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We're in Chicago. It's the Herd. Wherever you may be
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part of your day on any platform. There's a lot
of them. One hour from now. Off a winning week,
the Blazing Five ready to roll, a couple of dogs,
Barkin last week, the big favorites, not a lot of
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them covered, a couple of them lost. We'll get to
the Rams last night almost inexplicable when you can say
or how healthy they were and how beat up the
Niners were. But Jmack cam Schlittler, are we looking at
the next great arm in baseball? Six'? Six you, know you,
know there's a lot of talent In america in, baseball high,
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school you, know whatever league you, know there's a lot of.
Talent cam is a seventh round pick From, northeastern WHICH
i thought was a hockey, School so let's talk about.
It this was not Like Justin verlander Or Adam wainwright
in his prime Or Oral. Hirscheiser. No, no this is
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a guy that made his first major league start In,
july and he was unbelievable total, composure one hundred miles
an hour getting ahead of the hitters Dominated. BOSTON i
mean he had such. Control, now he was relying mostly on,
heat but even in the, sixth, seventh and, eighth The
Red sox batters were behind the fastball twenty years from.
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Now if you read, well it was a great pitching
performance in the wild card. Round that won't sound, historic
but when you consider age opponent, circumstances it felt all.
Timing he didn't walk a single. Batter and, again this
is a young, kid seventh. Rounder you, Know i'm watching
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it And i'm thinking to. Myself you, know sometimes a
field goal kicker will kick like a fifty five yard
field goal and you'll, say, man that thing could have
gone sixty five. Yards i'm watching that kid in the
eighth And i'm, like he can go. Eleven he's throwing
ninety eight and a half seventh eighth, inning blowing the
ball by The Red. Sox by the, way we beat
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up on managers all the, time but What's alex Carr
is supposed to? Do they didn't get a runner to
second base until the fifth, inning And, boston it looks
like after three games came down to. This if The
Red sox Ace Garrett crochet was not, pitching The yankees
were the better. Team So boston made, mistakes The yankees took,
advantage and so much of we talked about this all.
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Week so much of baseball is just these high leverage at,
bats and last night both teams had a, couple but
The yankees delivered on their high leverage at. Bats also
some you know heirs ya The Red sox did not.
Help we talk a lot about, managers but this felt
like listen rec the second game in a er for
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The Red. Sox players got to make. PLAYS i don't
care if it's, HOCKEY mls or. Baseball players got to make.
Plays SO i just thought it was one of those sports.
Moments maybe it was Like Tiger woods at that ONE Us,
open or it Was Michael jordan against The blazers hitting
all those threes when he gives you the shoulder, shrug
but it felt like you were watching. History young kid
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called up In, july grows up in The, northeast Rival Red.
Sox he's throwing absolute, gas doesn't walk a single, batter
just moved it around the. Plate ninety eight one. Hundred
it was just to, me it was just it was a.
Masterpiece you, know it won't be talked about in twenty
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years because it's the wild card, round but, man that
it feel bigger than. That for The, yankees we're still
waiting for that Next World. Series it felt. Huge and
Here's Aaron boone After.
Speaker 3 (04:30):
Stars born. Tonight he's a special. Kid, Man i'm telling,
you it's obviously amazing. Stuff but he's shown us this
from the, jump like he's not, afraid he expects, this
and uh, What i'm not gonna say what he told
me last, night But i'm not surprised at all by
what he.
Speaker 1 (04:47):
Did, yeah we said, yesterday it's two young. Guys we
don't know what we're gonna. Get, well we know what we.
Saw that is an all time performance by a kid
who just got called Up. Midsummer all, RIGHT i, mean
just think about what we've seen in the last. Week
The packers huge favorite tie The, cowboys the bill struggle
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at home against The, saints The chargers lose to The
New York, giants And i'm gonna throw this one in.
There the injury ravaged forty Nine ers who didn't even
run the ball particularly, well go to sofar and beat
a mostly Healthy rams, team And Matt stafford right now
is playing better than any quarterback in the. LEAGUE i
mean it was jaw dropping to. WATCH i, mean my
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number one takeaway Of Kendrick, BOURNE i know he went
to my alma. Mater if he is eating your secondary.
Alive we've said this now five times. Time at the
trading deadline for The rams to go get a, corner
there was not a single receiver or tight end for
The niners that entered last night's game who had a
catch for the team last. Year and think about, This
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this is not a great old. Line Mac jones was,
gimpy got hurt. Again christian McCaffrey didn't have a big rush,
night so he didn't have play action defend. Off in
the last three, Weeks Daniel, jones hurtz And Mac jones
one hundred passer. Ratings they're doing whatever they want to.
