October 3, 2025 • 37 mins
Doug second guesses Rams' head coach Sean McVay after he called a run play on the 4th and 1 play that ended their chances to win Thursday night. Doug riffs on Lamar Jackson before welcoming former Bucs GM Mark Dominik onto the show to break down the Rams-49ers game, Shedeur Sanders and all of the headlines around the NFL. Plus, Isaac Lowenkron takes Doug through a game of "I Got Dibbs!".
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
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for you here on the DG Show, as once again
Jay Sduw continues to just swim in the money from
his picks, which are really the fade of another pick,
and he appears to be a genius. We got a
lot to get to Major League Baseball DS's that's the
Divisional series are set. Couldn't get any better with Cubs
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and Brewers, Yankees takedown the Red Sox.
Speaker 2 (00:47):
I'd like to point out all my predictions for who
would win these series that I had any idea about.
I didn't really know Detroit and Cleveland, although my guest
was Detroit would win because they were better all season long.
But anyway, my predictions came came correct, and now we
got we got some big ones, right, Dodgers, Phills, and
Cubs Brewers the Craig Council Series, if you will, And
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then you know, in the American League, the Yankees go
take on the Mariners. Is that right? The Yankees take
on the Mariners, Yankees take on the Blue Jays, and
then the Mariners get a chance to play Detroit, right,
And you know last time the Mariners were this good,
the Yankees took them down. How many gud they win
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like one hundred and something games, and that was like,
I don't know if it's like twenty five years ago.
So we got some Major League Baseball to get to.
But I want to start with the National Football League
because a couple of things came predictably true last night
with the Niners holding on to take down the Rams.
I do want to talk about punching out of football,
which it's interesting the things that happened last night we
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talked about on this show. Jaycetu predict did two things.
Early in the week. He's like, I think they're going
to take punching a football out of football for next year,
and I disagreed, but he did bring up punching out
of football and then he said, hey, my my picks
every week are whatever Cowherd loves I'm doing the opposite,
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So Jace, do heck of a night for you? Because
the punch out of Cayroen Williams touchdown ends up being
the being the difference and as predicted Colin'shert. Colin Cowhert's
pick was what was wrong?
Speaker 3 (02:28):
He has he does his Blazing five, but there's always
a Thursday night game. So sometimes he'll be like, I
have a favorite game this week, and I can't put
it under my Blazing five. But if I could, I
would have put the game last night in there. So
that was that was the prompt to me, as you
put it to fade the bet. I'm five and zero
on games that Cowherd says are his favorite play of
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the week.
Speaker 2 (02:52):
Thank you Colin, Yeah, thank you, thank you Colin. That
that comes from one Jason Stewart. Let's get to the
game itself. Because you had you had Mac Jones. What
was he wearing? What was he What was the idea
behind that? That was terrible? That was it was like
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a bad Halloween costume where it was a suit black
on one side, red on the other team. Colors, Sure,
but that had somebody he had to lose a bet
or have. It did feel like there's some designer. Throw
this on for your walk in, it'll be cool. Then
he ends up winning the game. Now he's at a
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press conference wearing the same ugly suit. It was like
a two face suit. Maybe there's an inside joke, but
nobody asked him about it. That was bad. Here's Sean
McVay taking ownership over the play call in the last play.
Speaker 4 (03:50):
It's a bad call. It's a bad call by me.
Speaker 5 (03:52):
Thought about maybe trying to draw him off sides. I
took one, they took the other, and it was a
four decision by me right there. But you know, you
give the Niners credit. They made enough plays to be
able to win the football game. We had plenty of
chances throughout this game. You know, we stayed in it.
We fought, we battled. But I'm pretty sick right now.
I'm sick of the spot that I put our group
in to end the game. But hey, these are the
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tough beats that you got to be able to learn
from and move forward. And that's what we're going to do, Isilo.
Speaker 2 (04:21):
What did you think of that last call the fourth
and one?
Speaker 6 (04:24):
I was, I was, I was stunned, so often in
the NFL, we'll see fifty to fifty go forward on
fourth down or whatever, and I thought to go forward
on fourth down there was absolutely the right thing to do.
But I'm shocked in how many situations they do a
run straight up the middle to a stacked defensive front.
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Because what did the forty nine ers do after the
Kyron Williams fumble at the end of regulation. I understand
you want to be conservative, you don't want to throw it,
but they ran three times up up the middle, right
into a stacked defense, and the Rams didn't learn the
lesson for that. I have no problem running the ball.
I just have a problem running it right into the
strength of the defense.
Speaker 2 (05:05):
Well, who's your best player.
Speaker 6 (05:08):
Matthew Stafford? Why would you pook and Nakua DeVante Adams?
Speaker 2 (05:16):
There was It's really interesting because Sean McVay is obviously
when he's hired as youngest coach in the league, and
and it's it's crazy how much sex success he's had.
And and this.
Speaker 6 (05:26):
Is when you think about it, huh nothing, both coaches. No, no, no,
you just misspoke success. And I made a I made
a witty retort.
Speaker 2 (05:36):
Sorry, okay, no, but I mean He's had a remarkable
amount of success at a very young age. And now
he's been in the league for as the head coach
for like a decade, like it's you know, been into
super bowls, won one, and you know, last year they
were trending the way where I thought, if the weather
would have been at least reasonable, like kind of could
have beaten the Eagles last year out And maybe I'm crazy,
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but I think they could have won that game. Nonetheless, Nonetheless,
like offensive play calling, creativity is what he does best.
They won a Super Bowl essentially having the last drive
with one player, you know, a wide receiver who they
in Cooper Cup just constantly getting open. Now you have
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Pooka Nakoa, Like, what are we doing there?
Speaker 6 (06:21):
And Doug that's a great point because on that drive
in the Super Bowl, they had the same situation. They
had a fourth down and they ran Cooper Cup on
an end around.
Speaker 2 (06:29):
Yeah, So you know, look, I understand that, I truly
understand that. When you're over there and you're calling plays,
you know, who's going to think they're going to run
it again? Right like none of us thought they would.
But and you don't have a quarterback, it's not like
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you have a run pass option on a quarterback like
Matt Stafford is He's not. He's he's still pretty mobile
back there, but like with his back, with his age,
there ain't no way that he's gonna run for it.
But I was stunned at the play calling, especially the
way that the game is officiated, where it really becomes
pro offense when it comes to wide receivers of getting open.
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You know, they call holding, they call past interference, they
call legal hands, they call all these all this different stuff.
I just I was really surprised. Now, truth be told,
I don't think it. It may matter at the end
of the year, may not, in that they'll probably both
be playoff teams. I could be wrong, but I was
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stunned at a young coach who felt like an old
coach with the just run the damn ball, only three
things can happen when you throw it sort of mentality,
and they end up losing a game because of it.
Just really really surprised by it, really surprised by it. Sam.
You just Sam Kinsell just sent me a text with
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the two face suit, right, That's that's what this is.
Speaker 7 (07:57):
My favorite two face Tommy Lee Jones from the nineties,
Tommy Lee Jones. Yeah, it's it's it's and there's even
I'm seeing even like a cartoon of Mac Jones's head
on two faces body, So it's it's. You know, I
don't know, guys in pro pro athletes make weird wardrobe
choices that are like people tell them they're ahead of
the game, and we all maybe laugh at them, but
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they are laughing all the way to you know whatever
the bank. I guess.
Speaker 2 (08:27):
I just I look at this and I think to myself, Okay,
I think to myself, this is a game in where
it's the Rams, like you gotta be kicking yourself. You
get the Niners. And granted, as we said, and so
many of the things we talked about this week all
culminated last night at so Fi. Right, so many of
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the things culminated it so Fi. I talked yesterday about
how it would be a Niner home game. Was that
a Niner home game? Is that It's one of the
more amazing things ever, is that the Chargers constantly get
told about how they play only road games when they're
playing at home, and that game every year the Niners,
I understand anything like it? Go ahead, Sam, I.
