January 23, 2023 • 39 mins
Jerry Jones was sick with his Cowboys loss to the Niners. A preview of the Conference Championships, a debate over whether or not they should be played at neutral sites and the play of the Day from the Divisional Round.
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Oh my god, Lee, he just walked through the studio
and it sounded like the Space Shuttle was landing. He
was gol and water. Does Lee bring in pants? I
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mean he needs to the way that sounded. He needs
to go wipe up, man, like, go go take a brakle.
What you mean last night? I had a spicy chicken sandwich. Man,
everything's got spice on him? Yeah, Hi, sodium hind Carbs.
I don't understand why he would start to sew off
that way our three league. Oh man, what a scum bag.
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game that is set. We'd see Philadelphia Eagles and the
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San Francisco forty Niners. But there's going to be a
large conversation about what the direction is of the Dallas
Cowboys moving forward. But you know, Jerry Jones loves to talk. Uh.
He loves to give his opinions on his team. During
the course of the week. He's got a couple of interviews,
So let's listen to Jerry Jones breakdown what he saw
and how he was feeling as owner of the Dallas
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Cowboys following that lost yesterday. And this is very sick.
What did you think? Sick? So they're sick. So he's
not not thrilled about the situation that Dallas Cowboys find
themselves in. He's got a high paid quarterback, I'm assuming.
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I'm assuming Mike McCarthy is gonna be safe. I'm assuming
they gotta win in the first round, so there's gonna
be no change there. But it does feel like we're
having the same conversation, same old story. And I would
imagine dan Quinn, the defensive coordinator, is probably going to
get a head coaching job, especially after what he did
this season and going through the cycle last year. It
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feels like dan Quinn's probably gonna get looked at and
get some opportunities to be a head coaching in this office.
What he did in that game. Yeah, just just real
quick though, sick, Like did the sixth start with the
first field goal kick? I mean, wow, wow, if you
can say it was not his fault, dude, that wasn't
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gonna make it. Yeah, come on, man, he hooked that
thing left in the ocean and your boy ah like
he see to Layman, they just looked at like, oh,
it was blocked. And then Gregg pointed out, like, no,
the thing would have needed to take take a take
flight like near where the tackle is not not not
on the left god, not the left guard. Not the
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left guard that's about to miss it. He might have
got bailed out by the dude blocking it because he
was going to probably miss it anyway. That was by
the way. Yeah, So the weird thing was is is like, yeah,
I know, it's not that close anymore. So now you've
got to get a little height on those things though,
And and it didn't have the proper height, like it
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wasn't like you know, that was you know that the
defender got up so high on his hand on it
like that was relative. It was normal, normal protocol of
an approach. It wasn't like they blew through the line
of scrimmage and got in his face. They just they
got into the gaps, they put their hands up. He
kicked the ball off of them. I thought that was
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the best thing though that could have happen to him,
because he didn't have to watch it and not go
through like literally because I think that's why he made
the next like the field one too, right. I think
it was because he was able to say, like all
got blocked and like whether or not, like he wanted
to admit that thing wasn't going through either way. He
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didn't have to see it and witness it, and so
no one could say, oh, here we go again, even
though statistically it was still ends up being considered a
miss um. I think that was like the best thing
for his mental psyche. Half of the Niners trying to
get in his head pregame was that Deebo said, the
main characters, right, Deebo, Samuel, Trent Williams, they sitting there
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rats and the coaches. Wasn't happened it though, But how
funny is that the coaches was the staff was going
after the players. I love how they come out every
single game. I'll just wait and watch to see them
come out of the tunnel with the big boom box
and Dibos out there kind of freestyle and whatever he's doing,
and like Trent Williams is somewhere in behind. Like that
team to me, like the roster is stacked. They've got
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so much talent. I had a coach I spoke to
that's that's on my staff, and he just said, man,
he goes, you don't find any places like this. He's like,
this place invests so many resources and provides everyone what
they need to be successful. He's like, it is not
like this everywhere. And I'm like, I get it, Like
it's why they're able to construct a roster that has
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so much success and recruit guys who are all pros elsewhere.
But they come in there and they're bringing along there
there you know, beautiful girlfriend as well, and then everyone's happy,
what are you talking about? Who you and then you
immediately go look look at up. I gotta look this up.
We talk about Ristian McCaffrey. Yeah, I was. I was
refriend of Christianer. I'm sure he's not the only one
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that's doing well in that category. Oh no, of course not.
But I mean there's something. I mean, you know, as
as I get older, they're they're more like sons to me,
you know, like at the ages that they're at. So
I'm saying I say this would all due respect, there
are some really good looking like Fred Warrener is a
really good looking dude. Like, there's some good looking dudes
on that football team, you know. So I'm just saying
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I'm just saying I'm saying it more from like a parental,
la proud parent type of of of standpoint, not like
I'm looking at them type a little Lenny Kravitz to him.
He does, He definitely does. He looks like the play
he made where he was on the back side in
the B gap, he's fired and he's running down the
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middle of the field. He gave that. That was a
great play. The coverage was great. I don't know that anyone.
I mean, I don't know that. Like Damiko, Ryan's the genius.
I hope he gets a head coaching job. He sho
get a shot. But I don't know that, like you
can do that if you're any I mean, I can't
think of another linebacker that can do that. That's nice.
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I mean, um, you know, I'm thinking usually that like
the same side as the receiver, like not on the
opposite side, like as a quarterback. That I was like, oh,
but man, he was running down the same I was
able to do that. I did cover guys man to
man in the slot. I did, but I was like
a safety though I was a safety, but I played linebacker.
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I it to be a linebacker anyway, I really did.
It's not about me. I thought fred Fred Warner was
definitely Yeah, yeah he did. He did, and I enjoy it.
You know that? Fine? Can I just tell you guys, no,
because he didn't specifically say the team he played for, Yeah,
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you gotta, you gotta say the actual TV played for.
I'll just say this. My Hall of Fame ring is
the dopest icebreaker of all time. Period. It's just dope icebreak,
I mean period. Like for people like I get I
get it everywhere I go, like what team you played for? Like,
I'm like, why you say that? They're like, we saw
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your ring. I'm like, oh, that's not a team ring,
that's a that's a college football Yeah. And then they
look at you and they're like oh, and I'm walking away.
By then it's like I let it process. Why it's like, oh,
college football Hall of Fame? Like what's that? I thought
there was only an NFL Hall of that. But it's
such success that follows you. But it's such a great
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ice breaker, I'll tell you what. Like it's like I
look pretty bummy yesterday, Like I had on my um,
I had on a pair of um, what what were
like like kind of like the pants I have on now?
I had on like nights Oh no, no, no, like
you know, like the pants you walk around when you
go you have your coffee and your robe on, you
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go get your morning paper type pants, you know, like
night pa yoga pants. No, not yoga. No. He's talking
about talking like you Yeah, your p jays js pjs. Yeah.
