. They're near the top of
the Horizon League standings. Doug step the focusing on basketball
in late December, so we've kind of taken over the
rains here over the last couple of weeks. But word
is out Stu Goatts in Company Live. We'll be making
(02:20):
its premiere on Monday, three o'clock Eastern time, noon Pacific.
So this is kind of the last of our run
here on FSR of doing this iteration of the show
of getting us five days a week and hearing us.
But so I wanted to be in. I wanted to
be a part of that. Otherwise, normally I would I'd
probably still be Yeah, maybe I'd be out watering flowers
(02:43):
in the backyard, who knows, maybe having lunch with the fam,
celebrating the birthday. But because of this today and the
new page that Fox Sports Radio turns on Monday, I
didn't want to leave this out. So I'm I'm here
with you guys today.
Speaker 3 (02:57):
Stop. Let's not get emotional. Don't put the iris surron.
Speaker 2 (02:59):
Yeah, don't do any of that reason to get emotional.
We're gonna have fun. We're gonna have fun.
Speaker 3 (03:03):
We are gonna have fun, and you can still do
all the other things.
Speaker 2 (03:06):
You're just gonna do it a little later. And it's
great to have great to have friends. Great to have
people that you work with that are that are your friends.
And that's what we've got here at Fox Sports Radio.
I mean, Curius is hanging out with us as well.
On this Friday. It's everybody's hanging out and having a
good time. And Sean McVay, he's got friends as well.
The rams head coach getting set for a showed out
(03:28):
with the Chicago Bears. Maybe getting some I don't think
it's insider info, Manci, but maybe just getting some help
on how to defend the Chicago Bears from a friend
of his that happens to be the head coach of
the Green Bay Packers, Matt Lafleur. Here's Sean McVay talking
about maybe any assistance he's getting from his buddy in
(03:49):
advance of what's happening on Sunday night, not ously.
Speaker 5 (03:53):
And your stuff.
Speaker 2 (03:57):
He's three times, Yeah, what'd you guess? Now? You know what,
we watched the tape. We do our work, and you know,
Matt is a very close friend of mine. Leaving that
close friend to think that they don't share information, I
think would be foolish, no matter no matter who it is.
And I point out to the fact that in this
(04:20):
coaching tree, and there are a lot of coaching trees
in the National Football League, but Robert sala At it
is now, but at one point was, you know, with
Kyle Shanahan and San Francisco. So there's a relationship with
McVeigh and Shanahan working together. Lafleur working with McVeigh and
so there's they're all everything is weaved together. There was
(04:41):
a point last year when Robert Sala was dismissed as
the Jets head coach. He ended up going to a
few Green Bay practices, helping out Matt Lafleur and the
Packers and seeing what he saw on defense. So those
those things aren't necessarily uncommon in the National Football League.
And Sean mcvay's answer, I think tells you all you
need to know. But then I was wondering, Manzi, all right,
(05:03):
if Sean McVay is getting all the horses lined up
or people are letting him get information, the SAME's got
to be happening for Ben Johnson in Chicago, right. Ah,
I don't know, Dan, Oh, Yeah, you're right, absolutely right.
I don't know if there is either. And that's what
I am wondering, not does Ben Johnson have any friends?
(05:25):
But are there people there that want to help out
Ben Johnson? Because there are people that are apparently helping
out Sean McVay, and I think this is a bigger
picture on who the Bears are. In one year, Chicago
has gone from and also ran that made crazy, crazy
mistakes and found unbelievably weird ways to lose football games
last year, so now being the second seed in the NFC,
(05:49):
being the NFC North champions, and Ben Johnson has gone
viral for a lot of reasons, whether it be ripping
off of his shirt, the quick handshakes that he's had
with Matt Lafleur. You'll probably come up with some others.
But the Bears have had great success this year, and
I'm not sure how many people like it. So I'm
wondering does Ben Johnson even have friends that will help
(06:09):
him out to try to beat the Los Angeles Rams.
Speaker 3 (06:12):
Yeah, I don't know, because the tree that you described
with Sean McVay and Matt Lafleur, that tree runs deep,
and I feel like if the Packers were still in
it and preparing for their own game, maybe maybe they're not.
He's not getting that much help right because he's working
on his own thing. But the fact that Matt Laflor's
got time right now, Scott time, what else is he doing? Also,
(06:35):
like you said, one of the videos that we'll probably
won't forget for a while is their final handshake that
just happened a week ago. I know there was another
handshake also where Matt Lafleur kind of was the one
that was quick with it, but this one, you know,
Ben Johnson took it to the next level. Like I
when I saw that video, I was like, oh, I
would have I would have grabbed his hand when he
tried to walk away. But then you see that Matt
laflor did it first, It's like, okay, okay, obviously there
(06:57):
is some sort of tension here, which we love as
the outsider getting to wash this unravel and so there's
so much to it. But yeah, Mettlefloor has a time
to go talk to his buddy and Ben Johnson, who's
he gonna call? Aaron Glenny doesn't want to call him.
Speaker 2 (07:12):
Who is he gonna help him? With zero interceptions? Hey,
a man, are you gonna call? Hey? It's Ben? How
do you not pick off passes? Do give me? How
do you tell me how do you not catch Matthew
Stafford's passes? Because our defense needs to know. That's what
you would ask her, That's what you would ask I
think it's interesting because we would think that maybe he
would lean on Dan Campbell. But then again, this is
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a team in the Detroit Lions and the Chicago Bears
that are now division rivals. Maybe we don't know how
much the relationship between the two was while they were
working together, even though Johnson stayed for a year longer
than we thought. But I remember the Lions beating the
Bears fifty two to twenty one in Week one of
this NFL season, and I also remember the Lions winning
(07:57):
nineteen to sixteen at the end of the year, and
which could have maybe changed the playoff picture. Ultimately it didn't,
as the Bears ended up being the two seed because
the Eagles didn't win their game. However, the point is is,
I don't think that there are places that Ben Johnson
can can turn to. I think that Ben Johnson is
a bit of a lone wolf. I think that Ben
Johnson likes that. I think Ben Johnson likes to be
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the smartest guy in the room. He was extremely picky
in terms of the places and the opportunities that he
could have gone, and I think there's something there's something
good about that. But in the last what day or so,
Monci we were talking about how much America seems to
love the Buffalo Bills. I think that the other side
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of the coin may be for as good as the
Bears are right now? Could the Bears be the team
that is the foil to everybody? Because I don't know
if people are going to be warming up to Ben Johnson.
I don't know if people are going to be warming
up to Caleb Williams in Chicago. Yeah.
Speaker 3 (08:54):
I think that's the big picture here too, because Caleb Williams,
since he came into the league, I feel like, was
it a controversial player from his college days Now, whether
you like that he puts no polish on or not,
he is a controversial player that people like to talk about.
And then you add Ben Johnson, who is also a
different type of rubbs. Maybe somebody the wrong way because
of I agree. I think he likes being the lone wolf.
(09:17):
I think he likes being the smartest man in the
room and maybe he wouldn't take any help even if
it was offered. But that may not help him in
this matchup when you're may be facing a teen that
is getting more information on you than you would like.
But yesterday when I said I feel like people hate
watch Josh Allen, you guys were like, you're crazy. Maybe
(09:38):
people are hate watching the Bears and Caleb Williams and
Ben Johnson that I feel like I think we could
agree on that one.
Speaker 2 (09:46):
Yeah, I don't know how you can deny Caleb Williams's talent.
It's just been on full display for really the second
half of the season and then even what we saw
against Green Bay and the comeback on on Saturday Night.
It's there. Like, if you can't see it, that is
a you problem. Whether you like it or not is
(10:06):
a different story. But if you can't see it, that's
on you. If you don't like the way that Caleb
Williams plays, then so be it. If you don't like
the painted fingernails, that's fine. If you don't like the
way that he answers questions in the press, you didn't
like him crying at USC, those are all things that
end up. I think it shows how polarizing of a
figure that Caleb Williams is. But as yeah, I think
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the draft process and leading up to that, yeah, it
all comes into play. But I think that there's something
like with now Ben Johnson as well, of I'm not
sure on how much. I mean, he named Matt Lafleur
in his introductory press conference, and I think it's great
for the league. I actually i'd much rather have this.
(10:48):
I weeks back, I talked about how much I love
the Jimmy Johnson Buddy Ryan rivalry that we don't even
really remember. Football fans don't even remember of these coaches
going back and forth and dawing, And this is as
close as we've gotten to something like that. I mean,
if Rex Ryan's not in the league, Buddy's son and
stirring stuff up, I don't know who is. But Ben
Johnson sure seems to put people on edge, and I'm
(11:12):
wondering if that's maybe why other people are also going
out of their way for Sean McVay and for the
Rams to maybe knock off Chicago on Sunday Night.