Speaker 7 (09:11):
Was just gonna say so. You know, I was at
the Rams hosting the Colts last Sunday, and it was
harder to tell there were a lot of Colts fans there,
but obviously they share blue and even Rams back in
the day used to be blue and white as their
color scheme. But you could definitely tell last night. I mean,
it felt like the Rams were well overpowering the Colts
fans on Sunday, but this time it felt like a
lot more kind of burgundy in there. Like there were
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so many Niners fans they it seemed like they were
outnumbering the Rams fans.
Speaker 2 (09:38):
It does you think what you mean last week or.
Speaker 7 (09:42):
You no, no, no, yesterday, Niners fans are out numbering
Rams fans. I think obviously Niners fans were traveling. They
took the day off of work, and then like Rams
fans had to, you know, get out of work, get
there as fast as they could, you know, and maybe
they sold their tickets because Thursday night, maybe they just
couldn't couldn't do it.
Speaker 2 (10:00):
But somebody we talked about punching out the ball that
happened at the end of regulation as a game changing play,
and we talked about Colherd. We talked about the home crowd,
and then there's just this actually goes back to something
that Jay Stewart, I'm going to give you credit again,
just thought about this. Do you remember we were talking
about how you hate prediction radio and you hate we
all hate predicting like records, right, like, oh, that's going
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to be a big game because you don't know who's
going to be playing, especially in the NFL. That was
like a week long discussion that we had. I mean,
here's a perfect example. The the Rams get a beaten
up Niners team that starts their backup quarterback. Several other
key backups are playing, and I mean the number was
obviously bloated to I think eight and a half, maybe
even eight it maybe what came down to eight at kickoff.
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So it's not just that you lost a divisional game.
It's not just the lost divisional game at home. It's
not just the lost divisional game at home that I mean,
you're right there on fourth down. You can kick, and
you can kick the ball. You don't have to go.
There's no rule says you have to go for when
you're down three in overtime? Is there a rule I
haven't seen that rule of there's one. But then when
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you factor in the opportunity you had to beat the
Niners when the Niners aren't whole this early in the season,
it feels like a loss and a half. And you
have the kind of half bye week here as well, right,
you have the half bye week as well. So I
look at this thing and I'm just I'm telling you,
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I thought that loss was devastating for the Rams. Obviously,
now the mac Jones has swagger. The issue I would
have with people hopping on the mac Jones bandwagon where
Kyle Shanahan has always really wanted to coach mac Jones,
supposedly wanted to draft mac Jones when they trade up
and drafted Trey Lance instead. But I would be cautious
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of the mac Jones fandom only from this standpoint. How
many times have we seen a backup come in and
win a game and you're like, that guy's the guy,
and then the more games they play, suddenly you realize
why they were a backup. I mean, I I gulve
use so many instances. I mean Joe Flacco obviously a
couple of years ago with the Browns getting them to
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the playoffs, and he's been fine, but he's not that
guy in a consistent basis. And we could kind of
go through the league and talk about backup quarterbacks and
how they win a game, but then the next week
they come out, you have that expectation they'll be the
same guy, and they're just simply not. Here's Kyle Shanahan
talking about Matt John's performance.
Speaker 8 (12:36):
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 like he did.
I can't send up good things.
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you heard from Isaac Lowencron with his update at the
(13:31):
top of the hour, Lamar Jackson misspractice, got a hamstring
ish issue and I mean stands a reason he doesn't
play this weekend, right, so you know, fantasy football wise,
you've got to adjust. But what's this mean? Has there
been a word? This is a bad week for Shador Sanders?
(13:53):
Was it named the starter when they pulled Flaco? That
was expected? The miming your answer is not expected and
wildly widely criticized by just about everybody, just about everybody.
And then then the Ravens, who I think it was
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last week Dion was on a podcast saying, Hey, the
Ravens want to draft him, but we we didn't want them.
Do we tell them not to because we want him
to play? Not sit again? Just look up Lamar Jackson.
Lamar Jackson is a superstar quarterback, absolute superstar quarterback. Right,
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But Lamar Jackson is constantly hurt. All right? This is
like a yearly thing for Lamar that he is. He's hurt.
It doesn't take a ton of research to go pull
up Lamar Jackson and go like, oh wait, okay, so
last year he played all seventeen week before year before sixteen,
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but then twelve twelve, fifteen, fifteen, fifteen, and then of
course his rookie year he didn't start until the I
want to say, ninth game of the season. So what
does it mean, Well, Ravens are in trouble if they
can't win this game, right, I mean, team gets off
to a tough start. Now Houston comes in Houston at
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one and three and the Ravens they have the Rams
next week, then they have the bye week. I mean
very likely scenario that you you don't have Lamar the
next two weeks. They sit him so that he's fresh
and rested. But if you start the year one in
five hard not impossible because again, we play more games,
and Cooper Rush has shown the ability to be that
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backup that comes in solid, can start play a game,
and he can really he can run. He's not Lamar,
not close, but he can run. He can move. But man,
is that that the Ravens, who I think so many
people thought, evenge they'll figure it out. This is one
of those things that happen. I don't think they're going
to fire John Harpball. I don't for one not for
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one second, do I think they're gonna fire John or Harpball,
even if they have a bad season, even if they
missed the playoffs. He has enough positive equity. But this
is one of those when it rains, it pours, and
Derrick Henry's two big fourth quarter fumbles start, you know,
the collapse and two losses, and then just when you
get to a softer part of your schedule, Lamar Jackson's
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out Let's get to Mark Dominick Key joins us in
the Doug Outlet show on Fox Sports Trade. Of course,
Mark's former general manager of the Tampay Buccaneers his entire
life in professional football. How much does this dim the
hopes of the Ravens If Lamar doesn't play these next
two weeks, that will with a one to three start.
Speaker 9 (16:45):
Yeah, it's tough, right, I mean, obviously it's a It's
not where you want to see anybody have to and
this division is obviously going through its lows right now
with the injuries, especially at the quarterback position. The one
thing you can look at coming out of it is
that they really have a sot off schedule after they're
by Bears, Dolphins, Vikings, Browns, Jets. Just back to back
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to back to back to back. They have Bengals twice,
and so there's a lot of victories still there. So
I still think they're going to be a wild card team.
Even if they lose these next two games and fall
all the way down to one and five. I still
believe in this team too much. I agree with you
our balls the head coach in twenty twenty six, unless
he doesn't want to coach anymore. There's no way with
the equity he's built that he would be out of there.
But you know, I think they're fortunate that the Bengals
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obviously had the catastrophic injury and they're in a division
where they just got to come in second.
Speaker 2 (17:33):
Yeah, okay, let's get the last night. What was your
reaction to the play calling in overtime for Sean McVay.
Speaker 9 (17:41):
Shockingly, you really aggressive, but then you know the kicker
missus a kick and you're like, you're not surprised he
you know, goes for it. So it's it's one of
those ones where you just feel like you already had
every opportunity to win. You have crazy turnovers, they get
the ball, you use three timeouts to get the ball back,
and then I mean, just it was a crazy game
and how Shanahan walks out with the victory, and yet
(18:03):
I think the better team lost last night, and so
you know, that's just the way the ball bounces. I mean,
it's random fumble in a bad spot or like you said,
maybe a difficult decision in terms of a fourth down
and not making it. But I thought the Rams would
win the game walking into it. Obviously it's not. But
I don't worry about the Rams and what I think
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they're going to be for the rest of the season.
Speaker 2 (18:27):
Mac Jones look backups for one game. Oftentimes they're really good,
and then you know they come back down to earth.
What are your thoughts on mac Jones and what our
expectations can be moving forward.
Speaker 9 (18:40):
Yeah, well, I think with mac Jones, I mean, anytime
a guy can go throw for three hundred yards, I
think that the number one indicator is this when a
quote coach grabs a younger quarterback Max got obviously experience,
but a younger quarterback, and he lets them throw it
forty times a game, which they've basically done. With mac Jones,
every game's starter, right, He's thrown the head almost forty
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attempts in every game, all three games he's played. That
shows you they have a ton of confidence him, understanding
the system and be able to trust him, like, Okay,
we don't have to turn around get to our runningack
because we're not sure because we've seen so many times
a quarterback who might beginning the game goes Caroll to
throw at twenty two times and we're to try to run.