What did you say? What did you say? What would
you thought to you about? You said? It's okay, it
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was good, though it was it was good, and I
enjoyed it. So I appreciate having my my Hall of
Fame range. What the hell are you doing walking around
and pajama bottoms? We want to watch the game's girlfriend? Yeah,
I mean yeah yeah. But when you get a fame,
that's like the style out here, like wearing pajama pants.
It's like the style. So I just figured we're really
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just going away from any sort of formal look. Hun.
I just figured I'd be like how the kids are,
like they wear they wear ugs or um or the crocs,
which I will never wear a pair of crocs, by
the way, and I don't. I might be right now,
I might be her. I mean I like his, I
mean their personalized, they're nice green babe dips. But I
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just will never ever wear a pair of crocs. I
have a block against crocs. I won't wear them. But
but to that point, that's what these kids do these days.
They wear hoodies with their PJ pants with some crocs
or some ugs. That's what they do. There you go.
So I just figured I just try to relate, you know,
even though I got grays stuff like that, I still
try to. But again, with that Hall of Fame ring,
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you can wear whatever. With the Hall of Fame ring,
it like kind of evened up the playing field for
me a little bit, you know what I mean, Like
my thumb ring. It's like he's not as scary, dude.
He's got like this big gass ring on his finger
on his hand, Like what is it like? People? People
actually will set multiple people in like the same place.
We'll always be like what is that? Like what what?
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What team you played for? Or they'll give you this one.
I know you, but I just don't remember your name.
Can you tell me your name? I'll be like no,
I don't, you don't know me, And they're like no, no, no,
I recognize you, and then they'll keep you know, they'll
say I noticed the ring too, like you played for somebody,
So it's pretty cool. I'm glad I have a nice icebreaker.
You know, it's not I'm big, um and I'm I'm
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dark and handsome. That wasn't the icebreaker these days, you know,
it's my ring. Yeah, I just figured i'd take up
the whole segment. How big and how dark and handsome
and I am? Yeah, I mean, I mean you have
to be to do radio with you guys. I mean,
think about it, man, you know what I mean. Not
only do I have to be on my p's and ques,
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but I gotta be handsome too, because you know, I
look at who I do the show with. You know,
some sun sun burns showing us over there. I'm telling you,
does he really look sunburn? His his cheeks look a
little rosy. My cheeks and my nose checks and nose
cheeks and nose look a little like he has sunglasses on,
like the vampire, like one of those characters in a
Christmas movie. You know. Yeah, just da looks like Rudolph. Yeah, yeah,
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I got it, man, My pale ass like you just
send me out in the sun for twenty minutes and
it's over. Yeah, it just doesn't go well for me.
But speaking of Stick City and speaking of we are, Yeah,
do you think when Brett Moher sees Robbie Gold just
go out there and never miss in the playoffs, do
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you think he's thinking of himself? Why can't I do that? Why?
Why is it so easy for him? Because of a
game's on the line and it comes down to a kick.
I'll take my chances with Robbie Gold the Penn State alone,
never missed a kick in the playoffs. He's been in
the league like seventeen years. Chicago Bay right, Ryan Pace,
He now they needed to move on from him so
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they can signed Cody Parkey. Yeah, now they need to
just go ahead and move on from that guy who
never missed a kick in the playoffs. So there it is.
There's your breakdown of kickers, pajamas and Hall of Fame
rings here on this show. Two pros and a cup
of Joe Fox Sports Radio LaVar arringtons zero zero two
that have those rings. Yes, and shouts out to the
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new class. By the way, again, you know they just
announced the new class. You know, how do we come
back round of that. Yeah, I don't know, just from
Cody Parkey to back to the Yeah. I just felt
like when you think Cody Parkey, well I just I
wasn't really Yeah, I just came back to it because
you know, you just came back to Yeah, that saw
Now that might be a fine dollars that was was
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That's he's gonna need ten dollars for new underwear. Chances
of me being a little bit like intoxicated off of
the clorox bleach that in my nose on my microphone
is because of Lee walking in here and basically, um, yeah,
doing what he did is what he does because at least,
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you know, we could mask up and kind of diffuse
the situation, but not withly around, not now. Um all right,
So it is Two Pros and a Cup of Joe.
Fox Sports Radio coming up. We are going to get
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NFL this weekend. Some surprising numbers are out there. We'll
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here to the conference championship games. All right, So let's
just obviously we're gonna have plenty of time to break
this down in depth, but early look aheads right now,
the betting lines for the Niners and the Eagles. Philly
is a two and a half point favorite hosting San
Francisco next week, and Kansas City is a one point
favorite hosting the Bengals. So I don't just on the
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subject of the Chiefs and the Bengals. What are you
expecting from Patrick Mahomes high ankle sprain? Sure you guys
have dealt with this, uh high ankle sprain seven days
after eight days after he suffered the injury? How's this week?
And to go? How's that? How's he going to look
at that game next week? I don't know toward all
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can help him, man, I don't know the juices from
the gods will be able to get you through a
high ankle sprain. Man, I just don't know. Like high
ankle sprains are harder. It's a more complicated weight bearing
issue than the low ankle. Like you could tape it
up pretty good. I mean, they might have to put
a cast on on his on his shoe, on his foot,
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and then I hope that he can just you know,
take a couple of steps. I don't know. I don't
know the level of of how bad the sprain is.
But high ankle sprains are so painful. Man, They're so painful.
I've had like a couple of them. It's just they're
just it's just different than the regular ankle sprain. It's
just they're super, super intensely painful. What's the normal recovery
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time for that six weeks? Four to six weeks? I mean,
it depends on the severity and all that four to
six weeks. I mean we've seen guys, remember Um twa
when he had his high achles friand some guys would
get surgery. They literally put in that kind of looks
like a bicycle chain, like inside your your shin. Help
keep that stuff stabilized. Did that to both, didn't he? Yeah?
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And again he's like a biotic man at this point. Yeah,
it's so. I mean, look, if Patrick Mahomes is going
to be in this capacity, I don't know how you
don't like Cincinnati. Yeah. Um, if Patrick Mahomes is looking
like this, I don't know how you don't like the
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Bengals going into that game. Well, I think you like
the Bengals because of history. To like the Bengals are
unfair zed by ruining an inspiring story like I mean,
look Damar handling him being there last night. You know
it was great, right inspired the Bills got the crowd
all that people are happy to see him. Yeah, I
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guess what happened that first drive. Bengal said, Yeah, we
don't care, Like, honestly, we're glad you're back, buddy, but
we're here to win a football game. And I know
for some people they might feel like it's a little
tough to hear, but that's the reality of it. Like,
none of those guys are thinking about that once they
get in the field, the balls kicked, you're getting punched
in the face. I mean, that's just that's how it works.
And and here's the thing is, like the Bengals don't
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feel apologetic. But one thing is Zach Taylor's apologizing for
is all the logistical issues you know here they're you know,
causing with the neutral site game tickets that have to
be refunded and all these other things that that were
impacted by you know, them beating the Buffalo Bills. So
they don't care. Man, they're on a mission right now.