Do and to make it, worse The rams have a
good pass. Rush this is not like you're sitting in
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the pocket all. Day so The, rams you can have
flaws in THE. Nfl The rams corners feel. A. J
brown has eaten once this. Year it was against The.
Rams he had more yards in the second half that
he's had the rest of the games. COMBINED i believe.
So And Kenrick bourne he's a good solid three or.
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Four he's a nine year. Vet he's a total. Pro
but for him to kind of do whatever he wanted
to that is a major. Problem, also my second takeaway
is The rams are wasting an unbelievable year By Matt.
Stafford this is his best year as a. Pro you
got two running, Backs Kyron williams And Blake. Coram coram
maybe a. Bust they have ball security. Issues you got drop.
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PASSES i, mean The niners' special teams have been a
liability for three. Years it was The rams special teams
last night that were an absolute. Mess so we entered the,
Season remember we entered the season worrying About Matt stafford's. Back,
yeah you want to know why it. Hurts he's carrying the.
Franchise two, fumbles three drop, passes a, block, pat a
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miss field, goal and then stopped on fourth and one in.
Overtime he is thirty seven years. Old he has a
career high passer. Rating The rams are wasting this. Year
they are wasting it With Matt, stafford and these running
backs are a. Problem and they drafted this kicker and
he'd been pretty. Good but when The niner special teams
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are fantastic and yours are, struggling you're in big. Trouble
SO i mean they're running backs And sean, McVay this
is driving him. Crazy he got rid of Cam akers
because he kept. Fumbling Kyron williams now major. Issue blake
carm can't play Another michigan player behind that great old
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line with The, wolverines And harbaugh gets to The, pros
doesn't look the. Part BUT i mean to go into that.
Game Mac jones old line's been. Struggling special teams have
been a. Mess Kendrick, bourne who you have to rely on,
him and Mac jones is throwing. Darts first drive on throwing.
Darts he got hurt late in the, game got back,
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up did it. Again Here's sean mcvayh after.
Speaker 4 (08:30):
And we had a chance to close the game out
and ultimately it didn't go down for. Us there was
a significant amount of, things you, know for us to
even be in, it you, know as a real credit
to the resilience of the Group, jordan you.
Speaker 1 (08:42):
Know but that's not winning football.
Speaker 5 (08:44):
Tonight.
Speaker 1 (08:46):
Uh it is. Crazy in the last week what you
see in this league. Wet everybody thought Like, Packers, oh
they're just gonna mow The Dallas cowboys. Defense and it
is overtime tie And chargers lose to The. Giants that
game is and mcfay's a great, coach And stafford is.
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Unbelievable And Puka nakua is he the best receiver in
THE nfl right? Now he may, be but it just
goes to show you in this sport you have got
to have it buttoned. Up if your running backs are
fumbling in bad spots one at the one and then
deepen your own. Territory and your special teams are. FALTERING
i mean the special teams In San francisco have been
a mess for four or five. Years like they drafted
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a kicker in the third, round they booted him this.
Year Eddie pinero is apparently Jan. Stenerude that kid hit
a fifty nine yard or that thing went. Seventy so you,
know some, nights Some sundays in this, league you just
scratch your head and you can't figure it. Out J
mack The blazing five in one. Hour it almost made
me second guess my picks last night As i'm going through.
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Them but that was one of. Those it's one thing
when The chargers lose because they're on, line they have no,
tackles and you're on the. Road it is another when
The bills are playing The saints and they're a huge
favorite and they just played with their food and they
look like they're bored out of their. Mind but to
watch that game That San francisco controlled and they were
down to third and four string guys and The rams
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have an elite front seven defensively and they just picked
to part the.
Speaker 6 (10:19):
Secondary it felt like that was probably the worst coach
game of mcveigh's last five. YEARS i, Mean. Colin they
came out with, listless no pressure On Neat, jones who
was like a wounded animal back there and they were
barely getting to. Him and then the cushion they were
Giving Kendrick. Bourne he's not beating you. DEEP i was
just so puzzled by everything from The, rams and yet
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if he had just Had Matt stafford pass on fourth
and one with the game on the, line they'd probably
get it instead OF i don't, know running Into.
Speaker 1 (10:46):
Fremiore what are you? Doing all night, long my takeaway
was they'll come back and win. It they'll come back
and win. IT i felt all. Night i'm, like, Listen
stafford's on, Fire pook is getting whatever he. Wants mcveigh's
a great. Coach they'll figure it, out and they just
cap stepping in.