They believe in Mac Jones, and I always thought that
he was a good fit for the four Niners, even
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when they took Trey Lance. In my mind and I
was on radio saying it, I was like, I really
think they'll take Jones because I just feel like Shanahan
will connect with him, and I have a feeling John
Lynch convinced him to go the other direction. Now they
get Jones, and he stepped in here and played phenomenal.
And I think you can say with pretty good confidence
when you've got a guy completing sixty six sixty seven
percent of his passes, still throwing the ball down the
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field at least it's over seven yards in attempt, and
you know, just one to one interception. If I'm not mistaken.
He's he's doing everything you could ask and it's you know,
kept the San Francisco Fort Hoinders absolutely in the hunt.
Speaker 2 (19:57):
Doug out let me show here on Fox Sports Radio.
Mark Dominie is our guest, of course, general manager of
the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, as well as working his way
up through the food chain and now of course joins
us on a weekly basis here on Fox Sports Radio. Okay,
let's let let's let's hang around a little bit. Schadoor Sanders.
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He's the backup or third string quarterback whatever as a
quarterback change was made, and I guess he was responding
to Rex Ryan, but he was miming his dad tweets
that he likes it. Uh, you've been a general manager
in the league. What was your reaction when you saw
his locker side interview?
Speaker 9 (20:44):
A little bit disappointing, you know, I think it's the same.
It's it's kind of that one where you're you know,
it's Dylan Gabriel's chance. Uh, you know, it's it's his
opportunity to finally uh, you know, have the clipboard. It
makes total sense. It's time for that, right, It's time
for this to get to that point. Where it's moving on.
But I just didn't like the way that he handles it all.
Just to feel like, what's the right way to say,
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you know, you just feel like he's still just too mature,
and it's frustrating to watch, even from the sideline, and
I'm sure within the building it's a it's just again
it's maturity level that you feel like you think he's
going to have, and then he does little things that
make you remind you that that's probably why he dropped.
Speaker 2 (21:26):
Yeah, yeah, I mean, it's all making sense to so
so many people, Right, it's all making sense to to
just so many people. Mark aj Brown, you know, sends
out a tweet and apologize for the tweet. The Eagles
are still winning. They won a super Bowl despite the
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fact he was a malcontent. I've seen people go over
the film and say, yeah, I know he got nine targets,
but they weren't nine good targets. What's the reality to
your thoughts on the Eagles and their AJ Brown situation?
Speaker 9 (21:58):
Yeah, I mean, ay, he's just got Look if they're
not even good targets, you're still getting targeted. I mean,
last three games, he's averaged nine targets a game. There's
a lot of receivers in the NFL that would love
and live to have that. And maybe they're not great targets,
but they're still you know, the focus is trying to
maybe get them the ball. You know, any great player
is going to want to make plays. Any great player
is going to want to be part of being successful
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or helping the team, you know, show off what they
can be. And I think obviously with the Philadelphiahicles at
four and oh it's a subtle spot, but this is
where like the Saquon Barclays of the world can really
make an impact, even with the more of a guy
that's even more of a veteran. But I understand like
you want to have a bigger impact on the games.
But the other thing is we need to have you
out there for the games, and so you take what
you can get. It's again, it's different if they were
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targeting two or three times four times a game and
there's frustration building up, but winning will help calm this
all down. If they keep doing that, it'll be water
under the ridge.
Speaker 2 (22:50):
The Colts lose to the Rams on Sunday, but part
of it was just a crazy fumble in series events
and look, two of their he wins are over the
bottom of the NFL Dolphins and Titans, but did be
the Broncos and could have been the Rams to get
the Raiders to come in kind of limping in. Then
the Cardinals at home, so he got some winnable games
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before they head on the road to take on the Chargers, Steelers,
and Chiefs. How real is this Colts start?
Speaker 9 (23:20):
I think it's real, and I think it speaks more
everything be like, well, what Tron, Why wasn't Daniel Jones
successful in the Giants? It was the offensive line was bad.
It's still not great at the Giants as we see
Jackson Dark trying to survive and Russell Wilson didn't. And
I think that offensive line, you know, it's so easy
to overlook it. You know, think about draft day when
your team that you love drafts offensive line, and you
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know a lot of times you're like, oh, great, we
took a guard first round, and then the other team
that's right next to you is like, got the brand
new running back, of the new receiver, the sexy tight end,
and they're like yeah, and you're like, yeah, I got
a guard. But in the end, the fact that I
think because the Colts offensive line is so much better
than people realize, and I think that's the biggest piece
of the puzzle of the culture. And so I think
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it's real because I think Daniel Jones has confidence and
understanding of what he's asked to do in the system.
But again, it goes more to the offensive line, and
this is kind of the first time that they've all
been out out there. And you know, there's a guy
named Tanne Bordelini who's the starting center, who was drafted
in fourth round last year because Ryan Kelly was there,
he didn't get to play, but he's played in flashes
and I watched his tape. But then Matt Conclaves was
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the third round pick same year. He kicked right into guard.
And so you've got Quentin Nelson's who looks really good
right now, really athletic and smooth. It's the offensive line.
It's Tyler Warren. If you watch his tape, he is
a beast across the board, and you got a quarterback
that they trust. And I think that's everything you could ask.
So I think it's a real thing. I don't think
it's just a flashing fan on who they played. I
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think the culture for real, and I can't. I'll be honest,
I'm surprised I'm saying it, but it's true.
Speaker 2 (24:49):
Yeah, it really is amazing, Right, it's amazing on how
quickly you feel like they have I don't want, I
want to say flip this thing, but they they've changed
this thing for the better. Whereas you felt like the
staff was gonna be turned over, then they go and
get Daniel Jones and like, no way that works, and
sure enough it again, so far, so far has worked,
(25:13):
so Baker. They lose last week to Philly, but they're
they're three and one. They're going to take on Seattle
and Darnold's got his team At three and one. There
are a lot of questions about Sam Donald coming out
of Minnesota because everyone thinks you got a great quarterback, Whisper,
you got a lot of talent. What are your thoughts
on Sam Donald so far? You're one in Seattle.
Speaker 9 (25:33):
Yeah, I think John Schneider was right and he bought
the contract that was very club friendly, and I think
he's found the right guy. And now, yeah, we've got
to play down the stretch and postseason all those things
that you know is such a disaster sadly for Sam
at the end of last year. But again, you know,
little indicators that you go to are you know, anytime
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a quarterback's you know, throwing the ball a lot over
that seventy percent completion rate, but also the differences when
you're completely seventy percent, but his yards per tempt are
over nine yards. So that's a that's a lethal combination
that's working for them. And so that's where you like
Sam Donaldson. He's willing to be aggressive with the ball
and push the ball down the field. And you've seen
him do that, and you know when he wants to
easy throw, maybe it's a J Barner or somebody, you know,
(26:16):
one of the backs, but he is pushing the ball
down the field and you like to see that from him.
And so I feel really impressed by what he's been
able to accomplish. And now you look at the Seattle
Seahawks and you know they're in a spot, you know,
with a very hard division and might be quite frankly,
might be the toughest division in football, which if you
(26:37):
told me to be in the season, that's say the
NFC West was going to be the toughest division football.
And then maybe I do believe that Arizona's toll down
to better, but certainly right now that looks like it
and Seattle held their own.
Speaker 2 (26:49):
Yeah, it's really kind of amazing what Seattle's done. I look,
the Raiders weren't expected to be good, but aren't we
Seeing the ceiling of Gino Smith, It's like everybody loved
the story. He's better than we thought. People thought he
was washed up, but like I just I don't feel
I'm not surprised when he throws picks. I'm not. I'm
(27:10):
just not by it. Then he got the Ashton genty
thing where now of a sudden he looks like the
College ash and Genty. It's only a couple of games,
and people were saying it's because you know of his
uh Michael myersh stance in the backfield. But the Raiders
issue is still on offense at least. Gino's not the
quarterback of the future, is he.
Speaker 3 (27:32):
No?
Speaker 9 (27:32):
I don't think he is, And I think that they
were hoping he'd be the quarterback for the next year
or two while they've you know, whether poor O'Connell. Anytime
an opportunity comes up, another boat bone breaks in his body.