Joe Burrow looks as locked in as anyone, and this
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defense is playing. I don't think their defense has enough
credit for how well they've played they won them the
wild card round game, and they were a huge piece
of shutting down Stefon Diggs, Josh Allen and making it
frustrating all game long. And I'm so glad that. First
of all, I'm glad Cincinnati one. I like Buffalo, but
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I'm glad Cincinnati one because this push now to do
neutral site conference championship games make it a thing moving forward,
which is getting louder and louder. I'm glad we're not
getting a test run next weekend because I think it's
the dumbest thing in the world. I know the NFL
wants money, but I like the idea of a team
getting to have a home game as their final goodbye
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to their fans before they go to the super Bowl
because a lot of those fans can't afford to go
to the super Bowl. A lot of those fans can't
make it work. It's it's pricey. You want neutral site
conference championship games, I don't. I'm out Bowl. Come on, man,
it's the Bowl. It's like a bowl series. I like it.
The super Bowl. Yeah, that's the super Bowl. It's the
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Bowl of the Bowls. I just kind of like, I
kind of like to switch up. I like to shake
up a neutral site. I kinda, I kind of like it.
It creates more, It creates to me more business opportunities.
In my opinion, my estimation, I like it. There should
be business opportunities for those local uh you know venues
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there in Kansas City, local venues in Philadelphia. How about
all those Philly cheese steak sandwich shops the revenue they
need some business. Once you get off your high horse
about it, like I understand, I understand the the value
of of having home field advantage. I feel like almost well,
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where we're at the edition of one more game and
and now you're fighting for that number one spot. I
think that the biggest thing you should be playing for
is the bye week, Like you're playing for the number
one spot. Yeah. Yeah, but but you have to understand man,
home feel it's like a reward. I mean, I get it,
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but you're gonna get at least one home game. You're
only get I mean maybe even something that. But now
what we're saying is you don only get one. Yeah,
I mean because if you're funny for the if you're
fighting for the number one overall seating to buy, then
you then you play one you win one game, right,
you get one week off, you win one game, you
go to the championship. I think it Another thing is
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I think it makes it more difficult to win a
super Bowl. Like I think it's already hard enough in
a league that creates parity. Why would you want to
go to all these neutral site games? Like I just
and I think, look, I think a lot of times,
you know, places miss with doing these neutral site games.
And like, I'm not trying to disrespect, you know, the
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the Sofi Stadium of the environment in l A for
a national championship, but and the weather played a portion
of it, but it just didn't have that feel. And granted,
look l A is big enough where it can swallow
up a big event and you can't even really feel
it because it's just a big city. It's like that
when the Super Bowls in The York. I kind of
felt that way too, to be honest with you, Like
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it it felt like, oh, the super Bowls there, it's
a big deal because it's New York, but if you
were in like a different part of Manhattan, you didn't
really know what was going on. You know, like you're
kind of like, oh, like you could get lost up
in what New York is because it's such a big city.
So I don't know, I wouldn't. I think Atlanta, we've
done a great job hosting it. I just I'm not
a fan of it. I think it's reward for the fans,
it's reward for the team. It's a reward for the owner,
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like they should be able to take in, you know,
those profits and everything that they're able to earn to
off of putting together a team that's competitive that wins.
Like you don't get that in a neutral side game.
Some other owners profiting off that, some other cities profiting
off Plus you played in Kansas City, that's going to
be next. Do you see the line to get in
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just to get in seven am? It was grid locked
just to get in to go tailgate out in Casey,
Like it was incredible like that. I mean, now barbecuing,
you know and LaVar. You know that's takes a next time.
You gotta get there and get a set up early.
But they were grid locked to go in that sports
complex to be able just to park and start tailgating.
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I mean, that's you take that opportunity away. It's because
because there's other thing is let's say they do a
neutral site game at at so far, I guess what
you're not doing. You're not tailgating, not driving, and they're
not they're not allowing you. But there might be some
there might be some fans that actually, you know our
case fans in l A. But I'm saying they're not.
They're not gonna tailgate like you don't have that same atmosphere.
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So I just I think it takes away from all
the unique details that like every city, every team brings,
and I would hate to see it. So I'm with Jonas,
I'm glad this thing worked out the way it did. Um,
I'm not with you guys, niners. I mean it's okay.
I mean we're gonna we're gonna take this. I mean
he's disagreeing with us and with it too, so burns
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with you guys. Let's go Lee. Are you with LaVar?
You with and Roberto? Of course? No, I'm not with
LaVar on this one. I would think are probably not
on your side on this one. I've never had a
most surprising take I think you've ever had. I don't know,
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I've had some pretty surprising I've had some really surprising
to a neutral site. I just like a neutral site.
I just think that there's to me looking at the
logistics of what I know. I know, but I'm not
I don't. I don't feel like I am. I just
feel like my opinion sits. Where can we can we
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do a Twitter poll? I'd love to just see how this.
I'm I'm only curious because maybe there's more people who
feel the way you do. I don't know. I just
I just think that a neutral site for the championship
rounds it's kind of it's like we're watching college football
turn more into professional football. Why not turn Some aspects
of the problem with that is they're bringing aspects of
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what we're saying. No, they're trying to do initial first
round home games. Yeah, I get it. Initial first round
home games are no problems. I don't have a problem
with that. When you get to the when you get
to the championship round, I almost feel like, yeah, making
a bowl game, like, you know what if it's not
it's that's not how obviously it's done that at you know,
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lower levels. I don't think either. So I'm just saying
I would like a neutral site for it for the
championship round. It ain't happening this year. I'll tell you
that because because snow Burrow showed up to Buffalo just
crushing people's dreams and inspiring stories that come along with them.
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He's awesome. Uh. And on the subject of the NFC
title game, you got the Niners at the Eagles, as
mentioned Phildelba two and a half point favorite. I mean,
brock Purty wasn't great yesterday, but he didn't turn the
ball over. Didn't lose the game. That was the difference
between him and Down. Don't lose the game. Yeah, Like
that's the thing. Don't lose the game. Like I felt
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like dak Dac was in a position where the things
that he was saying are the things that he was believing,
and the things that he was believing were ultimately the
things that led to him possibly in moments of time
in that game where you're taking chances and you're taking
risks to to make something happen, maybe you didn't necessarily
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need to do it, you know, maybe maybe you could
have let the game come to you a little bit
more than than what it did. Maybe you don't, you know,
make some of the mistakes that you make. You know,
I just feel as though. I just feel as though
brought Purdy knows his role and and and and to
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that point, Dac knows his role as well, and Dac
was going out there to win the game. I just
feel like when you get into a game where you
know the flow of this game game is it's a
defensive game, don't push, don't don't force it, like allow
for it to play out because big plays like they
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were talking about that, I agree with you que on
them the way they were talking about the game and
how they were talking about. McCaffrey was sitting with Purdy
and how he you know, he kind of mentors Purty
and he was telling him like, look, man, take take
your time or you know, do what you need to do,
but don't force it because it only takes one big play,
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like your big play will come with you just staying
within the confines of what it is that you know
are the things to do instead of trying to force it.