Speaker 6 (11:01):
It So shanahan has now Beaten, Seattle arizona and The
rams in The division three and. ZERO i said early
remember in the, PRESEASON i was saying this team could
be in the mix for the number one. Seed Con
that win last night was Massive San. FRANZ i think
THE nfc is going to go Through San francisco all.
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Speaker 1 (12:02):
Podcasts SO i was looking at a number this. Morning
if you go to the first three starts Of Rock
purdy when he was twenty three years old or in
twenty twenty, three excuse, Me Rock purty in twenty twenty,
three and that was The niners team that got to
The Super bowl was. Stacked you Had kittle DEEBO CMC i.
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YUK i mean you had a stacked. Roster his first
three starts of that, Year Brock purty with a stacked,
roster four, touchdowns no, picks two hundred and forty five
yards a. Game that's when he. Emerged Mac Jown jones
this year And i'm talking dealing with second and third.
Stringers everybody's hurt has better, Numbers so MAYBE i should
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stop bearing guy's Name, Jones, daniel And. Mack he clearly wasn't.
Washed maybe he just had to wash The patriots stink
off him because he was great last. Night he did
not have much of a run. GAME i, mean the
front for The rams is outstanding in passing yards per.
Game San francisco, now Between purty and Mac jones has
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two of the top three in the. League and it
just shows you the power of these great offensive. COACHES i,
mean they took a couple of shots on McVeigh on the.
Sideline he looks. STUNNED i, mean can you imagine If
Kyle shanahan ever got somebody with the size and strength
of A Josh allen or A mahomes or A Justin.
HERBERT i, mean he took kind of, thin bordering on
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skinny Immobile Matt ryan and made HIM mvp of the
league and they almost won A Super. Bowl but what
he is doing With Mac, jones and that's What i've always,
Said Mac jones And Brock. PURTY i Think Brock purty's
better by that. Much Brock purtty moves. BETTER i think
Mac arguab has more velocity on his. Ball BUT i
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mean they had no run. Game they have a shaky
o line and Mac jones ate it. Up so and
by the, Way Kyle, shanahan Mac jones isn't being the substitute.
Teacher it's not a lightweight. Workload they're asking. It he
leaves THE nfl in pass attempts with backups and getting banged.
Around so this isn't the substitute teacher that comes in
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and you, know you watch a movie in class in
the fifth, grade like this is a real. Assignment he
is forcing Mac jones to lead the. Offense my job
was on the floor with this. THING i, mean in
a league where upsets happen all the, time this won't
qualify as a big, upset, okay because their rivals and
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their indivision and The niners are a great. Franchise but
this line was creeping up to eight eight and a half. Points,
okay this line was bigger than The Cowboys packers, Line
so this won't qualify as an. Upset but What mack
was doing often deep in his territory with no big run.
Game McCaffrey was good in the past, game but they
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average about two and a half yards a. Run that
was a big boy, assignment big. Lift Here's kyle AFTER.
Speaker 2 (15:01):
I was real.
Speaker 7 (15:02):
Pressed you, know he, Played he played his ass off
man was unbelievable in the first, half got banged up
a little bit there in the second half and battled
through it and protected the, ball going against that defense
and throwing the ball that many times and not having
a turnover and protecting them like he. DID i can't
send up good things About.
Speaker 1 (15:20):
MAGNET i, mean we're seeing this over and over in THE.
Nfl Mac, Jones Daniel, Jones Sam, Donald Baker mayfield to
some degree a couple of years. Ago Gino smith is
that you didn't get second and third chances in this.
League but the football gods have granted us so many
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smart young offensive coaches That Baker mayfield just had to
find the right coordinators in the right, fit And Sam
darnold had to find the Right shanahan to. O'Connell this
didn't used to. HAPPEN i, Mean Drew brees moving to
another organization right and being, Replaced so, okay we'll Take Philip.
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Rivers you move. On oh that was an, outlier but
it just like it happens regularly. HERE i Mean Daniel
jones two years, Ago i'm, like this is not a franchise.
Quarterback And i'm watching him now and he's eating up the.
League And Matt jones looked on, athletic kind of. Poudy
people didn't like his. Temperament that's that's the best he's
ever been as a. Pro that is the Best Mac
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jones has ever been as a. Pro that was not
an easy. Left they're asking him to throw thirty five
forty times against that. Pass RUSH J mack with The, News, no, no, no.
Speaker 2 (16:38):
This is the herd Line.
Speaker 6 (16:39):
NEWS i was waiting for you to pick a place
where Mac jones is going to start next, year Like Daniel,
jones Like Baker, mayfield Like sam Darg where's he Starting New?
Speaker 2 (16:47):
ORLEANS i mean he looks like a.