And so now you know, can they trash they draft?
You know, they trade real draft collateral for you know,
can you picket? And And yet you know, I think
they'll play the season with Gino uh. And then I
think you're going to see this team because of where
(27:54):
they're going to finish up uh being the market of
for a drafting quarterback in the first round easily. And
I think that's where they're they're headed. And you know,
when you look at Gena Smith, yes there are parts
where I watch them like that that's actually better than
I thought or expected. But I think the Ashton Genty thing,
along with Gino is part of that offensive line in
front of him is a bad unit right now. They've
got guys in my personal opinion, that are out of position.
(28:15):
Jackson powers Johnson should not be a guard, he should
be a center. DJ Glaize is not playing well at
right tackle. They don't have a ton of options now
that they've got injuries as well. But I just feel
like we talked about the Colts and how important that
element is. I think the Raiders are the exact opposite
right now, where that line is not playing at all
to the level and now they've lost their left tackle
as well, So this is a really bad time for
the Raiders.
Speaker 2 (28:35):
Stands great stuff. As always, man, listen, enjoy the weekend.
You always bring the great insight and analysis. Thanks so
much for joining us.
Speaker 9 (28:44):
As always, thanks for having me on, Buddy.
Speaker 2 (28:46):
I need to check in with Jason Stewart. Jason, how
are you on your Dodgers prep for the Phillies Dodgers prep? Like,
just emotionally, where are you on on the series.
Speaker 3 (28:57):
Of the Phillies Phillies and three?
Speaker 2 (29:02):
Why do you do that?
Speaker 3 (29:04):
Phillies in three? Yeah, so the Dodger I'm going to
give you an example. Okay, okay, show Heo Tani went
into the final weekend of the regular season needing an
RBI for RBA one hundred, we're talking about show Heyo
Tani with fifty plus home runs. Kyle Schwarber, who is
the leadoff man for the Phillies, his counterpart had one
(29:25):
hundred and thirty six RBI on the season. So, just
if you're looking for a contrast, these seven eight nine
hitters of the Phillies get on base for Kyle Schwarber.
The Dodgers, one of their Achilles heel is seven eight nine.
We have a Catcher. I think with a lifetime average
of one. So that's just one of the reasons they'll
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likely lose the series.
Speaker 2 (29:48):
Okay, how do you feel about Show Hey getting the start?
Speaker 3 (29:51):
Oh?
Speaker 9 (29:52):
I love it.
Speaker 3 (29:52):
I love watching that guy pitch. This is the I
hate predictions, but I just want to show you where
my instincts are.
Speaker 2 (30:00):
Uh.
Speaker 3 (30:01):
Show Hey goes an amazing five innings and they somehow
find a way to lose it with the bullpen.
Speaker 2 (30:06):
I knew that prediction was Kevin.
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Speaker 4 (30:44):
This is game time on the Doug Gottlieb Show.
Speaker 2 (30:52):
Islo, what do you got, Bud?
Speaker 6 (30:53):
Get ready to jump in gang with the following phrase,
I got DIBs. We'll start with the game that you
are most looking forward to this weekend in the sport
of football, meaning college football or NFL football. Which game?
(31:15):
Which matchup? Do you have DIBs on this football weekend?
Speaker 2 (31:19):
I got divs on Miami Florida State.
Speaker 3 (31:23):
I just I.
Speaker 2 (31:25):
College football is not just about the sport. It's about
the history. It's about the tradition and from our childhood,
no two bigger programs than Miami Florida State. Both. You know,
two years ago Florida State was undefeated in the regular
season and didn't get in the College Faball playoff, which
I actually agreed with at the time, and Miami has
(31:46):
been trying to we're back, We're back, We're back. It
does actually feel like they're back, right Miami Florida State
to me is it's an easy one.
Speaker 6 (31:54):
It just is.
Speaker 2 (31:55):
Plus you got the seminole with the spear before the game,
and I I think it's I think it's gonna be
an awesome game and awesome rivalry. I think Florida State wins,
by the way, Miami Florida State's my pick.
Speaker 6 (32:06):
And you know what, Doug, when you talk about growing up,
people have no idea how big the whole wide right
thing and the whole Miami Florida State thing was, I
would say in the early nineties, I mean, okay, so
let's cover from sports illustrated types stuff.
Speaker 2 (32:22):
Here's here's a quick little one. Sam, you're a big
football fan, college twelfth fan, right, Okay, So when he
says wide right thing, do you know what he means?
Speaker 7 (32:34):
It's Florida State coached under Oh my gosh, gosh about
Bobby kids these days, Bobby Boden. No, no, Bobby Boden
was not was coaching not that long ago. Bobby Boden's
Florida State teams losing to Miami on some wide right
kicks right over the ear right right like ones.
Speaker 2 (32:52):
I think it was more than that. But Bobby Bowden,
how about this one finished in the top four? Was
it fourteen second years? Yeah, it was something like that,
fourteen consecutive years.
Speaker 7 (33:03):
Twelve or fourteen, Yeah, top four finishes.
Speaker 2 (33:06):
It's insane. It's insane any way, Florida State, Miami's my answer.
Speaker 7 (33:10):
I got DIBs on number sixteen Vanderbilt at number ten Alabama.
Of course, Vanderbilt went in when went into Tuscaloosa last
year when Alabama was number one, shocked them in their quarterback.
Speaker 2 (33:21):
For the no.
Speaker 9 (33:21):
No No.
Speaker 2 (33:22):
Last year was in Nashville.
Speaker 7 (33:23):
Just last year was in Nashville. Sorry, correct, because it
is in Tuscaloosa this year and they have the Vanderbilt
had his quarterback back Diego Pavia. This guy does it all.
He runs, he throws, They score a lot of points.
And Alabama at home only a ten and a half
point favorite. So hopefully this is a good game. Let's go.
Speaker 6 (33:42):
There are some.
Speaker 3 (33:43):
Real dogs on the NFL schedule this weekend. My goodness,
but I've got DIBs on the Eagles Broncos. Eagles are
going to be facing a tough defense. Will their offensive
woes continue? Will they force feed aj Brown? Storylines?
Speaker 6 (34:01):
Goalore.
Speaker 3 (34:02):
I'll take the Eagles hosting the Broncos Sunday.
Speaker 6 (34:05):
All right, gang, What Major League Baseball Divisional Round road
team will most likely come out of this weekend with
at least one win? Which Road Warriors do you have
DIBs on.
Speaker 7 (34:23):
I got DIBs on the Yankees. I just feel like
they're gonna win a game.
Speaker 6 (34:28):
You just defended an entire country.
Speaker 2 (34:32):
I got DIBs and the Dodgers. Dodgers will win a
game despite what Jase two is, and Jase dow has
watched every pitch of every game, at least it feels
like it.
Speaker 3 (34:43):
I'm gonna play the odds here because the American League
teams will have played two games by the end of
the weekend. To get into the language of your question language,
I've got odds of the Yankees winning one of two,
So I'm gonna take the Yankees winning one of two.
Speaker 7 (35:00):
He already took the Yankees.
Speaker 3 (35:02):
I got DIBs on the Tigers taking one of two
the other American League matchup. Just like I said, I
didn't say the Yanks.
Speaker 6 (35:12):
All right, finally you did.
Speaker 7 (35:14):
Did you take one, Doug?
Speaker 2 (35:15):
Yeah?
Speaker 7 (35:16):
Oh you took the Dog picked the Dodge. I can
participate in this.
Speaker 6 (35:19):
You know, Oh I decline just trying. Yeah, I just
want to be the MC. All right, get creative here,
look ahead to a hypothetical twenty twenty five World Series.
If you had one hypothetical twenty twenty five World Series
game to attend involving the team still alive? Which two
teams would you like to see play and in which
(35:41):
ballpark would it be?
Speaker 2 (35:42):
In a hypothetical World series, which two teams in which ballpark?
Speaker 6 (35:47):
Yes, with the current team still alive.
Speaker 2 (35:54):
I got I got DIBs on Yankees Dodgers again. Okay, yeah,
one game?
Speaker 6 (36:02):
Which ballpark?