And you know what, he did get a big play
like the Catchwick Kelsey probably stimulated that that whole drive
to to be able to end the way that it did,
and that turned out to be one of the differences
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that that drive was probably the difference in the game offensively.
Now you talk about the turnovers, the I think the
one turnover led to a to a touchdown, right, I
believe it's like kind of all scrambled. But all I
know is is Dak Prescott was in a tough position
because I think he I think he put that tough
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position pressure on himself to be the reason why they
won that game and out. I mean, that was a
big difference. That was a big difference. I mean, I'll
be honest with you, though, I think he he had
That's the only way Dallas wins that game. If you
look at how that game played out, at least early
on Dallas will stop in the rushing attack. They're putting
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it on brock Purty and he wasn't necessarily delivering. I mean,
it really was a game of all, right, can can
The opportunity was there, can make Nick enough throws? Can
he make enough plays to make it happen? And it
just wasn't the case Like that was that was the
position I think the Cowboys defense put them in, at
(28:57):
least in my opinion, And I think the first interceptions
only got three off that if not mistaken um and
then I can't remember what i'men after the other one,
but you know that I thought that Dallas Cowboys defense
was lights out, stepped up, played the way they needed
to to give their team a chance to win, and
walk away from that game feeling like you let them down.
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I know that field goal field goal on both interceptions
I thought, I mean, think about that change of possession.
They but they step up both times and more often
than not. I thought even the fuel position, like Dallas
had good fuel position throughout the game. Turpin and his
returns did a good job and they just couldn't do
much with it. And Ceedee Lamb was awesome. He played great,
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but yeah, unfortunately he was. I'll say this though, it
does feel like we got the two best teams from
each conference in the conference championships. It feels like the
San Francisco and Philly all year and since he and
Kansas City are the two best teams in the a
f C, so I do like that matchup because it's
not always the case in the NFL. I would describe
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it like this, You've got the two top seeds, obviously
both being the number one seeds who were the entire
body of work best teams this year. But then you
have the two hottest teams. When you look at Cincinnati
their win streak coming the regular season, I think that's
what is it nine or ten in a row? Now
it was eight in a road to end the regular season,
I believe after the four and four start because they
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didn't play a seventeenth game obviously, and then for San Francisco,
I believe it was a ten game win streak. So
what you've got is the two best and two hottest.
And I think the whole idea of you know, who
ends up going to the super Bowl, who ends up
winning it, because we're always talking about like you gotta
get hot at the right time. This is gonna kind
of test that theory because obviously, with the injury that
hurts Philly went through a bit of a lull there.
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And for Kansas City, they've been good all year. Like
I don't know that they necessarily went on a lull,
it's just at times they kind of struggled, were like
they're like all right, like it kind of struggle with
Houston some of the other teams that you think they
should beat handily. Um, they had some of those moments
that made you think, all right, maybe they're not, you know,
as dominter playing quite as well as we thought. Cincinnati
hasn't lost since Halloween. Think about you know, I don't
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think San Francisco has lost for even further back. It's
pretty incredible. Just back to the deck situation for one
quick second. If you think about it, three points off
of both of those so three points each time, six
points and if okay, all right, so then that you're
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talking about potentially a game going into overtime like him,
you know what I mean, Like the game is a
game of inches, and and it's interesting because to think
that those sudden turnovers lad to points, and those points
lead to the deficit along with the block the block
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field goal. So it's like kind of like or point
after that's just that to me, that's when you break
it down that way, like you're that close to winning
or you're that close to having a chance to win,
and then the whole narrative is totally disrupted, Like what
are we talking? Like what are we saying today? If
Dallas win wins that game, even if even if his
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offensive output, Dak Prescott's was not phenomenal, even if you'll
talk about we'll talk about how phenomenal their defense played,
and how they gave him an opportunity to win, and
how he did what he needed to do against the
number one defense enough so where they were able to
win the game. But I mean, I just thought that
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that's pretty interesting. Thought like two turnovers and each time
it was three points and and literally if your kicker
isn't you know, doing what he's doing, that's it's probably
a tie. Gang. Yeah, it's by the way, Um, you
said the Bengals haven't lost since Halloween, haven't lost since
the week before. So y'all saying those are the ones
(32:56):
that's gonna meet in the super Bowl, that's what y'all said. Okay,
I at it like a week ago. I think I
think it's gonna be Cincinnati San fran which is tough
because that's that's two road teams. But I think Cincinnati's
gonna win it this year. Wow. I just I think
Burrows playing at a different level. I think had he
been healthy to start the season, he probably would have
been m v P. Yeah, who's getting m VP. Oh
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I thought you were talking about the poll, which, by
the way, did we put that poll question up? We did.
The current polling is eighty seven point five per cent
um believe that it should be a home field advantage,
and there's twelve point five per cent for neutral site.
There's sixteen votes. You do the math. I just made
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it seventeen. Yeah. I think LaVar is part of that.
So I just, I just I just posted my vote
as soon as you guys sit it, I posted. There
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just posted as well too, trying to even numbers out here,
trying to be fair and balanced. I mean, I don't
I don't think that's the case. I don't agree, but
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got you, LaVar, I don't I don't need sympathies or
or yeah. No, it feels like you're trying to be
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the final moments of the three season for the Cowboys.
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What a way to go out? Huh? Back to back
that is? Did you mean pun back? You have back
ze on his back on back to back years? Yeah,
it was backer was a backer back to back backer. Wow.
I just felt like they even, like San Francisco even
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took her time out and Dallas had like an opportunity
to change up what they were doing, and they didn't change.
They just went right back out and did the same
same thing. Yeah, although which was worse was last year
worse than this year? The final play? Do you think
this one was a little bit more gimmicky? Last year,
I felt like they just kinda yeah, I mean this
year they didn't really have a shot. Last year, the
issue that was frustrating was they were they could have
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thrown a hail Mary. They were just trying to get closer.
And it's like, dude, either way, it's like a desperation
throw where you're gonna have everyone pay schi in the
end zone, like, at least give yourself a chance. Last
year they even give themselves a chance. They couldn't have
There's not really much from where they're at there could
have done. And by the way, you mentioned the Dalton
Child's play, you know, slowing up before he went out abound,
they kept the clock going like Elijah Mitchell going out
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of bounds also gave them another opportunity there. And still
with all that, the Dallas Cowboys come up short. So
it'll be a fun offseason for the Cowboys there. Heyurice,
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mean he needs to the way that sounded. He needs
to go wipe up, man, like, go go take a brakle.
What you mean last night? I had a spicy chicken sandwich. Man,
everything's got spice on him? Yeah, Hi, sodium hind Carbs.
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game that is set. We'd see Philadelphia Eagles and the
(02:12):
San Francisco forty Niners. But there's going to be a
large conversation about what the direction is of the Dallas
Cowboys moving forward. But you know, Jerry Jones loves to talk. Uh.
He loves to give his opinions on his team. During
the course of the week. He's got a couple of interviews,
So let's listen to Jerry Jones breakdown what he saw
and how he was feeling as owner of the Dallas
(02:33):
Cowboys following that lost yesterday. And this is very sick.