Speaker 3 (11:20):
Now, I think you hit it. I think most people
maybe are rooting against Chicago because of all the things
that you were just listing. But also Ben Johnson, in
this one year, we've seen such a because it's like,
you have Kurt Signetti, who we've been watching serious dude,
who like also kind of seems to want to be
(11:40):
the lone wolf right, like he doesn't want to join
in on the fun, he wants to separate himself. So
it's like, but why is Kurt Signetti so loved and welcomed,
and then you have this other polarizing effect with a
similar type of character.
Speaker 2 (11:53):
Yes, so polarizing. It's tough to warm up to Ben Johnson.
It is because he does give off the sense of
smartest guy in the room. And when you get an
A on your first test, which is this season with
the Bears, immediately yeah, then you're like, okay, all right,
(12:14):
maybe yeah, it does. It makes people feel very uncomfortable
and it validates maybe some of the decisions. Again, when
he was in the coaching cycle. He was in the
coaching cycle multiple times with the Lions, and in the
most recent cycle where he didn't get the job, there
were eight vacancies. I remember the Seahawks were one of
the vacancies. They spoke with Ben Johnson, and after they
(12:36):
spoke with Ben Johnson, he was gonna meet with the
commanders and then he canceled that meeting and said I'm
staying I'm staying with Detroit for another season. So there
were eight jobs that were opened up in the National
Football League that he didn't want. That's a quarter of
the league. And I think that there are people who
probably said that's arrogance. You know that these jobs are rare,
(12:57):
and you're sitting there saying, you know what, these aren't
good enough for me. And right now he has the laugh, laugh,
the last laugh over those people. Because he picked the
job that he wanted, it came open, it came against
friends within the division of the Detroit Lions, and so
maybe there's some bridges that were burned there. He obviously
burned bridges with Green Bay and that Packer Bears rivalry.
(13:21):
So yeah, so it all kind of makes sense. But
right now Ben Johnson's having the last laugh. I think
that people just want to shut Ben Johnson up, and
that's maybe why they're helping, trying to help. Not that
Seun mcfay by the way, Sean mcfahn doesn't need help, right,
but if there are things that you see that maybe
would be able to end this, I think that they'd
be more than willing to help end the Bears run.
Speaker 3 (13:41):
Yeah, it's crazy. Also, like with Caleb Williams, I feel
like he doesn't get the support that a lot of
young quarterbacks get. Like it's like people wanted the Bears
to maybe struggle a little bit more before having this success. Yeah,
and it's like, I don't know, Ben Johnson. Ben Johnson
knew what he was doing.
Speaker 2 (13:59):
Yes, this is the other thing about Caleb Williams. And
I don't want to talk about it's not all the
quarterbacks in the draft because it's not. It's yeah, it's not.
We're not including nine in this. But when you have
Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels and Drake May one two, three,
look at how look at how we've handled those quarterbacks.
(14:19):
And the thing, the point that I'm going to make
is I think that there was a rush to judgment
on Jayden Daniels last year. Then now we had to
slow down our a bit. YEP. I think that there
are people who didn't watch Drake May in the later
part of last season and maybe weren't ready to admit
that Drake May was ready for this. And now he's
an MVP candidate, so that has changed. Whereas Caleb Williams
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like he's always been there and it's just a matter
of if people are willing to actually accept And I
think with May and Jayden Daniels, people are changing their
opinions for whatever reason. They're not changing it about Caleb Williams.
Speaker 3 (14:55):
You would never have guessed that they were drafted the
same class because of how they're treated, Yeah, and how
we look at them.
Speaker 2 (15:00):
Yes, I think May and Daniels get a little bit more. Look,
they get more lenient, absolutely, and people aren't willing to
do that with Kayleb Williams. So that makes me then
wonder as a whole if people don't, you know, aren't
aren't warming up to your quarterback, if they don't like
your head coach. Now, are the Bears going to be
that team? They probably welcome it. The city of Chicago
and the Bears fans are like, all right, bring it on,
(15:21):
We'll be the villains. Yeah, if you want. Because I
look in this the NFC, actually look at the AFC quickly,
Bills would be the ultimate story. I think that the
Texans would be a feel good story if they were
to make it to the Super Bowl Denver. Maybe not
in New England, definitely not. But in the in the NFC,
you have teams. The Rams have been to two Super
Bowls one to one. Recently, the forty nine ers have
been to Super Bowls. Seahawks. I don't think we're that
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far removed from legion of boom, you know, right, still fresh. Yeah,
So the Bears would be the underdog story, but we're not.
I don't know if we're using that narrative and talking
about that.
Speaker 3 (15:51):
Definitely not looking at them like that.
Speaker 2 (15:53):
No, for sure, she's Monty Belaios. I'm Dan Byer.
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Speaker 2 (16:04):
App Fox Sports Radio. She's Monty Belaanio. So I'm Dan Byr.
You know the reason I make a big deal about
my birthday so this before is because it's also National
Nothing Day. So it's my birthday. And I said when
I heard it a DJ say it when I was
in first grade on my way to school, it completely
destroyed my day.
Speaker 3 (16:25):
Hold on a sec.
Speaker 2 (16:26):
It's national type in National Nothing Day, it'll pop up
January sixteenth. It won't. It won't say Dan Buyer's birthday,
but it'll say January sixteenth. And I heard that when
I was in first grade. Manzi, I'm my way to school.
Speaker 5 (16:38):
This is the day.
Speaker 2 (16:39):
So while nobody likes to celebrate their birthday, even if
I'm getting older and older, I will still celebrate it
because of what they tried to do saying nothing of
importance happened on that day. I disagree. You know who
else does? Joe Flacco it's his birthday today, Happy birthday.
And elberpoolholes Ha, Happy birthday, shaw Day, He's a birthday guy.
(17:00):
Ronnie Millsap, Happy birthday. The late de Leah as Well
born on this day. Happy birthday, Isaac Low and Crown
not born on this day. Neither was Jason Stewart nor
Iowa Sam. I don't think Mark Dominic's was when Mark
Dominic was born on this day. We'll find out right now.
Former gym with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, twenty years in
NFL front offices, joining us year. It's not your birthday today, is.
Speaker 6 (17:22):
It, Mark, No, we're still a couple months away. Okay,
Happy birthday.
Speaker 2 (17:26):
Oh, thank you very much. How kind of you to
say it's a big day here, of course. Yeah. No,
I did not. I did not trap you in the
corner and force you. You know, I love talking with Mark.
I'm gonna just say this. I asked Mark one of
the worst questions. I don't I actually don't think it
was a bad question. It was just an awkward question.
There was a there was a team flying Mark, do
(17:47):
you remember this when I asked you what the protocols
are if a plane would crash in the NFL. Yes, yeah,
because there was a team that had flight troubles. I
think it's maybe in the end, maybe maybe I remember that. Yeah,
I think, And I felt like awkward doing it, and
not only did I not like ease it in, it
was the first question right out of the gate. So
(18:08):
so hey, in my older age, maybe I will learn better.
But that's why we always appreciate Mark Dominic. I'm going
to ask you a real football question. What is taking
so long with John Harbot a sign on the dotted
line with the New York Giants.
Speaker 6 (18:21):
You know, when you have one hundred percent leverage, you
have one hundred percent control over the language and the contract.
And I did a kind of head coaching contract with
his agent, Harlan before, and we had the same kind
of issue going on and it was fine, like and
it's it's little things. It may seem like big things,
but it's it's the amount of playoff shares, it's the
amount of tickets, It's the amount of the different things,
(18:43):
the different levels that Harbaugh can ask for and push
for that maybe somebody has it before, but the reality
is the Giants are stuck. You know, I'm the number
I'm sure is done. The years are done. It's going
to be the little stuff in between, or you know,
the clawbacks that the Giants want to get into their
contract that maybe because Harbaugh has the leverage, he's going
to try to push back or not Harbor, but his agent,
(19:04):
which is why he pays him. But this contract to
get done, I'm not worried about it. It might take
one more day at the most.
Speaker 3 (19:10):
Do you see Mike Tomlin taking a year off and
doing TV and coming back to coaching pretty quickly, or
do you think he'll take more time away from the game.
Speaker 6 (19:20):
You know, I actually think Mike could take time away
from the game. I mean, he's had a great run.
I think it's been completely unappreciated. I'm kind of of
the mindset that I've heard other people say that, you know,
he's been able to maneuver through some really rough rosters.
I mean, hit a winning season. And I'm not disrespecting
Kenny Pickett, but like he's had winning season with quarterbacks
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that people are like that could be tough, that could
be rough, and he does it again and again and
again and so I think there's part of Mike that
wants that break and breather. I have a feeling he'll
be unbelievable on television, and having worked with Mike and
know Mike, it's an unbelievable transition. And it's kind of like
the Built Cower transition. Whe kept thinking Bill Cower's gonna
come back, and he kept going, this isn't a bad life.
(20:03):
He's been doing it for a long time now. So
I think, you know, he'll just follow Bill Kyer possibly
and do the same thing I would. I think he
needs the time away. I just I could see Mike
uh say, I've had my run. I'm done.