Speaker 2 (36:05):
Dodger state?
Speaker 3 (36:05):
Okay, we had it seventy eight and seventy nine, back
to back World Series against each other.
Speaker 2 (36:12):
I just I think Dodger Satam's the best place. And
those are the two best teams and the two most
historic teams. I think more people watch, and you know,
like the greatest baseball moment of my lifetime was Kirk
Gibson's home run.
Speaker 6 (36:23):
Anybody else?
Speaker 7 (36:25):
I got DIBs on Phillies Mariners? And how about t
Mobile Parking?
Speaker 3 (36:29):
Good one, good one. I got DIBs on, let's see
what's what's remaining here? The Cubs and the Mariners sure
never been, never been?
Speaker 6 (36:43):
Okay, Yeah, And if if I had one, I would
go with the Mariners hosting the Dodgers, just because of
the atmosphere of Seattle, having never been involved in a
World Series before, and that concludes definition of I got DIBs.
Speaker 2 (36:58):
Game.
Speaker 4 (37:00):
This is game time on the Doug Gottlieb Show.
Speaker 2 (37:05):
I want to talk about that pick at the top
of the hour, plus the Yankees advance waits to year
what Manny Machado said after the game. That's next to
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(00:23):
for you here on the DG Show, as once again
Jay Sduw continues to just swim in the money from
his picks, which are really the fade of another pick,
and he appears to be a genius. We got a
lot to get to Major League Baseball DS's that's the
Divisional series are set. Couldn't get any better with Cubs
(00:44):
and Brewers, Yankees takedown the Red Sox.
Speaker 2 (00:47):
I'd like to point out all my predictions for who
would win these series that I had any idea about.
I didn't really know Detroit and Cleveland, although my guest
was Detroit would win because they were better all season long.
But anyway, my predictions came came correct, and now we
got we got some big ones, right, Dodgers, Phills, and
Cubs Brewers the Craig Council Series, if you will, And
(01:11):
then you know, in the American League, the Yankees go
take on the Mariners. Is that right? The Yankees take
on the Mariners, Yankees take on the Blue Jays, and
then the Mariners get a chance to play Detroit, right,
And you know last time the Mariners were this good,
the Yankees took them down. How many gud they win
(01:33):
like one hundred and something games, and that was like,
I don't know if it's like twenty five years ago.
So we got some Major League Baseball to get to.
But I want to start with the National Football League
because a couple of things came predictably true last night
with the Niners holding on to take down the Rams.
I do want to talk about punching out of football,
which it's interesting the things that happened last night we
(01:55):
talked about on this show. Jaycetu predict did two things.
Early in the week. He's like, I think they're going
to take punching a football out of football for next year,
and I disagreed, but he did bring up punching out
of football and then he said, hey, my my picks
every week are whatever Cowherd loves I'm doing the opposite,
(02:16):
So Jace, do heck of a night for you? Because
the punch out of Cayroen Williams touchdown ends up being
the being the difference and as predicted Colin'shert. Colin Cowhert's
pick was what was wrong?
Speaker 3 (02:28):
He has he does his Blazing five, but there's always
a Thursday night game. So sometimes he'll be like, I
have a favorite game this week, and I can't put
it under my Blazing five. But if I could, I
would have put the game last night in there. So
that was that was the prompt to me, as you
put it to fade the bet. I'm five and zero
on games that Cowherd says are his favorite play of
(02:51):
the week.
Speaker 2 (02:52):
Thank you Colin, Yeah, thank you, thank you Colin. That
that comes from one Jason Stewart. Let's get to the
game itself. Because you had you had Mac Jones. What
was he wearing? What was he What was the idea
behind that? That was terrible? That was it was like
(03:16):
a bad Halloween costume where it was a suit black
on one side, red on the other team. Colors, Sure,
but that had somebody he had to lose a bet
or have. It did feel like there's some designer. Throw
this on for your walk in, it'll be cool. Then
he ends up winning the game. Now he's at a
(03:37):
press conference wearing the same ugly suit. It was like
a two face suit. Maybe there's an inside joke, but
nobody asked him about it. That was bad. Here's Sean
McVay taking ownership over the play call in the last play.
Speaker 4 (03:50):
It's a bad call. It's a bad call by me.
Speaker 5 (03:52):
Thought about maybe trying to draw him off sides. I
took one, they took the other, and it was a
four decision by me right there. But you know, you
give the Niners credit. They made enough plays to be
able to win the football game. We had plenty of
chances throughout this game. You know, we stayed in it.
We fought, we battled. But I'm pretty sick right now.
I'm sick of the spot that I put our group
in to end the game. But hey, these are the
(04:14):
tough beats that you got to be able to learn
from and move forward. And that's what we're going to do, Isilo.
Speaker 2 (04:21):
What did you think of that last call the fourth
and one?
Speaker 6 (04:24):
I was, I was, I was stunned, so often in
the NFL, we'll see fifty to fifty go forward on
fourth down or whatever, and I thought to go forward
on fourth down there was absolutely the right thing to do.
But I'm shocked in how many situations they do a
run straight up the middle to a stacked defensive front.
(04:46):
Because what did the forty nine ers do after the
Kyron Williams fumble at the end of regulation. I understand
you want to be conservative, you don't want to throw it,
but they ran three times up up the middle, right
into a stacked defense, and the Rams didn't learn the
lesson for that. I have no problem running the ball.
I just have a problem running it right into the
strength of the defense.
Speaker 2 (05:05):
Well, who's your best player.
Speaker 6 (05:08):
Matthew Stafford? Why would you pook and Nakua DeVante Adams?
Speaker 2 (05:16):
There was It's really interesting because Sean McVay is obviously
when he's hired as youngest coach in the league, and
and it's it's crazy how much sex success he's had.
And and this.
Speaker 6 (05:26):
Is when you think about it, huh nothing, both coaches. No, no, no,
you just misspoke success. And I made a I made
a witty retort.
Speaker 2 (05:36):
Sorry, okay, no, but I mean He's had a remarkable
amount of success at a very young age. And now
he's been in the league for as the head coach
for like a decade, like it's you know, been into
super bowls, won one, and you know, last year they
were trending the way where I thought, if the weather
would have been at least reasonable, like kind of could
have beaten the Eagles last year out And maybe I'm crazy,
(05:57):
but I think they could have won that game. Nonetheless, Nonetheless,
like offensive play calling, creativity is what he does best.
They won a Super Bowl essentially having the last drive
with one player, you know, a wide receiver who they
in Cooper Cup just constantly getting open. Now you have
(06:18):
Pooka Nakoa, Like, what are we doing there?
Speaker 6 (06:21):
And Doug that's a great point because on that drive
in the Super Bowl, they had the same situation. They
had a fourth down and they ran Cooper Cup on
an end around.
Speaker 2 (06:29):
Yeah, So you know, look, I understand that, I truly
understand that. When you're over there and you're calling plays,
you know, who's going to think they're going to run
it again? Right like none of us thought they would.
But and you don't have a quarterback, it's not like
(06:50):
you have a run pass option on a quarterback like
Matt Stafford is He's not. He's he's still pretty mobile
back there, but like with his back, with his age,
there ain't no way that he's gonna run for it.
But I was stunned at the play calling, especially the
way that the game is officiated, where it really becomes
pro offense when it comes to wide receivers of getting open.
(07:13):
You know, they call holding, they call past interference, they
call legal hands, they call all these all this different stuff.
I just I was really surprised. Now, truth be told,
I don't think it. It may matter at the end
of the year, may not, in that they'll probably both
be playoff teams. I could be wrong, but I was
(07:33):
stunned at a young coach who felt like an old
coach with the just run the damn ball, only three
things can happen when you throw it sort of mentality,
and they end up losing a game because of it.
Just really really surprised by it, really surprised by it. Sam.
You just Sam Kinsell just sent me a text with
(07:54):
the two face suit, right, That's that's what this is.
Speaker 7 (07:57):
My favorite two face Tommy Lee Jones from the nineties,
Tommy Lee Jones. Yeah, it's it's it's and there's even
I'm seeing even like a cartoon of Mac Jones's head
on two faces body, So it's it's. You know, I
don't know, guys in pro pro athletes make weird wardrobe
choices that are like people tell them they're ahead of
the game, and we all maybe laugh at them, but
(08:18):
they are laughing all the way to you know whatever
the bank. I guess.