Speaker 1 (16:49):
Starter his, velocity his, accuracy. STUNTS i mean, again when
you're practicing with certain players and then they're not, Available Ricky,
Parasaw George, Kittle, jennings and then you're going to backups
like guys that YOU i was just it's kind of
a jaw dropper for. ME i was, like this needs
to be called an. Upset that performance of course missing eight,
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guys but you don't think rams nine as. Well the,
Coaches now that was an. Upset that was a. Masterpiece
we saw a masterclass in pitching and coaching last.
Speaker 6 (17:20):
Night, now, certainly all, right let's get started with a
J Brown. Colin we know he's been a bit petulant
on the sidelines on social. Media, well you, know the
media Asked Jalen hurts about his relationship with the incorrigible wide.
Receiver and here's What hurts had to, say how is
your relationship with?
Speaker 2 (17:40):
Agent it's? Good could you expand on like you know
where it is at the stage in your.
Speaker 8 (17:47):
Lives have been played together now for four?
Speaker 9 (17:49):
Years, yeah, man we said a great passion for for this.
Speaker 6 (17:54):
Game, Man well we'll focus on his. Week, so of,
course you, know not really dive in becase somebody asked
me about my relationship with. YOU i could, say, oh,
yeah blah blah blah, Blah Jalen hurts very.
Speaker 1 (18:09):
Stoneface now let's not go overboard and freak out about the.
Speaker 6 (18:13):
Reaction When Jalen hurts looks at the Reporter, colin you can.
Speaker 1 (18:17):
Tell he's, like, oh you're fishing for. Something i'm not going.
Speaker 6 (18:19):
To give it to, you but maybe he gave it
to him by not giving him, anything if that makes.
Speaker 1 (18:23):
IT i can tell you this from a very very reliable,
source is That Jalen, hurts AND i will defend him
to the. End he's not the most Popular Philadelphia. Eagle he's,
mature he doesn't have a lot of time for. Nonsense
he doesn't want to deal with. Drama Jalen hurts not
every great. Player Troy aikman when he was with The
cowboys was barking at coaches and. Players to be a
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great leader is not, easy and great leaders are usually
not the most popular. People you got to choose some
mars And Jalen. Hurts i've been told this by a
source in the. Building he's not the most popular egal.
Player he is not gonna deal with. Drama he's an.
Adult HE'S i, Mean i've said this. Before he's what
is he twenty six years old going on forty. Six
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and that's What Dak prescott didn't get along with Des
bryant Because Dak prescott is an. Adult Des bryant couldn't grow.
Up and SO i respect these quarterbacks who don't need
to hang out with all the players he doesn't want
to deal with any of that. Drama AND i AND
i credit. Him and by the, WAY Aj brown is
not a bad. Guy i've defended him all. Week BUT
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i Love Jalen hurts And Dak and for the same.
Reason if you want to be the most popular guy
in a football, team then don't play. QUARTERBACK i Mean Peyton,
manning he's close With Jeff. Saturday he And Jeff saturday
would bark at each. Other it's. Intense that's what leadership.
Speaker 6 (19:47):
Is, yeah, Listen i'm just gonna ask you, This. Colin
The eagles are four and oh, right the media is
making THIS Aj brown thing a.
Speaker 1 (19:56):
Story, meanwhile they've beaten The.
Speaker 6 (19:58):
Chiefs they the cow they beat The, rams they beat
the Undefeated.
Speaker 1 (20:02):
Bucks buffalo is.
Speaker 6 (20:04):
Undefeated, also do you think there's any, Question, Oh Josh.
Speaker 1 (20:06):
Allen what's going on? Internally the defense can't stop?
Speaker 6 (20:10):
It Josh, Allen we're not Getting we're not getting.
Speaker 1 (20:12):
That what Did Josh allen? Want remember he didn't Want
Stefon diggs. Drama there's a Reason Stefon diggs is no
longer In. Buffalo who do you think made the call on?
Speaker 6 (20:21):
THAT i, KNOW i guess my point is Like buffalo has.
Issues they can't stop. ANYBODY i don't see the media
being The, josh are you worried about the? Defense they're
giving up thirty to forty? Points everybody league attack. Anybody,
no you're missing. It this is a star, receiver not the.
Defense nobody Thinks josh should be responsible for. Defense but
a quarterback is responsible for the relationship with a wide.
Speaker 1 (20:41):
Receiver that's totally. Different that's totally. Different so nobody's Asking
Jalen hurts why The eagles are twenty six in. Sacks
that's not his. Responsibility but if you're a quarterback and
your star receiver's not, eating then they're gonna ask. Questions
Josh allen has nothing to do with the. Defense by the,
Way belichick was not control the offense and he was
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the head, coach so that's. Different you're seems think there's something.