Speaker 2 (20:15):
Mark Dominic joining us here on Fox Sports Radio. How
much does a success of as Sean Payton having after
the long run and success in New Orleans taking that
year off and coming back, like, is is Peyton going
to be the exception to the rule where it seems
coaches are just getting younger and younger, or do you
think that we could see other situations with a Tomlin
(20:36):
doing this and good Harbaugh who didn't take the year
off but continue to have success like is Sean Payton
laying the groundwork for other coaches to do this or
is he a one off in this situation.
Speaker 6 (20:46):
I think he's a little bit of a one off,
you know, in that what he's been able to accomplish,
what he's been able to do, you know. I think
the the other thing, you know, Mike, Mike and are
almost the same. We almost have the same birthday day.
I think that's really important. No, I you know, I
think Mike is in a different spot right. And the
reason why I say that number one, Yes, I think
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what Sean did is different. I think the reason why, though,
is Mike's got you know, three children, Tomlin, and you know,
you know, I think he has not seen all their
life but wants to be involved. And I think that
his family life, even though he's only fifty three, is
watching his children grow up and they've got grown out
through the house, and I think that he wants to
(21:30):
take that time away and be able to spend time
with him a little bit more of a depth like chance,
you know, running around with them and actually chopping it
up with them. And I think that's what you're gonna see.
I think where Sean Payton was, I don't think he
had that type of commitment and so I think he
just kind of you know, football or nothing, and that's
why Sean came back. But both brilliant coaches.
Speaker 3 (21:47):
Let's move on to the divisional playoffs which start tomorrow.
Sam Darnold a lot of pressure, I know, bleak injury
putting him on the injured list at least just you
know the report. How do you think this affects the Seahawks?
Do the forty nine ers have a chance?
Speaker 2 (22:03):
Uh?
Speaker 6 (22:03):
You know what, I don't think it's really going to
change the Seahawks too much. You know, it's a disappointing
he's got a strain to bleak, but you know, you
can shoot that up and just play and and get
through the game. And I think that's what they'll do.
Is the forty nine Ers just have such a rough
environment to go into with the Seattle Seahawks, as we
all know, and just playing in that stadium with a
team that's very energized who's had a really strong season.
(22:26):
The difference is that, you know, Ken Ricky, can the
forty nine ers find ways to make enough plays to
win because they certainly are uber talented when they're hot.
And that's the only thing that would scare me is
if I was looking at the forty nine ers and
watching them play as a defensive coordinator, I kind of
think that, you know, they could get hot, you know,
they could they could certainly find a way to really
kind of get things going for them offensively, and it's
(22:48):
all going to come down to the running game. I mean,
your entire job is to stop McCaffrey from exploding. The
Eagles did a solid job at it, I think, a
very good job at it, but they you know, obviously
was just a tight game. I think that if the
Seattle Seahawks, with that defense and the way that how
good they are, I think they can do the same thing.
And that's why I think Seattle wins.
Speaker 2 (23:06):
Mark Doblinick joining us here on Fox Sports Radio. She's
Monty Belanio. So I'm Dan Byer. So let's go to
the other game. Then on Saturday, Bills carrying a lot
of momentum from that win against Jacksonville, does Denver's defense
have enough to shut down Josh Allen on that offense.
Speaker 6 (23:20):
Yeah, It's amazing to me when you think through this,
you know that the Bills, as good as they are offensively,
had to deal with the Jacksonville defenses was much better
than people I think realized. And now you're going to
walk into the Broncos and then you know, possibly the Texans.
You you're playing probably the three three of the top
five defenses in the NFL that Buffalo's got to get through.
I actually like this matchup better than I did with
(23:42):
their matchup last week of Jacksonville because Jacksonville, to me,
you know, certainly can move the ball, and I don't
think that Denver is going to move the balls efficiently
that this is you know, a lot more helpful. That's
going to keep Buffalo within that one score and they're
really good at one score games, especially in the postseason
in my opinion, of getting the touchdown on when they
need to get it. And I think You're defense is
strong enough to limit what Denver is going to do.
(24:04):
I'm going with the Buffalo Bills in this one.
Speaker 3 (24:06):
Drake May is also going to have to deal with
the tough defense in Houston. How is he going to
handle that?
Speaker 6 (24:11):
You think, you know, don't everything about what Drake May
has done this year, and vrabel has been spectacular and
really excited for what they've been able to accomplish and
get to this point. But I just don't think you
can beat this. I don't think you can beat the
Houston Texas defense right now. I think that's too strong.
I've always been to philosophy. The offenses get to the postseason,
tech defense is still winning a championship. I still believe that.
(24:34):
And that's why, as much as I would love to
see what Drake May can do and build on the success,
I'm leaning to. I'm leaning towards the Houston Texas because
I think defensively it is very difficult, and especially for
a younger quarterback. I just think it's going to be
a hard day for Drake May. But I don't think
it's gonna be Drake May's fall. I just think of
the whole defense is going to be able to shut
down the limited production I think or playmakers that the
(24:57):
Patriots have.
Speaker 2 (24:58):
I'll tell you it's looking at great defense, and you know,
eighty five bears is always one that's held up. There's
always things that stand out, you know, maybe the eyes
of Mike Singletary on that defense. I always think of,
you know, Richard Sherman and the Legion of Boom and
the Seahawks in Sherman doing all the talking, they did
on the great defense the Texans. Jalen Petrie's big helmet
(25:20):
flying around everywhere. Like I know, there's so many other
great like pieces on that defense, but they're coming from everywhere,
and that guardian helmet of Jalen Petrie just seems to
be everywhere leveling hits. So when I think of the
Texans defense, I just think of I think of guys
flying around and I can't miss that enormous helmet that
he wears. So I just we're talking so eloquently about
(25:41):
the Texans, I had to bring up what was standing out.
Monty and I were talking Mark earlier about the conversation
that Sean McVay maybe having with Matt Lafleur getting some
intel on how to stop Ben Johnson and the Bears
seems to be common practice in the National Football League.
How common is it playoff time for other coaches, you know,
(26:02):
to reach out get information, get intel about teams that
they may be familiar with within division or recently just played.
Speaker 6 (26:10):
Very common, very very common. Uh, And it's it's kind
of a norm. You go to the people that you
know and you just reach out to me and you
have those conversations like you're saying, and it's logical, right,
it's almost like pre draft information to call the college
coach or the head coach that you know the you
call the college head coach. So tell me about what
this kid really is like, tell me how he really
works in your system, and you know what's kind of
guy might bring in my locker room sitting here. You know,
(26:32):
it's it's your buddies that you're calling. It doesn't it's
not always just a head coach to head coach, right,
you guys, It's it's coordinator to coordinators. It's you know,
position coach to position coaches. You know, you use your
network of guys that you really have a real relationship with,
and that's something that you utilize and take advantage of.
And I'm sure that both sides are doing that to
get in position to play this game. And it should
(26:53):
be more of an offensive shootout. I think you know,
certainly the Rams weakness on defenses, their corners, secondary, and
I think the Bears have shown that you know, they're
going to give up yards. I mean love three for
four touchdowns and three hundred yards and now you got
Stafford coming through. So it should be This one to
me is of the games, this one should be the
higher point total of all the games that we're going
to see this weekend, and that should make it very exciting.
Speaker 3 (27:16):
You think the weather is going to affect the Rams
at all?
Speaker 6 (27:19):
I mean yes and no. I think it's just as
I think it's just a big effect against the Bears
as it could the Rams. And the reason why is,
you know, you do so much preparation indoors and you
know you do walk through and yes, is it cold, yes,
very much so. But you know with the way the
heat benches are, the way that you get yourself and
it's it's playoff football, and I feel like I don't
(27:42):
think it's going to be the impact for what the
people are worried about. Yes, it's going to be frigid.
It depends to me on how heavy the winds really are.
That's the big thing I think for both sides. I
think if the winds are hard, I still think the Rams,
uh you know, can still be effective with pokin it
cool in the short game, but I think the Bears
should be able to run the ball more efficiently. So
(28:03):
I think if it's if we've got heavy wins, that
will absolutely lean me towards saying the Bears have a
better chance to win the cold or the snow. I'm
not as worried about. It's the heavy wins that m
because I think that affects the deep ball.
Speaker 2 (28:14):
I think it's the second best week a week in
the NFL. I think Week one is numero uno. Like
for as great as the Super Bowl can be in
the conference championships, there's nothing like the first week of
football and then you just have four marquee games. Like
it's truly, I've I've always fancied this week, Mark, it is, it.
Speaker 6 (28:32):
Is what it really is about.
Speaker 2 (28:37):
Yeah, that's true. Fair enough, fair enough, And I'll tee
you after the Seahawks game on Saturday night if I
really like this weekend or not. Mark, we appreciate the time.