What did you think? Sick? So they're sick. So he's
not not thrilled about the situation that Dallas Cowboys find
themselves in. He's got a high paid quarterback, I'm assuming.
(02:56):
I'm assuming Mike McCarthy is gonna be safe. I'm assuming
they gotta win in the first round, so there's gonna
be no change there. But it does feel like we're
having the same conversation, same old story. And I would
imagine dan Quinn, the defensive coordinator, is probably going to
get a head coaching job, especially after what he did
this season and going through the cycle last year. It
(03:18):
feels like dan Quinn's probably gonna get looked at and
get some opportunities to be a head coaching in this office.
What he did in that game. Yeah, just just real
quick though, sick, Like did the sixth start with the
first field goal kick? I mean, wow, wow, if you
can say it was not his fault, dude, that wasn't
(03:39):
gonna make it. Yeah, come on, man, he hooked that
thing left in the ocean and your boy ah like
he see to Layman, they just looked at like, oh,
it was blocked. And then Gregg pointed out, like, no,
the thing would have needed to take take a take
flight like near where the tackle is not not not
on the left god, not the left guard. Not the
(04:01):
left guard that's about to miss it. He might have
got bailed out by the dude blocking it because he
was going to probably miss it anyway. That was by
the way. Yeah, So the weird thing was is is like, yeah,
I know, it's not that close anymore. So now you've
got to get a little height on those things though,
And and it didn't have the proper height, like it
(04:23):
wasn't like you know, that was you know that the
defender got up so high on his hand on it
like that was relative. It was normal, normal protocol of
an approach. It wasn't like they blew through the line
of scrimmage and got in his face. They just they
got into the gaps, they put their hands up. He
kicked the ball off of them. I thought that was
(04:45):
the best thing though that could have happen to him,
because he didn't have to watch it and not go
through like literally because I think that's why he made
the next like the field one too, right. I think
it was because he was able to say, like all
got blocked and like whether or not, like he wanted
to admit that thing wasn't going through either way. He
(05:05):
didn't have to see it and witness it, and so
no one could say, oh, here we go again, even
though statistically it was still ends up being considered a
miss um. I think that was like the best thing
for his mental psyche. Half of the Niners trying to
get in his head pregame was that Deebo said, the
main characters, right, Deebo, Samuel, Trent Williams, they sitting there
(05:28):
rats and the coaches. Wasn't happened it though, But how
funny is that the coaches was the staff was going
after the players. I love how they come out every
single game. I'll just wait and watch to see them
come out of the tunnel with the big boom box
and Dibos out there kind of freestyle and whatever he's doing,
and like Trent Williams is somewhere in behind. Like that
team to me, like the roster is stacked. They've got
(05:50):
so much talent. I had a coach I spoke to
that's that's on my staff, and he just said, man,
he goes, you don't find any places like this. He's like,
this place invests so many resources and provides everyone what
they need to be successful. He's like, it is not
like this everywhere. And I'm like, I get it, Like
it's why they're able to construct a roster that has
(06:10):
so much success and recruit guys who are all pros elsewhere.
But they come in there and they're bringing along there
there you know, beautiful girlfriend as well, and then everyone's happy,
what are you talking about? Who you and then you
immediately go look look at up. I gotta look this up.
We talk about Ristian McCaffrey. Yeah, I was. I was
refriend of Christianer. I'm sure he's not the only one
(06:31):
that's doing well in that category. Oh no, of course not.
But I mean there's something. I mean, you know, as
as I get older, they're they're more like sons to me,
you know, like at the ages that they're at. So
I'm saying I say this would all due respect, there
are some really good looking like Fred Warrener is a
really good looking dude. Like, there's some good looking dudes
on that football team, you know. So I'm just saying
(06:54):
I'm just saying I'm saying it more from like a parental,
la proud parent type of of of standpoint, not like
I'm looking at them type a little Lenny Kravitz to him.
He does, He definitely does. He looks like the play
he made where he was on the back side in
the B gap, he's fired and he's running down the
(07:17):
middle of the field. He gave that. That was a
great play. The coverage was great. I don't know that anyone.
I mean, I don't know that. Like Damiko, Ryan's the genius.
I hope he gets a head coaching job. He sho
get a shot. But I don't know that, like you
can do that if you're any I mean, I can't
think of another linebacker that can do that. That's nice.
(07:39):
I mean, um, you know, I'm thinking usually that like
the same side as the receiver, like not on the
opposite side, like as a quarterback. That I was like, oh,
but man, he was running down the same I was
able to do that. I did cover guys man to
man in the slot. I did, but I was like
a safety though I was a safety, but I played linebacker.
(07:59):
I it to be a linebacker anyway, I really did.
It's not about me. I thought fred Fred Warner was
definitely Yeah, yeah he did. He did, and I enjoy it.
You know that? Fine? Can I just tell you guys, no,
because he didn't specifically say the team he played for, Yeah,
(08:22):
you gotta, you gotta say the actual TV played for.
I'll just say this. My Hall of Fame ring is
the dopest icebreaker of all time. Period. It's just dope icebreak,
I mean period. Like for people like I get I
get it everywhere I go, like what team you played for? Like,
I'm like, why you say that? They're like, we saw
(08:43):
your ring. I'm like, oh, that's not a team ring,
that's a that's a college football Yeah. And then they
look at you and they're like oh, and I'm walking away.
By then it's like I let it process. Why it's like, oh,
college football Hall of Fame? Like what's that? I thought
there was only an NFL Hall of that. But it's
such success that follows you. But it's such a great
(09:05):
ice breaker, I'll tell you what. Like it's like I
look pretty bummy yesterday, Like I had on my um,
I had on a pair of um, what what were
like like kind of like the pants I have on now?
I had on like nights Oh no, no, no, like
you know, like the pants you walk around when you
go you have your coffee and your robe on, you
(09:26):
go get your morning paper type pants, you know, like
night pa yoga pants. No, not yoga. No. He's talking
about talking like you Yeah, your p jays js pjs. Yeah.
What did you say? What did you say? What would
you thought to you about? You said? It's okay, it
(09:46):
was good, though it was it was good, and I
enjoyed it. So I appreciate having my my Hall of
Fame range. What the hell are you doing walking around
and pajama bottoms? We want to watch the game's girlfriend? Yeah,
I mean yeah yeah. But when you get a fame,
that's like the style out here, like wearing pajama pants.
It's like the style. So I just figured we're really
(10:08):
just going away from any sort of formal look. Hun.
I just figured I'd be like how the kids are,
like they wear they wear ugs or um or the crocs,
which I will never wear a pair of crocs, by
the way, and I don't. I might be right now,
I might be her. I mean I like his, I
mean their personalized, they're nice green babe dips. But I
(10:28):
just will never ever wear a pair of crocs. I
have a block against crocs. I won't wear them. But
but to that point, that's what these kids do these days.
They wear hoodies with their PJ pants with some crocs
or some ugs. That's what they do. There you go.