Here there's a J brown's unhappy and And Jalen hurts
wants to win games and he's not gonna hold your
hand in.
Speaker 6 (21:13):
Babysit all, Right let's move on To Jared goff and The.
Lions colin interesting stat found by our, Staff Jared goff
played his sixty ninth game With. Detroit since getting, traded
he's now played sixty nine games with The rams and The.
Lions he talked about it and we got the stats
at a moment for, You, WELL.
Speaker 8 (21:32):
I heard that WHEN i did in that radio thing
earlier this. Week it WAS i was, like, oh, wow that's. Cool,
YEAH i know that was coming, up but, YEAH i think. It's,
Uh i've certainly become A lion now in my, career you,
Know and WHEN i look back on, it, it's you,
know it's going to be Majority lions and hopefully a you,
know a lot more majority as we go. On but,
yeah it's it's been a fun journey. Here it's been
fun to grow into and to be a part of the.
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City and to, NOW i guess flip the scale in
that way is. Cool hopefully hopefully a long.
Speaker 3 (21:58):
TIME i don't.
Speaker 8 (21:58):
Know, yeah hard to, answer BUT i THINK i think
a long.
Speaker 3 (22:01):
Time you.
Speaker 1 (22:02):
Know the good thing For Jared, goff he's not an
overly mobile, guy but In Los angeles he Had Andrew
whitworth in a good run game and McVeigh and then
he goes To. Detroit they have a great offensive, line
an unbelievable run, Game he's a guy that needs. Protection
he needs a run, game and then he's excellent when
he has. Both so If Jared goff would have gone
To houston and dealing with their old line and their
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lack of run, Game Jared goff would not look like.
This and that's not a knock on. Him i've been
a huge, fan but sometimes you do get breaks in.
Life in the fact that he got mostly In la
good old lines and a great, coach and In detroit
really good, coordinators unbelievable running back room and a good old,
line there's a Way Jared goff needs to, play and
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there's you, know mahomes can win with bad old lines
and no. Receivers that's not GoF goff has had the
great fortune of getting a perfect support system.
Speaker 6 (22:55):
Twice it's amazing that he won forty two games with
The rams and forty two at The. Lions touchdowns are.
Similar passing yards about one thousand. Apart just speaks to his. Consistency,
yeah the guy's really. Good he's a, really really good.
Speaker 1 (23:09):
Quarterback he throws one of the prettiest deep balls in the.
League you, know his dad was a major league baseball,
player so he's got some, athleticism and you, know the
edit thing that's undervalued with him is. Toughness he played
At Calum. Doctor you know what beat out of. Him
he was never, Hurt he's Gotten he's taken some shots
through the. Years dude just gets. Back Eli manning took.
Shots eli was always available some. GUYS i, MEAN i
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know we Love Rock, purty but he gets singed. Up
Joe burrow gets stinged up. Golf now he's had good old,
lines but he's taken some shots through the. Years he's
always available On Sunday Final. Stories Justin.
Speaker 6 (23:41):
Jefferson he's on the eighth quarterback of his young, career
second of the, season, Obviously Carson wentz starting again for
the INJURED jj. McCarthy jefferson is seventh in THE nfl
and receiving yards this. Season he talked about whether or
not it matters who his quarterback, is.
Speaker 5 (24:00):
And that's kind of been my whole entire career Since
i've been, here so, uh you, know it's just not
really flinching on on that type of. Deal and that's
something THAT i can't really. Control so it really doesn't
matter who's out there throwing the. Ball And i'm ALWAYS
i always have confidence in myself and the person throwing
the ball that you know we're gonna make something.
Speaker 1 (24:20):
Shape, yeah Watching seattle And darnold place things a little,
bit but they're you, know they DRAFTED jj McCarthy And i'm.
SERIOUS jj McCarthy had that great o' line In, Harbort.
Michigan Blake korm had the GREAT o line In, Harbort.
Michigan both are. Struggling blake corem right, now jmak we
Like Blake korm out of. College it's not working at.
Speaker 6 (24:42):
All so technically that fumble they called it On, stafford
he got credited with. IT i, MEAN i didn't think
the pitcher's, great But corum has basic.
Speaker 1 (24:49):
Stuff Right it through a ball to him out in
the flat and.
Speaker 6 (24:52):
Stuff you gotta come, on you got a two two
hands quick quick note on This vikings. Game three offensive
linemen have been ruled out for The.
Speaker 1 (25:01):
VIKINGS i Think cleveland. WINS i think that's a good.
Call you look ON.