Speaker 2 (08:27):
I just I look at this and I think to myself, Okay,
I think to myself, this is a game in where
it's the Rams, like you gotta be kicking yourself. You
get the Niners. And granted, as we said, and so
many of the things we talked about this week all
culminated last night at so Fi. Right, so many of
(08:50):
the things culminated it so Fi. I talked yesterday about
how it would be a Niner home game. Was that
a Niner home game? Is that It's one of the
more amazing things ever, is that the Chargers constantly get
told about how they play only road games when they're
playing at home, and that game every year the Niners,
I understand anything like it? Go ahead, Sam, I.
Speaker 7 (09:11):
Was just gonna say so. You know, I was at
the Rams hosting the Colts last Sunday, and it was
harder to tell there were a lot of Colts fans there,
but obviously they share blue and even Rams back in
the day used to be blue and white as their
color scheme. But you could definitely tell last night. I mean,
it felt like the Rams were well overpowering the Colts
fans on Sunday, but this time it felt like a
lot more kind of burgundy in there. Like there were
(09:33):
so many Niners fans they it seemed like they were
outnumbering the Rams fans.
Speaker 2 (09:38):
It does you think what you mean last week or.
Speaker 7 (09:42):
You no, no, no, yesterday, Niners fans are out numbering
Rams fans. I think obviously Niners fans were traveling. They
took the day off of work, and then like Rams
fans had to, you know, get out of work, get
there as fast as they could, you know, and maybe
they sold their tickets because Thursday night, maybe they just
couldn't couldn't do it.
Speaker 2 (10:00):
But somebody we talked about punching out the ball that
happened at the end of regulation as a game changing play,
and we talked about Colherd. We talked about the home crowd,
and then there's just this actually goes back to something
that Jay Stewart, I'm going to give you credit again,
just thought about this. Do you remember we were talking
about how you hate prediction radio and you hate we
all hate predicting like records, right, like, oh, that's going
(10:23):
to be a big game because you don't know who's
going to be playing, especially in the NFL. That was
like a week long discussion that we had. I mean,
here's a perfect example. The the Rams get a beaten
up Niners team that starts their backup quarterback. Several other
key backups are playing, and I mean the number was
obviously bloated to I think eight and a half, maybe
even eight it maybe what came down to eight at kickoff.
(10:46):
So it's not just that you lost a divisional game.
It's not just the lost divisional game at home. It's
not just the lost divisional game at home that I mean,
you're right there on fourth down. You can kick, and
you can kick the ball. You don't have to go.
There's no rule says you have to go for when
you're down three in overtime? Is there a rule I
haven't seen that rule of there's one. But then when
(11:09):
you factor in the opportunity you had to beat the
Niners when the Niners aren't whole this early in the season,
it feels like a loss and a half. And you
have the kind of half bye week here as well, right,
you have the half bye week as well. So I
look at this thing and I'm just I'm telling you,
(11:29):
I thought that loss was devastating for the Rams. Obviously,
now the mac Jones has swagger. The issue I would
have with people hopping on the mac Jones bandwagon where
Kyle Shanahan has always really wanted to coach mac Jones,
supposedly wanted to draft mac Jones when they trade up
and drafted Trey Lance instead. But I would be cautious
(11:56):
of the mac Jones fandom only from this standpoint. How
many times have we seen a backup come in and
win a game and you're like, that guy's the guy,
and then the more games they play, suddenly you realize
why they were a backup. I mean, I I gulve
use so many instances. I mean Joe Flacco obviously a
couple of years ago with the Browns getting them to
(12:16):
the playoffs, and he's been fine, but he's not that
guy in a consistent basis. And we could kind of
go through the league and talk about backup quarterbacks and
how they win a game, but then the next week
they come out, you have that expectation they'll be the
same guy, and they're just simply not. Here's Kyle Shanahan
talking about Matt John's performance.
Speaker 8 (12:36):
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 like he did.
I can't send up good things.
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you heard from Isaac Lowencron with his update at the
(13:31):
top of the hour, Lamar Jackson misspractice, got a hamstring
ish issue and I mean stands a reason he doesn't
play this weekend, right, so you know, fantasy football wise,
you've got to adjust. But what's this mean? Has there
been a word? This is a bad week for Shador Sanders?
(13:53):
Was it named the starter when they pulled Flaco? That
was expected? The miming your answer is not expected and
wildly widely criticized by just about everybody, just about everybody.
And then then the Ravens, who I think it was
(14:14):
last week Dion was on a podcast saying, Hey, the
Ravens want to draft him, but we we didn't want them.
Do we tell them not to because we want him
to play? Not sit again? Just look up Lamar Jackson.
Lamar Jackson is a superstar quarterback, absolute superstar quarterback. Right,
(14:38):
But Lamar Jackson is constantly hurt. All right? This is
like a yearly thing for Lamar that he is. He's hurt.
It doesn't take a ton of research to go pull
up Lamar Jackson and go like, oh wait, okay, so
last year he played all seventeen week before year before sixteen,
(15:01):
but then twelve twelve, fifteen, fifteen, fifteen, and then of
course his rookie year he didn't start until the I
want to say, ninth game of the season. So what
does it mean, Well, Ravens are in trouble if they
can't win this game, right, I mean, team gets off
to a tough start. Now Houston comes in Houston at
(15:23):
one and three and the Ravens they have the Rams
next week, then they have the bye week. I mean
very likely scenario that you you don't have Lamar the
next two weeks. They sit him so that he's fresh
and rested. But if you start the year one in
five hard not impossible because again, we play more games,
and Cooper Rush has shown the ability to be that
(15:45):
backup that comes in solid, can start play a game,
and he can really he can run. He's not Lamar,
not close, but he can run. He can move. But man,
is that that the Ravens, who I think so many
people thought, evenge they'll figure it out. This is one
of those things that happen. I don't think they're going
to fire John Harpball. I don't for one not for
(16:07):
one second, do I think they're gonna fire John or Harpball,
even if they have a bad season, even if they
missed the playoffs. He has enough positive equity. But this
is one of those when it rains, it pours, and
Derrick Henry's two big fourth quarter fumbles start, you know,
the collapse and two losses, and then just when you
get to a softer part of your schedule, Lamar Jackson's
(16:28):
out Let's get to Mark Dominick Key joins us in
the Doug Outlet show on Fox Sports Trade. Of course,
Mark's former general manager of the Tampay Buccaneers his entire
life in professional football. How much does this dim the
hopes of the Ravens If Lamar doesn't play these next
two weeks, that will with a one to three start.
Speaker 9 (16:45):
Yeah, it's tough, right, I mean, obviously it's a It's
not where you want to see anybody have to and
this division is obviously going through its lows right now
with the injuries, especially at the quarterback position. The one
thing you can look at coming out of it is
that they really have a sot off schedule after they're
by Bears, Dolphins, Vikings, Browns, Jets. Just back to back
(17:06):
to back to back to back. They have Bengals twice,
and so there's a lot of victories still there. So
I still think they're going to be a wild card team.
Even if they lose these next two games and fall
all the way down to one and five. I still
believe in this team too much. I agree with you
our balls the head coach in twenty twenty six, unless
he doesn't want to coach anymore. There's no way with
the equity he's built that he would be out of there.
But you know, I think they're fortunate that the Bengals
(17:27):
obviously had the catastrophic injury and they're in a division
where they just got to come in second.
Speaker 2 (17:33):
Yeah, okay, let's get the last night. What was your
reaction to the play calling in overtime for Sean McVay.
Speaker 9 (17:41):
Shockingly, you really aggressive, but then you know the kicker
missus a kick and you're like, you're not surprised he
you know, goes for it. So it's it's one of
those ones where you just feel like you already had
every opportunity to win. You have crazy turnovers, they get
the ball, you use three timeouts to get the ball back,
and then I mean, just it was a crazy game
and how Shanahan walks out with the victory, and yet
(18:03):
I think the better team lost last night, and so
you know, that's just the way the ball bounces. I mean,
it's random fumble in a bad spot or like you said,
maybe a difficult decision in terms of a fourth down
and not making it. But I thought the Rams would
win the game walking into it. Obviously it's not. But
I don't worry about the Rams and what I think
(18:24):
they're going to be for the rest of the season.