So I just figured I just try to relate, you know,
even though I got grays stuff like that, I still
try to. But again, with that Hall of Fame ring,
(10:50):
you can wear whatever. With the Hall of Fame ring,
it like kind of evened up the playing field for
me a little bit, you know what I mean, Like
my thumb ring. It's like he's not as scary, dude.
He's got like this big gass ring on his finger
on his hand, Like what is it like? People? People
actually will set multiple people in like the same place.
We'll always be like what is that? Like what what?
(11:10):
What team you played for? Or they'll give you this one.
I know you, but I just don't remember your name.
Can you tell me your name? I'll be like no,
I don't, you don't know me, And they're like no, no, no,
I recognize you, and then they'll keep you know, they'll
say I noticed the ring too, like you played for somebody,
So it's pretty cool. I'm glad I have a nice icebreaker.
You know, it's not I'm big, um and I'm I'm
(11:31):
dark and handsome. That wasn't the icebreaker these days, you know,
it's my ring. Yeah, I just figured i'd take up
the whole segment. How big and how dark and handsome
and I am? Yeah, I mean, I mean you have
to be to do radio with you guys. I mean,
think about it, man, you know what I mean. Not
only do I have to be on my p's and ques,
(11:53):
but I gotta be handsome too, because you know, I
look at who I do the show with. You know,
some sun sun burns showing us over there. I'm telling you,
does he really look sunburn? His his cheeks look a
little rosy. My cheeks and my nose checks and nose
cheeks and nose look a little like he has sunglasses on,
like the vampire, like one of those characters in a
Christmas movie. You know. Yeah, just da looks like Rudolph. Yeah, yeah,
(12:17):
I got it, man, My pale ass like you just
send me out in the sun for twenty minutes and
it's over. Yeah, it just doesn't go well for me.
But speaking of Stick City and speaking of we are, Yeah,
do you think when Brett Moher sees Robbie Gold just
go out there and never miss in the playoffs, do
(12:38):
you think he's thinking of himself? Why can't I do that? Why?
Why is it so easy for him? Because of a
game's on the line and it comes down to a kick.
I'll take my chances with Robbie Gold the Penn State alone,
never missed a kick in the playoffs. He's been in
the league like seventeen years. Chicago Bay right, Ryan Pace,
He now they needed to move on from him so
(12:59):
they can signed Cody Parkey. Yeah, now they need to
just go ahead and move on from that guy who
never missed a kick in the playoffs. So there it is.
There's your breakdown of kickers, pajamas and Hall of Fame
rings here on this show. Two pros and a cup
of Joe Fox Sports Radio LaVar arringtons zero zero two
that have those rings. Yes, and shouts out to the
(13:21):
new class. By the way, again, you know they just
announced the new class. You know, how do we come
back round of that. Yeah, I don't know, just from
Cody Parkey to back to the Yeah. I just felt
like when you think Cody Parkey, well I just I
wasn't really Yeah, I just came back to it because
you know, you just came back to Yeah, that saw
Now that might be a fine dollars that was was
(13:51):
That's he's gonna need ten dollars for new underwear. Chances
of me being a little bit like intoxicated off of
the clorox bleach that in my nose on my microphone
is because of Lee walking in here and basically, um, yeah,
doing what he did is what he does because at least,
(14:11):
you know, we could mask up and kind of diffuse
the situation, but not withly around, not now. Um all right,
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here to the conference championship games. All right, So let's
just obviously we're gonna have plenty of time to break
this down in depth, but early look aheads right now,
the betting lines for the Niners and the Eagles. Philly
is a two and a half point favorite hosting San
Francisco next week, and Kansas City is a one point
favorite hosting the Bengals. So I don't just on the
(16:05):
subject of the Chiefs and the Bengals. What are you
expecting from Patrick Mahomes high ankle sprain? Sure you guys
have dealt with this, uh high ankle sprain seven days
after eight days after he suffered the injury? How's this week?
And to go? How's that? How's he going to look
at that game next week? I don't know toward all
(16:26):
can help him, man, I don't know the juices from
the gods will be able to get you through a
high ankle sprain. Man, I just don't know. Like high
ankle sprains are harder. It's a more complicated weight bearing
issue than the low ankle. Like you could tape it
up pretty good. I mean, they might have to put
a cast on on his on his shoe, on his foot,
(16:48):
and then I hope that he can just you know,
take a couple of steps. I don't know. I don't
know the level of of how bad the sprain is.
But high ankle sprains are so painful. Man, They're so painful.
I've had like a couple of them. It's just they're
just it's just different than the regular ankle sprain. It's
just they're super, super intensely painful. What's the normal recovery
(17:12):
time for that six weeks? Four to six weeks? I mean,
it depends on the severity and all that four to
six weeks. I mean we've seen guys, remember Um twa
when he had his high achles friand some guys would
get surgery. They literally put in that kind of looks
like a bicycle chain, like inside your your shin. Help
keep that stuff stabilized. Did that to both, didn't he? Yeah?
(17:33):
And again he's like a biotic man at this point. Yeah,
it's so. I mean, look, if Patrick Mahomes is going
to be in this capacity, I don't know how you
don't like Cincinnati. Yeah. Um, if Patrick Mahomes is looking
like this, I don't know how you don't like the
(17:54):
Bengals going into that game. Well, I think you like
the Bengals because of history. To like the Bengals are
unfair zed by ruining an inspiring story like I mean,
look Damar handling him being there last night. You know
it was great, right inspired the Bills got the crowd
all that people are happy to see him. Yeah, I
(18:14):
guess what happened that first drive. Bengal said, Yeah, we
don't care, Like, honestly, we're glad you're back, buddy, but
we're here to win a football game. And I know
for some people they might feel like it's a little
tough to hear, but that's the reality of it. Like,
none of those guys are thinking about that once they
get in the field, the balls kicked, you're getting punched
in the face. I mean, that's just that's how it works.
And and here's the thing is, like the Bengals don't
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feel apologetic. But one thing is Zach Taylor's apologizing for
is all the logistical issues you know here they're you know,
causing with the neutral site game tickets that have to
be refunded and all these other things that that were
impacted by you know, them beating the Buffalo Bills. So
they don't care. Man, they're on a mission right now.
Joe Burrow looks as locked in as anyone, and this
(18:56):
defense is playing. I don't think their defense has enough
credit for how well they've played they won them the
wild card round game, and they were a huge piece
of shutting down Stefon Diggs, Josh Allen and making it
frustrating all game long. And I'm so glad that. First
of all, I'm glad Cincinnati one. I like Buffalo, but
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I'm glad Cincinnati one because this push now to do
neutral site conference championship games make it a thing moving forward,
which is getting louder and louder. I'm glad we're not
getting a test run next weekend because I think it's
the dumbest thing in the world. I know the NFL
wants money, but I like the idea of a team
getting to have a home game as their final goodbye
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to their fans before they go to the super Bowl
because a lot of those fans can't afford to go
to the super Bowl. A lot of those fans can't
make it work. It's it's pricey. You want neutral site
conference championship games, I don't. I'm out Bowl. Come on, man,
it's the Bowl. It's like a bowl series. I like it.