Speaker 6 (25:05):
PFF i know whatever you think ABOUT, pff but they
have a nasty defensive. Line Miles garrett said he will
play the Leak collins playing, well your, Guy Mason. Graham
this could be a tough one For wentz and.
Speaker 1 (25:15):
Company jmack with the, News well.
Speaker 2 (25:20):
That's the, news and thanks for stopping.
Speaker 1 (25:22):
By the, lot blazing five thirty minutes from. Now off
a winning. Week we've had a couple of winning weeks this.
Year so the playoff, now the next round is Set, Tigers.
Mariners i'll take The, Mariners, Yankees Blue. Jays i'll Take
New York, Dodgers, Phillies, Eileen philadelphia and that one due
to The dodgers', Bullpen Brewers, CUBS i probably Take. Milwaukee once,
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Again i'd like to say the sky is not falling
due to the salary gaps In Major League. Baseball these
are perfect. Matchups you have iconic, franchises dark horse, stories big.
Markets small markets Means, Seattle detroit And milwaukee all bottom half,
payrolls And i'll Take milwaukee to win the whole. Thing so,
yes The yankees absolutely and clearly had more talent than
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The Red. Sox but for The yankees last, night it
was a three hundred thousand dollars seventh round twenty four
year old kid that dominated the. Night Aaron judge last night,
Hitless John Carlos stanton And Aaron judge had a total
of ONE rbi in the entire. Series and for the,
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Record seattle's Cal, rawley who made two point five million
dollars this. Year he'll make more money going. Forward he's
probably gonna be or certainly an argument to be THE.
Mvp so and the other. Thing for teams like The
mariners and The, brewers there is far less. PRESSURE i,
Mean seattle has an excellent starting, staff an elite, closer
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AN mvp, candidate plenty of power in the, lineup fifteenth biggest.
Payroll AND i Mean milwaukee they do everything. Well great,
bullpen excellent starting, staff hit for average singles power. A
milwaukee And seattle do almost everything well and they're middle
of the pack. Payrolls so it's just like THE nfl
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upstairs scouting development the executive. Suite remember The athletic article
that we talked about last week where they listed the
ten best executive suites in THE, nfl and it looked
like the hurt. Hierarchy so, again everybody laments the gap
and wages the gap in revenue and the gap and.
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Salaries milwaukee's a complete. Team seattle is not a star
studded team after Cal, rawly but a complete. Team starting.
Pitching munno's the great, closer power. Hitters it's, scouting it's,
drafting it's. Developing, yes, yes The. Yankees they've got more,
money three hundred thousand. Dollars pitcher dominated the. Night look
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at The. Dodgers they have the worst bullpen left in the,
playoffs The. Dodgers so Here's Aaron boone on Facing.
Speaker 3 (28:09):
Toronto we're gonna enjoy this for about forty five, minutes
and then when we get on the bird headed north
in a couple, hours we'll start shifting our. Attention, obviously
a great team in our division that we're familiar with
and looking forward to the challenge of.
Speaker 1 (28:24):
It, yeah and they're different. Teams The yankees rely heavily on.
POWER i think The Blue jays were first or, second you,
know in. Singles, so and that's the. Thing there's so
much diversity in these baseball. MATCHUPS i, mean The dodgers
are all about. Power pretty good fielding, team but they
can That The dodgers can grind out at bats or
they can just overwhelm. You they have very good starting,
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pitching but they they're gonna have to push their starting
pitching into later innings because we've Had nauseum talked about
the liability of the bullpen The. YANKEES i, mean, HERE
i looked at The yankees last night after watching this,
kid And i'm, Like, god If Garrett cole wouldn't have
been hurt before the, SEASON i Think i'd make The
yankees the favorite to win. IT i mean the last
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Year's World, series When Garrett cole, pitched they were The dodgers.
Equal when he, didn't they. Weren't so you start looking
at this young kid And i'm, like, boy IF i
got a couple more starts like that Against, TORONTO i don't,
know what does he? Start Probably game three Against. Toronto
that was something else last. Night that was AND i
know everybody everybody talks about. This baseball purists do not
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like the wildcard round because they say it invalidates the regular,
Season like why why have The yankees played three games
all at home against The Red. SOX i, mean what's
the point of the regular. Season my take, Is i've
said this many. Times life, changes and there will be
cultural changes four or five times in your. Life you
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can either ride the cultural changes like a wave or
you can fight. HIM i like to ride, him and
so my take is there's been a cultural, change and
Baseball Rob manfred figured it. Out we are all, Distracted
we're on our. Phones you, know we're, frenetic we're caffeinated
where you can't keep anybody's attention even on a. Date
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so the bottom line, is make, events make. Baseball that's
Why let's have him play In, London let's have him
play in a, cornfield the home Run, derby The All Star.