Speaker 2 (18:27):
Mac Jones look backups for one game. Oftentimes they're really good,
and then you know they come back down to earth.
What are your thoughts on mac Jones and what our
expectations can be moving forward.
Speaker 9 (18:40):
Yeah, well, I think with mac Jones, I mean, anytime
a guy can go throw for three hundred yards, I
think that the number one indicator is this when a
quote coach grabs a younger quarterback Max got obviously experience,
but a younger quarterback, and he lets them throw it
forty times a game, which they've basically done. With mac Jones,
every game's starter, right, He's thrown the head almost forty
(19:02):
attempts in every game, all three games he's played. That
shows you they have a ton of confidence him, understanding
the system and be able to trust him, like, Okay,
we don't have to turn around get to our runningack
because we're not sure because we've seen so many times
a quarterback who might beginning the game goes Caroll to
throw at twenty two times and we're to try to run.
They believe in Mac Jones, and I always thought that
he was a good fit for the four Niners, even
(19:23):
when they took Trey Lance. In my mind and I
was on radio saying it, I was like, I really
think they'll take Jones because I just feel like Shanahan
will connect with him, and I have a feeling John
Lynch convinced him to go the other direction. Now they
get Jones, and he stepped in here and played phenomenal.
And I think you can say with pretty good confidence
when you've got a guy completing sixty six sixty seven
percent of his passes, still throwing the ball down the
(19:45):
field at least it's over seven yards in attempt, and
you know, just one to one interception. If I'm not mistaken.
He's he's doing everything you could ask and it's you know,
kept the San Francisco Fort Hoinders absolutely in the hunt.
Speaker 2 (19:57):
Doug out let me show here on Fox Sports Radio.
Mark Dominie is our guest, of course, general manager of
the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, as well as working his way
up through the food chain and now of course joins
us on a weekly basis here on Fox Sports Radio. Okay,
let's let let's let's hang around a little bit. Schadoor Sanders.
(20:18):
He's the backup or third string quarterback whatever as a
quarterback change was made, and I guess he was responding
to Rex Ryan, but he was miming his dad tweets
that he likes it. Uh, you've been a general manager
in the league. What was your reaction when you saw
his locker side interview?
Speaker 9 (20:44):
A little bit disappointing, you know, I think it's the same.
It's it's kind of that one where you're you know,
it's Dylan Gabriel's chance. Uh, you know, it's it's his
opportunity to finally uh, you know, have the clipboard. It
makes total sense. It's time for that, right, It's time
for this to get to that point. Where it's moving on.
But I just didn't like the way that he handles it all.
Just to feel like, what's the right way to say,
(21:07):
you know, you just feel like he's still just too mature,
and it's frustrating to watch, even from the sideline, and
I'm sure within the building it's a it's just again
it's maturity level that you feel like you think he's
going to have, and then he does little things that
make you remind you that that's probably why he dropped.
Speaker 2 (21:26):
Yeah, yeah, I mean, it's all making sense to so
so many people, Right, it's all making sense to to
just so many people. Mark aj Brown, you know, sends
out a tweet and apologize for the tweet. The Eagles
are still winning. They won a super Bowl despite the
(21:46):
fact he was a malcontent. I've seen people go over
the film and say, yeah, I know he got nine targets,
but they weren't nine good targets. What's the reality to
your thoughts on the Eagles and their AJ Brown situation?
Speaker 9 (21:58):
Yeah, I mean, ay, he's just got Look if they're
not even good targets, you're still getting targeted. I mean,
last three games, he's averaged nine targets a game. There's
a lot of receivers in the NFL that would love
and live to have that. And maybe they're not great targets,
but they're still you know, the focus is trying to
maybe get them the ball. You know, any great player
is going to want to make plays. Any great player
is going to want to be part of being successful
(22:19):
or helping the team, you know, show off what they
can be. And I think obviously with the Philadelphiahicles at
four and oh it's a subtle spot, but this is
where like the Saquon Barclays of the world can really
make an impact, even with the more of a guy
that's even more of a veteran. But I understand like
you want to have a bigger impact on the games.
But the other thing is we need to have you
out there for the games, and so you take what
you can get. It's again, it's different if they were
(22:40):
targeting two or three times four times a game and
there's frustration building up, but winning will help calm this
all down. If they keep doing that, it'll be water
under the ridge.
Speaker 2 (22:50):
The Colts lose to the Rams on Sunday, but part
of it was just a crazy fumble in series events
and look, two of their he wins are over the
bottom of the NFL Dolphins and Titans, but did be
the Broncos and could have been the Rams to get
the Raiders to come in kind of limping in. Then
the Cardinals at home, so he got some winnable games
(23:11):
before they head on the road to take on the Chargers, Steelers,
and Chiefs. How real is this Colts start?
Speaker 9 (23:20):
I think it's real, and I think it speaks more
everything be like, well, what Tron, Why wasn't Daniel Jones
successful in the Giants? It was the offensive line was bad.
It's still not great at the Giants as we see
Jackson Dark trying to survive and Russell Wilson didn't. And
I think that offensive line, you know, it's so easy
to overlook it. You know, think about draft day when
your team that you love drafts offensive line, and you
(23:42):
know a lot of times you're like, oh, great, we
took a guard first round, and then the other team
that's right next to you is like, got the brand
new running back, of the new receiver, the sexy tight end,
and they're like yeah, and you're like, yeah, I got
a guard. But in the end, the fact that I
think because the Colts offensive line is so much better
than people realize, and I think that's the biggest piece
of the puzzle of the culture. And so I think
(24:02):
it's real because I think Daniel Jones has confidence and
understanding of what he's asked to do in the system.
But again, it goes more to the offensive line, and
this is kind of the first time that they've all
been out out there. And you know, there's a guy
named Tanne Bordelini who's the starting center, who was drafted
in fourth round last year because Ryan Kelly was there,
he didn't get to play, but he's played in flashes
and I watched his tape. But then Matt Conclaves was
(24:24):
the third round pick same year. He kicked right into guard.
And so you've got Quentin Nelson's who looks really good
right now, really athletic and smooth. It's the offensive line.
It's Tyler Warren. If you watch his tape, he is
a beast across the board, and you got a quarterback
that they trust. And I think that's everything you could ask.
So I think it's a real thing. I don't think
it's just a flashing fan on who they played. I
(24:44):
think the culture for real, and I can't. I'll be honest,
I'm surprised I'm saying it, but it's true.
Speaker 2 (24:49):
Yeah, it really is amazing, Right, it's amazing on how
quickly you feel like they have I don't want, I
want to say flip this thing, but they they've changed
this thing for the better. Whereas you felt like the
staff was gonna be turned over, then they go and
get Daniel Jones and like, no way that works, and
sure enough it again, so far, so far has worked,
(25:13):
so Baker. They lose last week to Philly, but they're
they're three and one. They're going to take on Seattle
and Darnold's got his team At three and one. There
are a lot of questions about Sam Donald coming out
of Minnesota because everyone thinks you got a great quarterback, Whisper,
you got a lot of talent. What are your thoughts
on Sam Donald so far? You're one in Seattle.
Speaker 9 (25:33):
Yeah, I think John Schneider was right and he bought
the contract that was very club friendly, and I think
he's found the right guy. And now, yeah, we've got
to play down the stretch and postseason all those things
that you know is such a disaster sadly for Sam
at the end of last year. But again, you know,
little indicators that you go to are you know, anytime
(25:54):
a quarterback's you know, throwing the ball a lot over
that seventy percent completion rate, but also the differences when
you're completely seventy percent, but his yards per tempt are
over nine yards. So that's a that's a lethal combination
that's working for them. And so that's where you like
Sam Donaldson. He's willing to be aggressive with the ball
and push the ball down the field. And you've seen
him do that, and you know when he wants to
easy throw, maybe it's a J Barner or somebody, you know,
(26:16):
one of the backs, but he is pushing the ball
down the field and you like to see that from him.