Always love your inside DEVI. We'll talk to you soon.
Thanks so much, enjoy the games.
Speaker 6 (28:49):
Thanks for having me on.
Speaker 2 (28:50):
Mark Dominic, former GM of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Like
there's so much excitement with Week one right, like the
games now at like fantasy stats count. It just it's
it's a great feel. But this weekend of the double
header on Saturday going into the doubleheader of Sunday, of
just the utmost quality of games. Yep, with like the stakes.
Like there's something missing on Conference Championship Sunday because there's
(29:14):
only the two games and then the super Bowl. The
super Bowl is great. Everybody watches the super Bowl, but
I don't think people get excited for the super Bowl.
I get excited for this weekend.
Speaker 3 (29:24):
I don't blame you. I think this is probably the
best weekend. I agree Week one is great, but for
different reasons, it's not the same.
Speaker 2 (29:29):
Correct, Yeah, Isaac Glowing Crown is at the news desk.
Speaker 7 (29:32):
We have a Dan Frigging Buyer birthday update.
Speaker 2 (29:37):
All right.
Speaker 7 (29:37):
Well, Dan's birthday is indeed National Nothing Day. It is
also the following National Fig Newton Day. Nice, all right,
National Hot and Spicy Food Day, Nice, which would seem
to be kind of a contrast with National Fig Newton Day.
I'm just saying, but it is also National Without a
(30:03):
Scalpel Day, celebrating quote minimally invasive image guided procedures that
avoid large incisions unquote. And last, but not least, it is.
Speaker 2 (30:16):
Also that's why we cut my cake in very very small,
tiny pieces. There's like eight hundred, but do what you gotta.
Speaker 5 (30:27):
Do It all ties together.
Speaker 7 (30:29):
And finally today is also National Appreciate a Dragon Day
and with that back to Dan and must take.
Speaker 2 (30:37):
That national nothing day. Better appreciate that dragon. Gulf War
started on my birthday. Oh that's right, but again just
to age myself. When I was in first grade, the
golf war hadn't started yet, so that wasn't so there
was still they said nothing of interest or interesting happening.
Speaker 7 (30:55):
In fairness, it was technically the seventeenth in the Middle East,
but it was anyway, so that hook a little bit.
Speaker 2 (31:02):
Yeah, fair enough. He is Isaac low and Cron I'm
Dan Byer. That's Manzy Belanios. Jason Stewart is here, as
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and with Stu Gottson company taking over on Monday. We're
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on Fox Sports Radio, Jason, Sam and myself. We'll be
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we're not leaving leaving. It's just the end of this
(31:46):
little version of the show that we've had for the
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we've tried to be creative and bring the fun to
Fox Sports Radio at this time slot, and I think, Mancy,
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App Fox Sports Radio. She's Monty Belano, So I'm Dan
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Love's today does play up at Dumpton with a right pawn.
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and this is what off the board and the piss
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one of the quality teams on the Western Conference, Phoenix
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Suns one oh eight to one oh five.
Speaker 3 (33:11):
Oh my goodness, ninety seven point one the Ticket Pistons
Radio Network. I actually watched this game and I was
surprised Detroit pulled out the win.
Speaker 2 (33:19):
At the end Caid Cunningham off night, Yeah yeah, sixteen
from the floor.
Speaker 3 (33:24):
The Suns were being bullies and I was just surprised
they were in front most of the game and Detroit
pulled it out.
Speaker 2 (33:30):
Good for the Pistons. Keep on rolling, We keep on
rolling on on here on Fox Sports Radio against the
Stu gottson Company Live, premiering on Fox Sports Radio starting
on Monday three eastern noon Pacific. So again we're all
going to be around. We're just we're not doing this
sort of show. Stu Gotts and his crew taking over
and we'll be around as well. But over the last
(33:52):
three or four weeks since Doug Gottlieb decided to focus
on on the hoops portion of it, and again they're
doing amazing. We've kind of taken over this this spot
and Jason Stewart's one of the most creative minds in
the business. Manzi brilliant mind, Isaac lohencron Iowa Sam same thing.
We all like to have a part and throw in
(34:14):
ideas and it's been quite a ride. In what I
love doing, Jason is I love doing things that hopefully
like we're never done before on radio, right. I mean,
you've been in the business long enough. I don't have
to date you, but there is a certain rush when
you're able to have fun and maybe come up with
something original.
Speaker 5 (34:33):
I mean to me, that's where the work comes into
this business. Doing things, are saying things that nobody else
says about the same old stuff, and that is.
Speaker 2 (34:43):
What we try to do here on Fox Sports Radio.
So right now we're gonna steal an idea, but we're
gonna be the first to do it. Ladies and gentlemen,
Ye're in Review twenty twenty six.
Speaker 5 (34:57):
Who oh, look at Steve Fer.
Speaker 6 (35:05):
He's haul around here.
Speaker 5 (35:06):
Steve gonna get thrown out. Get him out of the here,
Get him out of the here.
Speaker 1 (35:10):
Vacuum up, Vacuum up, GP vacuum of Steve Rain.
Speaker 2 (35:15):
Steve banging Inglewood Right now, ingle.
Speaker 1 (35:17):
What guineas d you an Inglewood's d the Arizona round
Canton came out and look at him.
Speaker 8 (35:26):
Forty seven yard effort for Lucas Carnero, transfer from Western
Kentucky in his first year at Old Miss Georgia, trying
to block it.
Speaker 2 (35:34):
There's the kick, and it's on his way, and it's
got the distance and.
Speaker 1 (35:37):
It's through the upright.
Speaker 2 (35:39):
The Rebels have taken the league. They went around the
country and spoke to a lot of the kickers who were.
Speaker 8 (35:45):
Coming out, and they decided Tyler Luke was made of
the right stuff for moments like this.
Speaker 5 (35:53):
He now has a chance to win the division for
the Ravens.
Speaker 1 (35:57):
The final play.
Speaker 6 (35:59):
Of the regular for the flame spot in the playoffs.
Speaker 2 (36:02):
Tyler Low from forty four.
Speaker 8 (36:06):
Could hope.
Speaker 4 (36:19):
That's what tell you, congratulations on your success. You hold
your head up, all right, You guys have had a
most magnificent season. He did a great job out there today.
So you just hold your head up. Okay, ladies and gentlemen,
douvall you don't want all right, you keep it going.
We got another season, okaypciate take care of much continued
success to you and the entire team.
Speaker 5 (36:37):
Thank you, man.
Speaker 2 (36:40):
So eleven and a half much. Now, Yeah, when everybody
is doing Year in Review twenty twenty six, just remember
we did it first.
Speaker 3 (36:48):
We really did.
Speaker 2 (36:49):
We did it first here on Fox Sports Radio, Manzi Belanells,
Jason Stewart Iowa, Sam Isaac Rolling proud of myself eleven
and a half months from now. Just remember the first
Year in Review happened right here on January sixteenth.
Speaker 5 (37:04):
It's so fun to look back, isn't it. I mean,
a couple of those things, a couple of those things,
it just felt like it happened last week. That's how
That's how familiar they are to me.
Speaker 2 (37:13):
I swear just hearing Lynn Jones just the other day.
It feels. It feels like it's.
Speaker 3 (37:19):
Like getting goosebumps every time I have Snoop Dogg.
Speaker 2 (37:22):
The Chariko lead in. Now like there's there's obviously the
payoff that Charico was hoping for, that this call could
be set up, and Charico loves the moment, He loves
being in that role, knows exactly what he's saying. And
then for that kick to miss after this is the
(37:42):
reason they got him for these situations. Sounds real easy.
It wasn't.
Speaker 3 (37:48):
No, it wasn't oh no, I can't imagine an enemy territory.
Speaker 2 (37:53):
I will say though, that that old Miss Georgia game
feels like it was eleven and a half months ago, don't. Yes,
it feels like it's been a long time.
Speaker 5 (38:00):
It was tough to get the sound of the three
times the stage was put on the field and then
pushed back. It was tough to grab that sound.
Speaker 3 (38:07):
I forgot about that so good.
Speaker 2 (38:12):
Yeah. I think Oregon wished they stayed in twenty twenty
five after what Indiana did to them in twenty twenty six.
I think they wish they would have stayed and not
moved on. But hold all right, Jones, But thanks Lynn Jones,
Oregon thanks you as well. By the way, we have
more year in review coming up in four twenty twenty six.
Coming up later on in the program, she's Manzi Belanos.
(38:34):
I'm Dan Byer. But coming up next, there's only one
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Speaker 2 (00:08):
A Happy Friday to you. Welcome man. End of the
week is here, football is here. So much to get
to here on Fox Sports Radio.
Speaker 3 (00:19):
That's right, And Dan, don't don knack like you're not
gonna mention it. Happy birthday, Dan, b Yes, so excited
to be hanging out with you.
Speaker 2 (00:29):
That's right. Oh wow, music and everything the whole Right.