The super Bowl. Yeah, that's the super Bowl. It's the
(20:00):
Bowl of the Bowls. I just kind of like, I
kind of like to switch up. I like to shake
up a neutral site. I kinda, I kind of like it.
It creates more, It creates to me more business opportunities.
In my opinion, my estimation, I like it. There should
be business opportunities for those local uh you know venues
(20:22):
there in Kansas City, local venues in Philadelphia. How about
all those Philly cheese steak sandwich shops the revenue they
need some business. Once you get off your high horse
about it, like I understand, I understand the the value
of of having home field advantage. I feel like almost well,
(20:42):
where we're at the edition of one more game and
and now you're fighting for that number one spot. I
think that the biggest thing you should be playing for
is the bye week, Like you're playing for the number
one spot. Yeah. Yeah, but but you have to understand man,
home feel it's like a reward. I mean, I get it,
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but you're gonna get at least one home game. You're
only get I mean maybe even something that. But now
what we're saying is you don only get one. Yeah,
I mean because if you're funny for the if you're
fighting for the number one overall seating to buy, then
you then you play one you win one game, right,
you get one week off, you win one game, you
go to the championship. I think it Another thing is
(21:22):
I think it makes it more difficult to win a
super Bowl. Like I think it's already hard enough in
a league that creates parity. Why would you want to
go to all these neutral site games? Like I just
and I think, look, I think a lot of times,
you know, places miss with doing these neutral site games.
And like, I'm not trying to disrespect, you know, the
(21:43):
the Sofi Stadium of the environment in l A for
a national championship, but and the weather played a portion
of it, but it just didn't have that feel. And granted,
look l A is big enough where it can swallow
up a big event and you can't even really feel
it because it's just a big city. It's like that
when the Super Bowls in The York. I kind of
felt that way too, to be honest with you, Like
(22:03):
it it felt like, oh, the super Bowls there, it's
a big deal because it's New York, but if you
were in like a different part of Manhattan, you didn't
really know what was going on. You know, like you're
kind of like, oh, like you could get lost up
in what New York is because it's such a big city.
So I don't know, I wouldn't. I think Atlanta, we've
done a great job hosting it. I just I'm not
a fan of it. I think it's reward for the fans,
it's reward for the team. It's a reward for the owner,
(22:26):
like they should be able to take in, you know,
those profits and everything that they're able to earn to
off of putting together a team that's competitive that wins.
Like you don't get that in a neutral side game.
Some other owners profiting off that, some other cities profiting
off Plus you played in Kansas City, that's going to
be next. Do you see the line to get in
(22:47):
just to get in seven am? It was grid locked
just to get in to go tailgate out in Casey,
Like it was incredible like that. I mean, now barbecuing,
you know and LaVar. You know that's takes a next time.
You gotta get there and get a set up early.
But they were grid locked to go in that sports
complex to be able just to park and start tailgating.
(23:09):
I mean, that's you take that opportunity away. It's because
because there's other thing is let's say they do a
neutral site game at at so far, I guess what
you're not doing. You're not tailgating, not driving, and they're
not they're not allowing you. But there might be some
there might be some fans that actually, you know our
case fans in l A. But I'm saying they're not.
They're not gonna tailgate like you don't have that same atmosphere.
(23:30):
So I just I think it takes away from all
the unique details that like every city, every team brings,
and I would hate to see it. So I'm with Jonas,
I'm glad this thing worked out the way it did. Um,
I'm not with you guys, niners. I mean it's okay.
I mean we're gonna we're gonna take this. I mean
he's disagreeing with us and with it too, so burns
(23:53):
with you guys. Let's go Lee. Are you with LaVar?
You with and Roberto? Of course? No, I'm not with
LaVar on this one. I would think are probably not
on your side on this one. I've never had a
most surprising take I think you've ever had. I don't know,
(24:14):
I've had some pretty surprising I've had some really surprising
to a neutral site. I just like a neutral site.
I just think that there's to me looking at the
logistics of what I know. I know, but I'm not
I don't. I don't feel like I am. I just
feel like my opinion sits. Where can we can we
(24:36):
do a Twitter poll? I'd love to just see how this.
I'm I'm only curious because maybe there's more people who
feel the way you do. I don't know. I just
I just think that a neutral site for the championship
rounds it's kind of it's like we're watching college football
turn more into professional football. Why not turn Some aspects
of the problem with that is they're bringing aspects of
(24:57):
what we're saying. No, they're trying to do initial first
round home games. Yeah, I get it. Initial first round
home games are no problems. I don't have a problem
with that. When you get to the when you get
to the championship round, I almost feel like, yeah, making
a bowl game, like, you know what if it's not
it's that's not how obviously it's done that at you know,
(25:20):
lower levels. I don't think either. So I'm just saying
I would like a neutral site for it for the
championship round. It ain't happening this year. I'll tell you
that because because snow Burrow showed up to Buffalo just
crushing people's dreams and inspiring stories that come along with them.
(25:41):
He's awesome. Uh. And on the subject of the NFC
title game, you got the Niners at the Eagles, as
mentioned Phildelba two and a half point favorite. I mean,
brock Purty wasn't great yesterday, but he didn't turn the
ball over. Didn't lose the game. That was the difference
between him and Down. Don't lose the game. Yeah, Like
that's the thing. Don't lose the game. Like I felt
(26:04):
like dak Dac was in a position where the things
that he was saying are the things that he was believing,
and the things that he was believing were ultimately the
things that led to him possibly in moments of time
in that game where you're taking chances and you're taking
risks to to make something happen, maybe you didn't necessarily
(26:28):
need to do it, you know, maybe maybe you could
have let the game come to you a little bit
more than than what it did. Maybe you don't, you know,
make some of the mistakes that you make. You know,
I just feel as though. I just feel as though
brought Purdy knows his role and and and and to
(26:48):
that point, Dac knows his role as well, and Dac
was going out there to win the game. I just
feel like when you get into a game where you
know the flow of this game game is it's a
defensive game, don't push, don't don't force it, like allow
for it to play out because big plays like they
(27:09):
were talking about that, I agree with you que on
them the way they were talking about the game and
how they were talking about. McCaffrey was sitting with Purdy
and how he you know, he kind of mentors Purty
and he was telling him like, look, man, take take
your time or you know, do what you need to do,
but don't force it because it only takes one big play,
(27:31):
like your big play will come with you just staying
within the confines of what it is that you know
are the things to do instead of trying to force it.
And you know what, he did get a big play
like the Catchwick Kelsey probably stimulated that that whole drive
to to be able to end the way that it did,
and that turned out to be one of the differences
(27:52):
that that drive was probably the difference in the game offensively.