Game these games felt like an. Event they felt, big
and let's be honest about. It i'm like the rest of.
You i'm golfing in the. Summer i'm hanging out with.
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Friends Sometimes i'm on a you, know a. Boat i'm
having A fourth Of july. Week i'm not breaking down
regular season. Baseball, then Like March, MADNESS i move into
it In september And october And i'm totally. Engaged i'm
buying merch On. eBay why because it feels like an.
Event so the culture has changed In. America we used
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to watch regular season, stuff college. BASKETBALL i remember as
a kid growing up in The, Northwest i'd never even
been to The East. COAST i Watched Big East basketball
regular season. Games couldn't get, enough couldn't wait for the.
Games NOW i start watching college basketball in Late. February
has too many. Things everything's ON. Tv there's a million,
platforms a million sporting. EVENTS i Mean English Premier league.
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Soccer now you can watch it here or on a
multitude of. Platforms so, events that's what you gotta. Do
that's why football is pulled away from. Everybody remember When
Rick matina was on our, show he even admitted with
football and baseball and basketball used to be. Close all these,
platforms everything's ON. Tv the one thing that feels like
an event is, football college or pro one game a.
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Week so these wild. Cards to the, traditionalist he's fighting the,
current he's fighting the. Wave this felt Big yankees Red,
SOX i mean it felt could have been the divisional.
SERIES i mean it just felt, gigantic AND i thought
it was a win for.
Speaker 2 (31:52):
Baseball be sure to catch live editions Of The herd
weekdays and Noon eastern not a Em.
Speaker 6 (31:57):
Pacific, Tomorrow the Al ds begins with two huge game.
Ones first at three point thirty eastern On, Fox Aaron
judge and The yankees Battle Vladimir Guerrero junior in The Blue.
Jays then at eight ON fs, one The tigers take
on this year's home Run King Cal raleigh and The
Mariners game one of The alds tomorrow On fox AND fs.
Speaker 1 (32:20):
ONE i, mean, listen you got in these. Games you
hit The, cubs small Market, milwaukee a team in The, Pacific,
Northwest yankees And, dodgers A canadian. TEAM i mean this
is if You're Rob, manfred you could not have asked
for a better. POSTSEASON i, Mean rob man for all you.
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Guys you, guys nobody likes any, president prime, minister nobody
likes anybody in power. Anymore Rob manfred's been on a
three year. HEATER i mean he's been on a three year.
Hitter the pitch clock expand the, bases get rid of
the defensive, ship UNIVERSAL dh and you say what you
want about all These if you were to, pick IF
i was a network and said what do you, Want
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i'd be, like, hey give me The yankees and The.
Dodgers can you throw in The? Cubs by the, WAY
i want to give me another team Out West San
francisco or The. Mariners just don't give me The. A's
and by the, way, hey CAN i Get philadelphia Or? Boston,
Oh philadelphia is in all? RIGHT i Want, Otani Aaron,
Judge Bryce. Harper we get The, cubs, RIGHT i mean
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you get, everything you get dark horse. STORIES i, mean
maybe you didn't want The Blue jays in, it but
you know, What New. York if anybody had to play
A canadian, team It's New york because they'll drive the
rating you could not. GET i know you don't like
any of these. Commissioners i'm telling, you this is the
second year in a. Row last year The Nation league
playffs were insanely. Good, yeah you'd probably want The mets
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in if you but you got A New york. Team
BUT i get The dodgers and The, phillies massive, brands The,
cubs and THEN i get a small market team that
maybe better than everybody In. Milwaukee so it's. Fantastic so
an interesting, game and we don't think these teams are.
Good but The cowboys going to The jets is. Interesting
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so right Now dallas is one two in one and
if you look at their, schedule, yeah it gets tough In,
november but if they beat The, jets that It's carolina
home At, Washington, Arizona Las. Vegas it sets the. Course
if they win this weekend against The. Jets they're two
two and one or they lose and they're one three in,
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one and here Comes Jayden. Daniels eagles are pulling. Away
Here's denvers. Defense so there's a big difference in THE
nfl from two two and one and one three and.
One two two and one, is, hey we are in the.
Mix one three in one is should we start selling?
Parts the trading deadlines coming? Up and what's interesting about
this game is The jets have their, issues but When
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Justin fields has been on the, field they score about
twenty seven. Points so and and The cowboys have the
worst defense probably in the. League it's in THE a short.