Speaker 3 (00:36):
Are you feeling?
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How you feeling? I feel all right?
Speaker 4 (00:39):
You feel alright?
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I feel all right? Okay, it's four nine.
Speaker 3 (00:43):
No, no, Remember we talked.
Speaker 2 (00:45):
You cannot be a forty nine. That's you raised. They said,
I could be forty eight plus or fifty one of
the two. You can't be a fifty. How old are
you less than fifty?
Speaker 3 (00:57):
Less than fifty?
Speaker 2 (00:58):
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Speaker 2 (01:12):
I will be completely blunt, frank and tell you the
honest truth. I usually take my birthday off. Yeah, and
what better time than on a Friday where you can
have a three day weekend and enjoy it as much
as you can. Maybe could have started celebrating last night, right, However,
(01:36):
I wanted to be here today on Fox Sports Radio
alongside Manzi, Jason Stewart Iowa Sam and Isaac Rollencrov. Now
we aren't going anywhere, but we are so for the
last few weeks, and I think people know that they've
listened to the to the network. Doug Gottlieb was in
this time slot for eight years. Doug's also the head
(01:56):
coach of the Green Bay men's basketball team that just
just decided to not lose. They are on They won
last night at Cleveland State. They're near the top of
the Horizon League standings. Doug step the focusing on basketball
in late December, so we've kind of taken over the
rains here over the last couple of weeks. But word
is out Stu Goatts in Company Live. We'll be making
(02:20):
its premiere on Monday, three o'clock Eastern time, noon Pacific.
So this is kind of the last of our run
here on FSR of doing this iteration of the show
of getting us five days a week and hearing us.
But so I wanted to be in. I wanted to
be a part of that. Otherwise, normally I would I'd
probably still be Yeah, maybe I'd be out watering flowers
(02:43):
in the backyard, who knows, maybe having lunch with the fam,
celebrating the birthday. But because of this today and the
new page that Fox Sports Radio turns on Monday, I
didn't want to leave this out. So I'm I'm here
with you guys today.
Speaker 3 (02:57):
Stop. Let's not get emotional. Don't put the iris surron.
Speaker 2 (02:59):
Yeah, don't do any of that reason to get emotional.
We're gonna have fun. We're gonna have fun.
Speaker 3 (03:03):
We are gonna have fun, and you can still do
all the other things.
Speaker 2 (03:06):
You're just gonna do it a little later. And it's
great to have great to have friends. Great to have
people that you work with that are that are your friends.
And that's what we've got here at Fox Sports Radio.
I mean, Curius is hanging out with us as well.
On this Friday. It's everybody's hanging out and having a
good time. And Sean McVay, he's got friends as well.
The rams head coach getting set for a showed out
(03:28):
with the Chicago Bears. Maybe getting some I don't think
it's insider info, Manci, but maybe just getting some help
on how to defend the Chicago Bears from a friend
of his that happens to be the head coach of
the Green Bay Packers, Matt Lafleur. Here's Sean McVay talking
about maybe any assistance he's getting from his buddy in
(03:49):
advance of what's happening on Sunday night, not ously.
Speaker 5 (03:53):
And your stuff.
Speaker 2 (03:57):
He's three times, Yeah, what'd you guess? Now? You know what,
we watched the tape. We do our work, and you know,
Matt is a very close friend of mine. Leaving that
close friend to think that they don't share information, I
think would be foolish, no matter no matter who it is.
And I point out to the fact that in this
(04:20):
coaching tree, and there are a lot of coaching trees
in the National Football League, but Robert sala At it
is now, but at one point was, you know, with
Kyle Shanahan and San Francisco. So there's a relationship with
McVeigh and Shanahan working together. Lafleur working with McVeigh and
so there's they're all everything is weaved together. There was
(04:41):
a point last year when Robert Sala was dismissed as
the Jets head coach. He ended up going to a
few Green Bay practices, helping out Matt Lafleur and the
Packers and seeing what he saw on defense. So those
those things aren't necessarily uncommon in the National Football League.
And Sean mcvay's answer, I think tells you all you
need to know. But then I was wondering, Manzi, all right,
(05:03):
if Sean McVay is getting all the horses lined up
or people are letting him get information, the SAME's got
to be happening for Ben Johnson in Chicago, right. Ah,
I don't know, Dan, Oh, Yeah, you're right, absolutely right.
I don't know if there is either. And that's what
I am wondering, not does Ben Johnson have any friends?
(05:25):
But are there people there that want to help out
Ben Johnson? Because there are people that are apparently helping
out Sean McVay, and I think this is a bigger
picture on who the Bears are. In one year, Chicago
has gone from and also ran that made crazy, crazy
mistakes and found unbelievably weird ways to lose football games
last year, so now being the second seed in the NFC,
(05:49):
being the NFC North champions, and Ben Johnson has gone
viral for a lot of reasons, whether it be ripping
off of his shirt, the quick handshakes that he's had
with Matt Lafleur. You'll probably come up with some others.
But the Bears have had great success this year, and
I'm not sure how many people like it. So I'm
wondering does Ben Johnson even have friends that will help
(06:09):
him out to try to beat the Los Angeles Rams.
Speaker 3 (06:12):
Yeah, I don't know, because the tree that you described
with Sean McVay and Matt Lafleur, that tree runs deep,
and I feel like if the Packers were still in
it and preparing for their own game, maybe maybe they're not.
He's not getting that much help right because he's working
on his own thing. But the fact that Matt Laflor's
got time right now, Scott time, what else is he doing? Also,
(06:35):
like you said, one of the videos that we'll probably
won't forget for a while is their final handshake that
just happened a week ago. I know there was another
handshake also where Matt Lafleur kind of was the one
that was quick with it, but this one, you know,
Ben Johnson took it to the next level. Like I
when I saw that video, I was like, oh, I
would have I would have grabbed his hand when he
tried to walk away. But then you see that Matt
laflor did it first, It's like, okay, okay, obviously there
(06:57):
is some sort of tension here, which we love as
the outsider getting to wash this unravel and so there's
so much to it. But yeah, Mettlefloor has a time
to go talk to his buddy and Ben Johnson, who's
he gonna call? Aaron Glenny doesn't want to call him.
Speaker 2 (07:12):
Who is he gonna help him? With zero interceptions? Hey,
a man, are you gonna call? Hey? It's Ben? How
do you not pick off passes? Do give me? How
do you tell me how do you not catch Matthew
Stafford's passes? Because our defense needs to know. That's what
you would ask her, That's what you would ask I
think it's interesting because we would think that maybe he
would lean on Dan Campbell. But then again, this is
(07:35):
a team in the Detroit Lions and the Chicago Bears
that are now division rivals. Maybe we don't know how
much the relationship between the two was while they were
working together, even though Johnson stayed for a year longer
than we thought. But I remember the Lions beating the
Bears fifty two to twenty one in Week one of
this NFL season, and I also remember the Lions winning
(07:57):
nineteen to sixteen at the end of the year, and
which could have maybe changed the playoff picture. Ultimately it didn't,
as the Bears ended up being the two seed because
the Eagles didn't win their game. However, the point is is,
I don't think that there are places that Ben Johnson
can can turn to. I think that Ben Johnson is
a bit of a lone wolf. I think that Ben
Johnson likes that. I think Ben Johnson likes to be
(08:19):
the smartest guy in the room. He was extremely picky
in terms of the places and the opportunities that he
could have gone, and I think there's something there's something
good about that. But in the last what day or so,
Monci we were talking about how much America seems to
love the Buffalo Bills. I think that the other side
(08:39):
of the coin may be for as good as the
Bears are right now? Could the Bears be the team
that is the foil to everybody? Because I don't know
if people are going to be warming up to Ben Johnson.
I don't know if people are going to be warming
up to Caleb Williams in Chicago. Yeah.
Speaker 3 (08:54):
I think that's the big picture here too, because Caleb Williams,
since he came into the league, I feel like, was
it a controversial player from his college days Now, whether
you like that he puts no polish on or not,
he is a controversial player that people like to talk about.
And then you add Ben Johnson, who is also a
different type of rubbs. Maybe somebody the wrong way because
of I agree. I think he likes being the lone wolf.
(09:17):
I think he likes being the smartest man in the
room and maybe he wouldn't take any help even if
it was offered. But that may not help him in
this matchup when you're may be facing a teen that
is getting more information on you than you would like.
But yesterday when I said I feel like people hate
watch Josh Allen, you guys were like, you're crazy. Maybe
(09:38):
people are hate watching the Bears and Caleb Williams and
Ben Johnson that I feel like I think we could
agree on that one.
Speaker 2 (09:46):
Yeah, I don't know how you can deny Caleb Williams's talent.
It's just been on full display for really the second
half of the season and then even what we saw
against Green Bay and the comeback on on Saturday Night.