Now you talk about the turnovers, the I think the
one turnover led to a to a touchdown, right, I
believe it's like kind of all scrambled. But all I
know is is Dak Prescott was in a tough position
because I think he I think he put that tough
(28:14):
position pressure on himself to be the reason why they
won that game and out. I mean, that was a
big difference. That was a big difference. I mean, I'll
be honest with you, though, I think he he had
That's the only way Dallas wins that game. If you
look at how that game played out, at least early
on Dallas will stop in the rushing attack. They're putting
(28:37):
it on brock Purty and he wasn't necessarily delivering. I mean,
it really was a game of all, right, can can
The opportunity was there, can make Nick enough throws? Can
he make enough plays to make it happen? And it
just wasn't the case Like that was that was the
position I think the Cowboys defense put them in, at
(28:57):
least in my opinion, And I think the first interceptions
only got three off that if not mistaken um and
then I can't remember what i'men after the other one,
but you know that I thought that Dallas Cowboys defense
was lights out, stepped up, played the way they needed
to to give their team a chance to win, and
walk away from that game feeling like you let them down.
(29:18):
I know that field goal field goal on both interceptions
I thought, I mean, think about that change of possession.
They but they step up both times and more often
than not. I thought even the fuel position, like Dallas
had good fuel position throughout the game. Turpin and his
returns did a good job and they just couldn't do
much with it. And Ceedee Lamb was awesome. He played great,
(29:40):
but yeah, unfortunately he was. I'll say this though, it
does feel like we got the two best teams from
each conference in the conference championships. It feels like the
San Francisco and Philly all year and since he and
Kansas City are the two best teams in the a
f C, so I do like that matchup because it's
not always the case in the NFL. I would describe
(30:02):
it like this, You've got the two top seeds, obviously
both being the number one seeds who were the entire
body of work best teams this year. But then you
have the two hottest teams. When you look at Cincinnati
their win streak coming the regular season, I think that's
what is it nine or ten in a row? Now
it was eight in a road to end the regular season,
I believe after the four and four start because they
(30:22):
didn't play a seventeenth game obviously, and then for San Francisco,
I believe it was a ten game win streak. So
what you've got is the two best and two hottest.
And I think the whole idea of you know, who
ends up going to the super Bowl, who ends up
winning it, because we're always talking about like you gotta
get hot at the right time. This is gonna kind
of test that theory because obviously, with the injury that
hurts Philly went through a bit of a lull there.
(30:43):
And for Kansas City, they've been good all year. Like
I don't know that they necessarily went on a lull,
it's just at times they kind of struggled, were like
they're like all right, like it kind of struggle with
Houston some of the other teams that you think they
should beat handily. Um, they had some of those moments
that made you think, all right, maybe they're not, you know,
as dominter playing quite as well as we thought. Cincinnati
hasn't lost since Halloween. Think about you know, I don't
(31:05):
think San Francisco has lost for even further back. It's
pretty incredible. Just back to the deck situation for one
quick second. If you think about it, three points off
of both of those so three points each time, six
points and if okay, all right, so then that you're
(31:25):
talking about potentially a game going into overtime like him,
you know what I mean, Like the game is a
game of inches, and and it's interesting because to think
that those sudden turnovers lad to points, and those points
lead to the deficit along with the block the block
(31:48):
field goal. So it's like kind of like or point
after that's just that to me, that's when you break
it down that way, like you're that close to winning
or you're that close to having a chance to win,
and then the whole narrative is totally disrupted, Like what
are we talking? Like what are we saying today? If
Dallas win wins that game, even if even if his
(32:11):
offensive output, Dak Prescott's was not phenomenal, even if you'll
talk about we'll talk about how phenomenal their defense played,
and how they gave him an opportunity to win, and
how he did what he needed to do against the
number one defense enough so where they were able to
win the game. But I mean, I just thought that
(32:31):
that's pretty interesting. Thought like two turnovers and each time
it was three points and and literally if your kicker
isn't you know, doing what he's doing, that's it's probably
a tie. Gang. Yeah, it's by the way, Um, you
said the Bengals haven't lost since Halloween, haven't lost since
the week before. So y'all saying those are the ones
(32:56):
that's gonna meet in the super Bowl, that's what y'all said. Okay,
I at it like a week ago. I think I
think it's gonna be Cincinnati San fran which is tough
because that's that's two road teams. But I think Cincinnati's
gonna win it this year. Wow. I just I think
Burrows playing at a different level. I think had he
been healthy to start the season, he probably would have
been m v P. Yeah, who's getting m VP. Oh
(33:18):
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are they attacking me? God? Hey, Brian's a dual lass
attack up in here, man, Like they just keep coming
in here like and and they're their flagelence sounds so
like it just sounds horrible. Yeah. I just I thought
(35:09):
I thought you were talking about the poll, which, by
the way, did we put that poll question up? We did.
The current polling is eighty seven point five per cent
um believe that it should be a home field advantage,
and there's twelve point five per cent for neutral site.
There's sixteen votes. You do the math. I just made
(35:32):
it seventeen. Yeah. I think LaVar is part of that.
So I just, I just I just posted my vote
as soon as you guys sit it, I posted. There
you go, and I'm I'm with LaVar, all right. I
just posted as well too, trying to even numbers out here,
trying to be fair and balanced. I mean, I don't
I don't think that's the case. I don't agree, but
(35:54):
I'm trying to be fair and balanced. Hey man, I
got you, LaVar, I don't I don't need sympathies or
or yeah. No, it feels like you're trying to be
sympathetic and I don't need charities either. I just gave
my and just because of those those people that are
that don't agree that they're fine, Well, I just makes
things work. I'm a little distraught because I was just
(36:16):
giving a sinus infection for all that's you're you're thinking
might be altered because the air, the breathing air in
here is a little well, I mean they're both coming
in so it's like it's different type of nerve gases
that are are being launched, you know, just scutt missiles
just just touching down and sure is all right. So
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final play. Well, Zeke Elliot's out there having a play
offensive lineman and just got trucked. Uh in the in
the final moments of the three season for the Cowboys.
(37:42):
What a way to go out? Huh? Back to back
that is? Did you mean pun back? You have back
ze on his back on back to back years? Yeah,
it was backer was a backer back to back backer. Wow.
I just felt like they even, like San Francisco even
(38:02):
took her time out and Dallas had like an opportunity
to change up what they were doing, and they didn't change.
They just went right back out and did the same
same thing. Yeah, although which was worse was last year
worse than this year? The final play? Do you think
this one was a little bit more gimmicky? Last year,
I felt like they just kinda yeah, I mean this
year they didn't really have a shot. Last year, the
issue that was frustrating was they were they could have
(38:24):
thrown a hail Mary. They were just trying to get closer.
And it's like, dude, either way, it's like a desperation
throw where you're gonna have everyone pay schi in the
end zone, like, at least give yourself a chance. Last
year they even give themselves a chance. They couldn't have
There's not really much from where they're at there could
have done. And by the way, you mentioned the Dalton
Child's play, you know, slowing up before he went out abound,
they kept the clock going like Elijah Mitchell going out
(38:46):
of bounds also gave them another opportunity there. And still
with all that, the Dallas Cowboys come up short. So
it'll be a fun offseason for the Cowboys there. Heyurice,
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