List So dallas is a completely lopsided. Team but the
fact they don't Have Ceedee lamb and are moving the
chains is once again you have got to tip your
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cap To Dak prescott second lower body. Injury he's been absolutely.
Fantastic dallas has only one way to. Win everybody in
the league knows. It the run game's been better than we,
thought but they've got one way to. WIN i like The. Jets,
Listen dallas is on the. Road they're zero and two
in the. Road dallas is all banged, up but you
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gotta tip your, Cap. DAK i, MEAN i know the
league's pivoted to. Offense dak's been. Sensational their old line
is still a little bit in the. Rebuild it's, good
it's not, Great but Here's. Dak i'm playing The.
Speaker 9 (35:47):
Jets it's important for me to relay to these guys
how important it is for us to go get this,
game and how important it is not to look at
the records and to understand that every other team wants
to beat, us and every other team's going to find
a way to hype themselves up a little bit more
because it's The, cowboys and we've got to make sure
we go out there with the right energy and start.
Speaker 1 (36:09):
Fast also, interesting so it's really early for. THIS i
don't want to spend a lot of time on, it
but one of the REASONS i defended The cowboys moving
Off Micah parsons and getting two first round, picks so
they'll now have four first round picks next two. YEARS i,
said they're not a Super bowl. Team this is not
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a Super bowl, team and if you look At philadelphia's
roster in The dallas, roster they're not. Close So dallas
needs draft PICKS i looked at a mock draft this.
Morning right, Now dallas would draft ninth and they would
Draft keldrick fulk Edge, auburn Replacing Micah parsons for four
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years at a very low. Cost now is he going
to be as good As? MICAH i don't, know but
generally your top ten to twelve picks are guys that
start and perform very. Early alice done a good job
with their first round. Picks SO i went to a
mock draft this. Morning this is not a Super bowl.
Team if you're not a Super bowl, team that's the
time you have opportunities to move great, players like right.
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NOW i would never Move Max crosby IF i was The,
Raiders but if you ever were going, to now is the.
Time so, uh just just just as the as the
mock drafts are coming, out they've got The cowboys taking
an edge rusher to Replace micah at the number nine.
Pick and if you, know if The cowboys lose and go,
sideways they canna have a top six. Picks and you,
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know if they have two first round, picks somebody's going
to move up and want one of these, quarterbacks whether
It's dante More carr At Notre, Dame Drew, aller whoever it,
Is So sean mcvay's ever really a good. Coach but
the other thing About sean McVay is and it's like
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it's it's like he's Done robbins. Classes it's very hard
to criticize somebody when they own. It when somebody is,
defensive the wolves come, out the knives get. Sharpened but
last Night sean mcvahn of fourth and, one you, know
overtime chance to, win went really vanilla and ran a
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ball straight into the. Line AND i Love sean, McVay
But i'm Like stafford's on. FIRE i don't know IF
i trust those running. Backs in, FACT i. Don't but
here's the thing With sean. McVay he was asked about.
It after listen to his, response it's a bad.
Speaker 4 (38:43):
Call it's a bad call by. Me it was a
poor decision by me right. There in, HINDSIGHT i WISH
i would, have but, no we came in here to
try to win the football. Game it didn't go down
for scary that was that wasn't even a. Thought but
the play selection was very. Poor i'm sick right now
BECAUSE i put our players in a spot where.
Speaker 1 (39:05):
DO i go with? That he feels sick to his.
STOMACH i mean you could watch him on the sidelines
after those fumbles when somebody beats themselves. Up what AM
i supposed to? SAY i FEEL i now this, morning
after that play, Call i'm like pulling my hair out
going show one of the smartest coaches in the league.
History and then he just SAYS i was. Terrible where
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WILL i? Go what AM i supposed to? Say? YEAH
i felt terrible for. HIM i will say, THIS i
would have you. KNOW i don't like second guests in play.
Calling it's if not my. THING i think we in our,
industry AND i had this conversation with a very very very,
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good Smart Super bowl WINNING nfl person years, ago is
that we don't. Know we haven't looked at, film we
don't know the. Injuries you don't know what. Works this
felt incredibly vanilla to. Me but it wasn an offense
that hurt them last. Night it was fumbles and special.
Teams it wasn't the ability to pick up. Yards so you,
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KNOW i have a. Problem When Matt eberflus, loses you,
know on a Hail mary and one of his players
in the back end is selling, popcorn you, know with,
fans and he's, LIKE i have a problem with, It,
eh no big. DEAL i wouldn't do anything. Differently that
drives me. Crazy when McVeigh owns, it where DO i
go with? THAT i feel terrible for. HIM i mean
you can tell he just and mcveigh's not a good sleeper.
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Anyway he may not sleep for a. Week