It's there. Like, if you can't see it, that is
a you problem. Whether you like it or not is
(10:06):
a different story. But if you can't see it, that's
on you. If you don't like the way that Caleb
Williams plays, then so be it. If you don't like
the painted fingernails, that's fine. If you don't like the
way that he answers questions in the press, you didn't
like him crying at USC, those are all things that
end up. I think it shows how polarizing of a
figure that Caleb Williams is. But as yeah, I think
(10:27):
the draft process and leading up to that, yeah, it
all comes into play. But I think that there's something
like with now Ben Johnson as well, of I'm not
sure on how much. I mean, he named Matt Lafleur
in his introductory press conference, and I think it's great
for the league. I actually i'd much rather have this.
(10:48):
I weeks back, I talked about how much I love
the Jimmy Johnson Buddy Ryan rivalry that we don't even
really remember. Football fans don't even remember of these coaches
going back and forth and dawing, And this is as
close as we've gotten to something like that. I mean,
if Rex Ryan's not in the league, Buddy's son and
stirring stuff up, I don't know who is. But Ben
Johnson sure seems to put people on edge, and I'm
(11:12):
wondering if that's maybe why other people are also going
out of their way for Sean McVay and for the
Rams to maybe knock off Chicago on Sunday Night.
Speaker 3 (11:20):
Now, I think you hit it. I think most people
maybe are rooting against Chicago because of all the things
that you were just listing. But also Ben Johnson, in
this one year, we've seen such a because it's like,
you have Kurt Signetti, who we've been watching serious dude,
who like also kind of seems to want to be
(11:40):
the lone wolf right, like he doesn't want to join
in on the fun, he wants to separate himself. So
it's like, but why is Kurt Signetti so loved and welcomed,
and then you have this other polarizing effect with a
similar type of character.
Speaker 2 (11:53):
Yes, so polarizing. It's tough to warm up to Ben Johnson.
It is because he does give off the sense of
smartest guy in the room. And when you get an
A on your first test, which is this season with
the Bears, immediately yeah, then you're like, okay, all right,
(12:14):
maybe yeah, it does. It makes people feel very uncomfortable
and it validates maybe some of the decisions. Again, when
he was in the coaching cycle. He was in the
coaching cycle multiple times with the Lions, and in the
most recent cycle where he didn't get the job, there
were eight vacancies. I remember the Seahawks were one of
the vacancies. They spoke with Ben Johnson, and after they
(12:36):
spoke with Ben Johnson, he was gonna meet with the
commanders and then he canceled that meeting and said I'm
staying I'm staying with Detroit for another season. So there
were eight jobs that were opened up in the National
Football League that he didn't want. That's a quarter of
the league. And I think that there are people who
probably said that's arrogance. You know that these jobs are rare,
(12:57):
and you're sitting there saying, you know what, these aren't
good enough for me. And right now he has the laugh, laugh,
the last laugh over those people. Because he picked the
job that he wanted, it came open, it came against
friends within the division of the Detroit Lions, and so
maybe there's some bridges that were burned there. He obviously
burned bridges with Green Bay and that Packer Bears rivalry.
(13:21):
So yeah, so it all kind of makes sense. But
right now Ben Johnson's having the last laugh. I think
that people just want to shut Ben Johnson up, and
that's maybe why they're helping, trying to help. Not that
Seun mcfay by the way, Sean mcfahn doesn't need help, right,
but if there are things that you see that maybe
would be able to end this, I think that they'd
be more than willing to help end the Bears run.
Speaker 3 (13:41):
Yeah, it's crazy. Also, like with Caleb Williams, I feel
like he doesn't get the support that a lot of
young quarterbacks get. Like it's like people wanted the Bears
to maybe struggle a little bit more before having this success. Yeah,
and it's like, I don't know, Ben Johnson. Ben Johnson
knew what he was doing.
Speaker 2 (13:59):
Yes, this is the other thing about Caleb Williams. And
I don't want to talk about it's not all the
quarterbacks in the draft because it's not. It's yeah, it's not.
We're not including nine in this. But when you have
Caleb Williams, Jayden Daniels and Drake May one two, three,
look at how look at how we've handled those quarterbacks.
(14:19):
And the thing, the point that I'm going to make
is I think that there was a rush to judgment
on Jayden Daniels last year. Then now we had to
slow down our a bit. YEP. I think that there
are people who didn't watch Drake May in the later
part of last season and maybe weren't ready to admit
that Drake May was ready for this. And now he's
an MVP candidate, so that has changed. Whereas Caleb Williams
(14:42):
like he's always been there and it's just a matter
of if people are willing to actually accept And I
think with May and Jayden Daniels, people are changing their
opinions for whatever reason. They're not changing it about Caleb Williams.
Speaker 3 (14:55):
You would never have guessed that they were drafted the
same class because of how they're treated, Yeah, and how
we look at them.
Speaker 2 (15:00):
Yes, I think May and Daniels get a little bit more. Look,
they get more lenient, absolutely, and people aren't willing to
do that with Kayleb Williams. So that makes me then
wonder as a whole if people don't, you know, aren't
aren't warming up to your quarterback, if they don't like
your head coach. Now, are the Bears going to be
that team? They probably welcome it. The city of Chicago
and the Bears fans are like, all right, bring it on,
(15:21):
We'll be the villains. Yeah, if you want. Because I
look in this the NFC, actually look at the AFC quickly,
Bills would be the ultimate story. I think that the
Texans would be a feel good story if they were
to make it to the Super Bowl Denver. Maybe not
in New England, definitely not. But in the in the NFC,
you have teams. The Rams have been to two Super
Bowls one to one. Recently, the forty nine ers have
been to Super Bowls. Seahawks. I don't think we're that
(15:43):
far removed from legion of boom, you know, right, still fresh. Yeah,
So the Bears would be the underdog story, but we're not.
I don't know if we're using that narrative and talking
about that.
Speaker 3 (15:51):
Definitely not looking at them like that.
Speaker 2 (15:53):
No, for sure, she's Monty Belaios. I'm Dan Byer.
Speaker 1 (15:56):
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Speaker 2 (16:04):
App Fox Sports Radio. She's Monty Belaanio. So I'm Dan Byr.
You know the reason I make a big deal about
my birthday so this before is because it's also National
Nothing Day. So it's my birthday. And I said when
I heard it a DJ say it when I was
in first grade on my way to school, it completely
destroyed my day.
Speaker 3 (16:25):
Hold on a sec.
Speaker 2 (16:26):
It's national type in National Nothing Day, it'll pop up
January sixteenth. It won't. It won't say Dan Buyer's birthday,
but it'll say January sixteenth. And I heard that when
I was in first grade. Manzi, I'm my way to school.
Speaker 5 (16:38):
This is the day.
Speaker 2 (16:39):
So while nobody likes to celebrate their birthday, even if
I'm getting older and older, I will still celebrate it
because of what they tried to do saying nothing of
importance happened on that day. I disagree. You know who
else does? Joe Flacco it's his birthday today, Happy birthday.
And elberpoolholes Ha, Happy birthday, shaw Day, He's a birthday guy.
(17:00):
Ronnie Millsap, Happy birthday. The late de Leah as Well
born on this day. Happy birthday, Isaac Low and Crown
not born on this day. Neither was Jason Stewart nor
Iowa Sam. I don't think Mark Dominic's was when Mark
Dominic was born on this day. We'll find out right now.
Former gym with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, twenty years in
NFL front offices, joining us year. It's not your birthday today, is.
Speaker 6 (17:22):
It, Mark, No, we're still a couple months away. Okay,
Happy birthday.
Speaker 2 (17:26):
Oh, thank you very much. How kind of you to
say it's a big day here, of course. Yeah. No,
I did not. I did not trap you in the
corner and force you. You know, I love talking with Mark.
I'm gonna just say this. I asked Mark one of
the worst questions. I don't I actually don't think it
was a bad question. It was just an awkward question.
There was a there was a team flying Mark, do
(17:47):
you remember this when I asked you what the protocols
are if a plane would crash in the NFL. Yes, yeah,
because there was a team that had flight troubles. I
think it's maybe in the end, maybe maybe I remember that. Yeah,
I think, And I felt like awkward doing it, and
not only did I not like ease it in, it
was the first question right out of the gate. So
(18:08):
so hey, in my older age, maybe I will learn better.
But that's why we always appreciate Mark Dominic. I'm going
to ask you a real football question. What is taking
so long with John Harbot a sign on the dotted
line with the New York Giants.
Speaker 6 (18:21):
You know, when you have one hundred percent leverage, you
have one hundred percent control over the language and the contract.
And I did a kind of head coaching contract with
his agent, Harlan before, and we had the same kind
of issue going on and it was fine, like and
it's it's little things. It may seem like big things,
but it's it's the amount of playoff shares, it's the
amount of tickets, It's the amount of the different things,
(18:43):
the different levels that Harbaugh can ask for and push
for that maybe somebody has it before, but the reality
is the Giants are stuck. You know, I'm the number
I'm sure is done. The years are done. It's going
to be the little stuff in between, or you know,
the clawbacks that the Giants want to get into their
contract that maybe because Harbaugh has the leverage, he's going
to try to push back or not Harbor, but his agent,
(19:04):
which is why he pays him. But this contract to
get done, I'm not worried about it. It might take
one more day at the most.
Speaker 3 (19:10):
Do you see Mike Tomlin taking a year off and
doing TV and coming back to coaching pretty quickly, or
do you think he'll take more time away from the game.
Speaker 6 (19:20):
You know, I actually think Mike could take time away
from the game. I mean, he's had a great run.
I think it's been completely unappreciated. I'm kind of of
the mindset that I've heard other people say that, you know,
he's been able to maneuver through some really rough rosters.
I mean, hit a winning season. And I'm not disrespecting
Kenny Pickett, but like he's had winning season with quarterbacks
(19:41):
that people are like that could be tough, that could
be rough, and he does it again and again and
again and so I think there's part of Mike that
wants that break and breather. I have a feeling he'll
be unbelievable on television, and having worked with Mike and
know Mike, it's an unbelievable transition. And it's kind of like
the Built Cower transition. Whe kept thinking Bill Cower's gonna
come back, and he kept going, this isn't a bad life.
(20:03):
He's been doing it for a long time now. So
I think, you know, he'll just follow Bill Kyer possibly
and do the same thing I would. I think he
needs the time away. I just I could see Mike
uh say, I've had my run. I'm done.
Speaker 2 (20:15):
Mark Dominic joining us here on Fox Sports Radio. How
much does a success of as Sean Payton having after
the long run and success in New Orleans taking that
year off and coming back, like, is is Peyton going
to be the exception to the rule where it seems
coaches are just getting younger and younger, or do you
think that we could see other situations with a Tomlin
(20:36):
doing this and good Harbaugh who didn't take the year
off but continue to have success like is Sean Payton
laying the groundwork for other coaches to do this or
is he a one off in this situation.
Speaker 6 (20:46):
I think he's a little bit of a one off,
you know, in that what he's been able to accomplish,
what he's been able to do, you know. I think
the the other thing, you know, Mike, Mike and are
almost the same. We almost have the same birthday day.
I think that's really important. No, I you know, I
think Mike is in a different spot right. And the
reason why I say that number one, Yes, I think
(21:08):
what Sean did is different. I think the reason why, though,
is Mike's got you know, three children, Tomlin, and you know,
you know, I think he has not seen all their
life but wants to be involved. And I think that
his family life, even though he's only fifty three, is
watching his children grow up and they've got grown out
through the house, and I think that he wants to
(21:30):
take that time away and be able to spend time
with him a little bit more of a depth like chance,
you know, running around with them and actually chopping it
up with them. And I think that's what you're gonna see.
I think where Sean Payton was, I don't think he
had that type of commitment and so I think he
just kind of you know, football or nothing, and that's
why Sean came back. But both brilliant coaches.
Speaker 3 (21:47):
Let's move on to the divisional playoffs which start tomorrow.
Sam Darnold a lot of pressure, I know, bleak injury
putting him on the injured list at least just you
know the report. How do you think this affects the Seahawks?
Do the forty nine ers have a chance?
Speaker 2 (22:03):
Uh?
Speaker 6 (22:03):
You know what, I don't think it's really going to
change the Seahawks too much. You know, it's a disappointing
he's got a strain to bleak, but you know, you
can shoot that up and just play and and get
through the game. And I think that's what they'll do.
Is the forty nine Ers just have such a rough
environment to go into with the Seattle Seahawks, as we
all know, and just playing in that stadium with a
team that's very energized who's had a really strong season.
(22:26):
The difference is that, you know, Ken Ricky, can the
forty nine ers find ways to make enough plays to
win because they certainly are uber talented when they're hot.
And that's the only thing that would scare me is
if I was looking at the forty nine ers and
watching them play as a defensive coordinator, I kind of
think that, you know, they could get hot, you know,
they could they could certainly find a way to really
kind of get things going for them offensively, and it's
(22:48):
all going to come down to the running game. I mean,
your entire job is to stop McCaffrey from exploding. The
Eagles did a solid job at it, I think, a
very good job at it, but they you know, obviously
was just a tight game. I think that if the
Seattle Seahawks, with that defense and the way that how
good they are, I think they can do the same thing.
And that's why I think Seattle wins.
Speaker 2 (23:06):
Mark Doblinick joining us here on Fox Sports Radio. She's
Monty Belanio. So I'm Dan Byer. So let's go to
the other game. Then on Saturday, Bills carrying a lot
of momentum from that win against Jacksonville, does Denver's defense
have enough to shut down Josh Allen on that offense.
Speaker 6 (23:20):
Yeah, It's amazing to me when you think through this,
you know that the Bills, as good as they are offensively,
had to deal with the Jacksonville defenses was much better
than people I think realized. And now you're going to
walk into the Broncos and then you know, possibly the Texans.
You you're playing probably the three three of the top
five defenses in the NFL that Buffalo's got to get through.
I actually like this matchup better than I did with
(23:42):
their matchup last week of Jacksonville because Jacksonville, to me,
you know, certainly can move the ball, and I don't
think that Denver is going to move the balls efficiently
that this is you know, a lot more helpful. That's
going to keep Buffalo within that one score and they're
really good at one score games, especially in the postseason
in my opinion, of getting the touchdown on when they
need to get it. And I think You're defense is
strong enough to limit what Denver is going to do.
(24:04):
I'm going with the Buffalo Bills in this one.
Speaker 3 (24:06):
Drake May is also going to have to deal with
the tough defense in Houston. How is he going to
handle that?
Speaker 6 (24:11):
You think, you know, don't everything about what Drake May
has done this year, and vrabel has been spectacular and
really excited for what they've been able to accomplish and
get to this point. But I just don't think you
can beat this. I don't think you can beat the
Houston Texas defense right now. I think that's too strong.
I've always been to philosophy. The offenses get to the postseason,
tech defense is still winning a championship. I still believe that.
(24:34):
And that's why, as much as I would love to
see what Drake May can do and build on the success,
I'm leaning to. I'm leaning towards the Houston Texas because
I think defensively it is very difficult, and especially for
a younger quarterback. I just think it's going to be
a hard day for Drake May. But I don't think
it's gonna be Drake May's fall. I just think of
the whole defense is going to be able to shut
down the limited production I think or playmakers that the
(24:57):
Patriots have.
Speaker 2 (24:58):
I'll tell you it's looking at great defense, and you know,
eighty five bears is always one that's held up. There's
always things that stand out, you know, maybe the eyes
of Mike Singletary on that defense. I always think of,
you know, Richard Sherman and the Legion of Boom and
the Seahawks in Sherman doing all the talking, they did
on the great defense the Texans. Jalen Petrie's big helmet
(25:20):
flying around everywhere. Like I know, there's so many other
great like pieces on that defense, but they're coming from everywhere,
and that guardian helmet of Jalen Petrie just seems to
be everywhere leveling hits. So when I think of the
Texans defense, I just think of I think of guys
flying around and I can't miss that enormous helmet that
he wears. So I just we're talking so eloquently about
(25:41):
the Texans, I had to bring up what was standing out.
Monty and I were talking Mark earlier about the conversation
that Sean McVay maybe having with Matt Lafleur getting some
intel on how to stop Ben Johnson and the Bears
seems to be common practice in the National Football League.
How common is it playoff time for other coaches, you know,
(26:02):
to reach out get information, get intel about teams that
they may be familiar with within division or recently just played.
Speaker 6 (26:10):
Very common, very very common. Uh, And it's it's kind
of a norm. You go to the people that you
know and you just reach out to me and you
have those conversations like you're saying, and it's logical, right,
it's almost like pre draft information to call the college
coach or the head coach that you know the you
call the college head coach. So tell me about what
this kid really is like, tell me how he really
works in your system, and you know what's kind of
guy might bring in my locker room sitting here. You know,
(26:32):
it's it's your buddies that you're calling. It doesn't it's
not always just a head coach to head coach, right,
you guys, It's it's coordinator to coordinators. It's you know,
position coach to position coaches. You know, you use your
network of guys that you really have a real relationship with,
and that's something that you utilize and take advantage of.
And I'm sure that both sides are doing that to
get in position to play this game. And it should
(26:53):
be more of an offensive shootout. I think you know,
certainly the Rams weakness on defenses, their corners, secondary, and
I think the Bears have shown that you know, they're
going to give up yards. I mean love three for
four touchdowns and three hundred yards and now you got
Stafford coming through. So it should be This one to
me is of the games, this one should be the
higher point total of all the games that we're going
to see this weekend, and that should make it very exciting.
Speaker 3 (27:16):
You think the weather is going to affect the Rams
at all?
Speaker 6 (27:19):
I mean yes and no. I think it's just as
I think it's just a big effect against the Bears
as it could the Rams. And the reason why is,
you know, you do so much preparation indoors and you
know you do walk through and yes, is it cold, yes,
very much so. But you know with the way the
heat benches are, the way that you get yourself and
it's it's playoff football, and I feel like I don't
(27:42):
think it's going to be the impact for what the
people are worried about. Yes, it's going to be frigid.
It depends to me on how heavy the winds really are.
That's the big thing I think for both sides. I
think if the winds are hard, I still think the Rams,
uh you know, can still be effective with pokin it
cool in the short game, but I think the Bears
should be able to run the ball more efficiently. So
(28:03):
I think if it's if we've got heavy wins, that
will absolutely lean me towards saying the Bears have a
better chance to win the cold or the snow. I'm
not as worried about. It's the heavy wins that m
because I think that affects the deep ball.
Speaker 2 (28:14):
I think it's the second best week a week in
the NFL. I think Week one is numero uno. Like
for as great as the Super Bowl can be in
the conference championships, there's nothing like the first week of
football and then you just have four marquee games. Like
it's truly, I've I've always fancied this week, Mark, it is, it.
Speaker 6 (28:32):
Is what it really is about.
Speaker 2 (28:37):
Yeah, that's true. Fair enough, fair enough, And I'll tee
you after the Seahawks game on Saturday night if I
really like this weekend or not. Mark, we appreciate the time.
Always love your inside DEVI. We'll talk to you soon.
Thanks so much, enjoy the games.
Speaker 6 (28:49):
Thanks for having me on.
Speaker 2 (28:50):
Mark Dominic, former GM of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Like
there's so much excitement with Week one right, like the
games now at like fantasy stats count. It just it's
it's a great feel. But this weekend of the double
header on Saturday going into the doubleheader of Sunday, of
just the utmost quality of games. Yep, with like the stakes.
Like there's something missing on Conference Championship Sunday because there's
(29:14):
only the two games and then the super Bowl. The
super Bowl is great. Everybody watches the super Bowl, but
I don't think people get excited for the super Bowl.
I get excited for this weekend.
Speaker 3 (29:24):
I don't blame you. I think this is probably the
best weekend. I agree Week one is great, but for
different reasons, it's not the same.
Speaker 2 (29:29):
Correct, Yeah, Isaac Glowing Crown is at the news desk.
Speaker 7 (29:32):
We have a Dan Frigging Buyer birthday update.
Speaker 2 (29:37):
All right.
Speaker 7 (29:37):
Well, Dan's birthday is indeed National Nothing Day. It is
also the following National Fig Newton Day. Nice, all right,
National Hot and Spicy Food Day, Nice, which would seem
to be kind of a contrast with National Fig Newton Day.
I'm just saying, but it is also National Without a
(30:03):
Scalpel Day, celebrating quote minimally invasive image guided procedures that
avoid large incisions unquote. And last, but not least, it is.
Speaker 2 (30:16):
Also that's why we cut my cake in very very small,
tiny pieces. There's like eight hundred, but do what you gotta.
Speaker 5 (30:27):
Do It all ties together.
Speaker 7 (30:29):
And finally today is also National Appreciate a Dragon Day
and with that back to Dan and must take.
Speaker 2 (30:37):
That national nothing day. Better appreciate that dragon. Gulf War
started on my birthday. Oh that's right, but again just
to age myself. When I was in first grade, the
golf war hadn't started yet, so that wasn't so there
was still they said nothing of interest or interesting happening.
Speaker 7 (30:55):
In fairness, it was technically the seventeenth in the Middle East,
but it was anyway, so that hook a little bit.
Speaker 2 (31:02):
Yeah, fair enough. He is Isaac low and Cron I'm
Dan Byer. That's Manzy Belanios. Jason Stewart is here, as
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and with Stu Gottson company taking over on Monday. We're
not going anywhere, like We're all going to be here
on Fox Sports Radio, Jason, Sam and myself. We'll be
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you will at eight o'clock Eastern Time with Martin Weiss
and of course at the news desk as well. So
we're not leaving leaving. It's just the end of this
(31:46):
little version of the show that we've had for the
past few weeks. You know, over the last few weeks
we've tried to be creative and bring the fun to
Fox Sports Radio at this time slot, and I think, Mancy,
it's a perfect time to reminiss reminists. We'll do it
next here on Fox Sports Radio.
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App Fox Sports Radio. She's Monty Belano, So I'm Dan
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Radio Network. I actually watched this game and I was
surprised Detroit pulled out the win.
Speaker 2 (33:19):
At the end Caid Cunningham off night, Yeah yeah, sixteen
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Speaker 3 (33:24):
The Suns were being bullies and I was just surprised
they were in front most of the game and Detroit
pulled it out.
Speaker 2 (33:30):
Good for the Pistons. Keep on rolling, We keep on
rolling on on here on Fox Sports Radio against the
Stu gottson Company Live, premiering on Fox Sports Radio starting
on Monday three eastern noon Pacific. So again we're all
going to be around. We're just we're not doing this
sort of show. Stu Gotts and his crew taking over
and we'll be around as well. But over the last
(33:52):
three or four weeks since Doug Gottlieb decided to focus
on on the hoops portion of it, and again they're
doing amazing. We've kind of taken over this this spot
and Jason Stewart's one of the most creative minds in
the business. Manzi brilliant mind, Isaac lohencron Iowa Sam same thing.
We all like to have a part and throw in
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ideas and it's been quite a ride. In what I
love doing, Jason is I love doing things that hopefully
like we're never done before on radio, right. I mean,
you've been in the business long enough. I don't have
to date you, but there is a certain rush when
you're able to have fun and maybe come up with
something original.
Speaker 5 (34:33):
I mean to me, that's where the work comes into
this business. Doing things, are saying things that nobody else
says about the same old stuff, and that is.
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got the distance and.
Speaker 1 (35:37):
It's through the upright.
Speaker 2 (35:39):
The Rebels have taken the league. They went around the
country and spoke to a lot of the kickers who were.
Speaker 8 (35:45):
Coming out, and they decided Tyler Luke was made of
the right stuff for moments like this.
Speaker 5 (35:53):
He now has a chance to win the division for
the Ravens.
Speaker 1 (35:57):
The final play.
Speaker 6 (35:59):
Of the regular for the flame spot in the playoffs.
Speaker 2 (36:02):
Tyler Low from forty four.
Speaker 8 (36:06):
Could hope.
Speaker 4 (36:19):
That's what tell you, congratulations on your success. You hold
your head up, all right, You guys have had a
most magnificent season. He did a great job out there today.
So you just hold your head up. Okay, ladies and gentlemen,
douvall you don't want all right, you keep it going.
We got another season, okaypciate take care of much continued
success to you and the entire team.
Speaker 5 (36:37):
Thank you, man.
Speaker 2 (36:40):
So eleven and a half much. Now, Yeah, when everybody
is doing Year in Review twenty twenty six, just remember
we did it first.
Speaker 3 (36:48):
We really did.
Speaker 2 (36:49):
We did it first here on Fox Sports Radio, Manzi Belanells,
Jason Stewart Iowa, Sam Isaac Rolling proud of myself eleven
and a half months from now. Just remember the first
Year in Review happened right here on January sixteenth.
Speaker 5 (37:04):
It's so fun to look back, isn't it. I mean,
a couple of those things, a couple of those things,
it just felt like it happened last week. That's how
That's how familiar they are to me.
Speaker 2 (37:13):
I swear just hearing Lynn Jones just the other day.
It feels. It feels like it's.
Speaker 3 (37:19):
Like getting goosebumps every time I have Snoop Dogg.
Speaker 2 (37:22):
The Chariko lead in. Now like there's there's obviously the
payoff that Charico was hoping for, that this call could
be set up, and Charico loves the moment, He loves
being in that role, knows exactly what he's saying. And
then for that kick to miss after this is the
(37:42):
reason they got him for these situations. Sounds real easy.
It wasn't.
Speaker 3 (37:48):
No, it wasn't oh no, I can't imagine an enemy territory.
Speaker 2 (37:53):
I will say though, that that old Miss Georgia game
feels like it was eleven and a half months ago, don't. Yes,
it feels like it's been a long time.
Speaker 5 (38:00):
It was tough to get the sound of the three
times the stage was put on the field and then
pushed back. It was tough to grab that sound.
Speaker 3 (38:07):
I forgot about that so good.
Speaker 2 (38:12):
Yeah. I think Oregon wished they stayed in twenty twenty
five after what Indiana did to them in twenty twenty six.
I think they wish they would have stayed and not
moved on. But hold all right, Jones, But thanks Lynn Jones,
Oregon thanks you as well. By the way, we have
more year in review coming up in four twenty twenty six.
Coming up later on in the program, she's Manzi Belanos.
(38:34):
I'm Dan Byer. But coming up next, there's only one
player facing the pressure this weekend to tell you who
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