And so I feel really impressed by what he's been
able to accomplish. And now you look at the Seattle
Seahawks and you know they're in a spot, you know,
with a very hard division and might be quite frankly,
might be the toughest division in football, which if you
(26:37):
told me to be in the season, that's say the
NFC West was going to be the toughest division football.
And then maybe I do believe that Arizona's toll down
to better, but certainly right now that looks like it
and Seattle held their own.
Speaker 2 (26:49):
Yeah, it's really kind of amazing what Seattle's done. I look,
the Raiders weren't expected to be good, but aren't we
Seeing the ceiling of Gino Smith, It's like everybody loved
the story. He's better than we thought. People thought he
was washed up, but like I just I don't feel
I'm not surprised when he throws picks. I'm not. I'm
(27:10):
just not by it. Then he got the Ashton genty
thing where now of a sudden he looks like the
College ash and Genty. It's only a couple of games,
and people were saying it's because you know of his
uh Michael myersh stance in the backfield. But the Raiders
issue is still on offense at least. Gino's not the
quarterback of the future, is he.
Speaker 3 (27:32):
No?
Speaker 9 (27:32):
I don't think he is, And I think that they
were hoping he'd be the quarterback for the next year
or two while they've you know, whether poor O'Connell. Anytime
an opportunity comes up, another boat bone breaks in his body.
And so now you know, can they trash they draft?
You know, they trade real draft collateral for you know,
can you picket? And And yet you know, I think
they'll play the season with Gino uh. And then I
think you're going to see this team because of where
(27:54):
they're going to finish up uh being the market of
for a drafting quarterback in the first round easily. And
I think that's where they're they're headed. And you know,
when you look at Gena Smith, yes there are parts
where I watch them like that that's actually better than
I thought or expected. But I think the Ashton Genty thing,
along with Gino is part of that offensive line in
front of him is a bad unit right now. They've
got guys in my personal opinion, that are out of position.
(28:15):
Jackson powers Johnson should not be a guard, he should
be a center. DJ Glaize is not playing well at
right tackle. They don't have a ton of options now
that they've got injuries as well. But I just feel
like we talked about the Colts and how important that
element is. I think the Raiders are the exact opposite
right now, where that line is not playing at all
to the level and now they've lost their left tackle
as well, So this is a really bad time for
the Raiders.
Speaker 2 (28:35):
Stands great stuff. As always, man, listen, enjoy the weekend.
You always bring the great insight and analysis. Thanks so
much for joining us.
Speaker 9 (28:44):
As always, thanks for having me on, Buddy.
Speaker 2 (28:46):
I need to check in with Jason Stewart. Jason, how
are you on your Dodgers prep for the Phillies Dodgers prep? Like,
just emotionally, where are you on on the series.
Speaker 3 (28:57):
Of the Phillies Phillies and three?
Speaker 2 (29:02):
Why do you do that?
Speaker 3 (29:04):
Phillies in three? Yeah, so the Dodger I'm going to
give you an example. Okay, okay, show Heo Tani went
into the final weekend of the regular season needing an
RBI for RBA one hundred, we're talking about show Heyo
Tani with fifty plus home runs. Kyle Schwarber, who is
the leadoff man for the Phillies, his counterpart had one
(29:25):
hundred and thirty six RBI on the season. So, just
if you're looking for a contrast, these seven eight nine
hitters of the Phillies get on base for Kyle Schwarber.
The Dodgers, one of their Achilles heel is seven eight nine.
We have a Catcher. I think with a lifetime average
of one. So that's just one of the reasons they'll
(29:46):
likely lose the series.
Speaker 2 (29:48):
Okay, how do you feel about Show Hey getting the start?
Speaker 3 (29:51):
Oh?
Speaker 9 (29:52):
I love it.
Speaker 3 (29:52):
I love watching that guy pitch. This is the I
hate predictions, but I just want to show you where
my instincts are.
Speaker 2 (30:00):
Uh.
Speaker 3 (30:01):
Show Hey goes an amazing five innings and they somehow
find a way to lose it with the bullpen.
Speaker 2 (30:06):
I knew that prediction was Kevin.
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Speaker 4 (30:44):
This is game time on the Doug Gottlieb Show.
Speaker 2 (30:52):
Islo, what do you got, Bud?
Speaker 6 (30:53):
Get ready to jump in gang with the following phrase,
I got DIBs. We'll start with the game that you
are most looking forward to this weekend in the sport
of football, meaning college football or NFL football. Which game?
(31:15):
Which matchup? Do you have DIBs on this football weekend?
Speaker 2 (31:19):
I got divs on Miami Florida State.
Speaker 3 (31:23):
I just I.
Speaker 2 (31:25):
College football is not just about the sport. It's about
the history. It's about the tradition and from our childhood,
no two bigger programs than Miami Florida State. Both. You know,
two years ago Florida State was undefeated in the regular
season and didn't get in the College Faball playoff, which
I actually agreed with at the time, and Miami has
(31:46):
been trying to we're back, We're back, We're back. It
does actually feel like they're back, right Miami Florida State
to me is it's an easy one.
Speaker 6 (31:54):
It just is.
Speaker 2 (31:55):
Plus you got the seminole with the spear before the game,
and I I think it's I think it's gonna be
an awesome game and awesome rivalry. I think Florida State wins,
by the way, Miami Florida State's my pick.
Speaker 6 (32:06):
And you know what, Doug, when you talk about growing up,
people have no idea how big the whole wide right
thing and the whole Miami Florida State thing was, I
would say in the early nineties, I mean, okay, so
let's cover from sports illustrated types stuff.
Speaker 2 (32:22):
Here's here's a quick little one. Sam, you're a big
football fan, college twelfth fan, right, Okay, So when he
says wide right thing, do you know what he means?
Speaker 7 (32:34):
It's Florida State coached under Oh my gosh, gosh about
Bobby kids these days, Bobby Boden. No, no, Bobby Boden
was not was coaching not that long ago. Bobby Boden's
Florida State teams losing to Miami on some wide right
kicks right over the ear right right like ones.
Speaker 2 (32:52):
I think it was more than that. But Bobby Bowden,
how about this one finished in the top four? Was
it fourteen second years? Yeah, it was something like that,
fourteen consecutive years.
Speaker 7 (33:03):
Twelve or fourteen, Yeah, top four finishes.
Speaker 2 (33:06):
It's insane. It's insane any way, Florida State, Miami's my answer.
Speaker 7 (33:10):
I got DIBs on number sixteen Vanderbilt at number ten Alabama.
Of course, Vanderbilt went in when went into Tuscaloosa last
year when Alabama was number one, shocked them in their quarterback.
Speaker 2 (33:21):
For the no.
Speaker 9 (33:21):
No No.
Speaker 2 (33:22):
Last year was in Nashville.
Speaker 7 (33:23):
Just last year was in Nashville. Sorry, correct, because it
is in Tuscaloosa this year and they have the Vanderbilt
had his quarterback back Diego Pavia. This guy does it all.
He runs, he throws, They score a lot of points.
And Alabama at home only a ten and a half
point favorite. So hopefully this is a good game. Let's go.
Speaker 6 (33:42):
There are some.
Speaker 3 (33:43):
Real dogs on the NFL schedule this weekend. My goodness,
but I've got DIBs on the Eagles Broncos. Eagles are
going to be facing a tough defense. Will their offensive
woes continue? Will they force feed aj Brown? Storylines?
Speaker 6 (34:01):
Goalore.
Speaker 3 (34:02):
I'll take the Eagles hosting the Broncos Sunday.
Speaker 6 (34:05):
All right, gang, What Major League Baseball Divisional Round road
team will most likely come out of this weekend with
at least one win? Which Road Warriors do you have
DIBs on.
Speaker 7 (34:23):
I got DIBs on the Yankees. I just feel like
they're gonna win a game.
Speaker 6 (34:28):
You just defended an entire country.
Speaker 2 (34:32):
I got DIBs and the Dodgers. Dodgers will win a
game despite what Jase two is, and Jase dow has
watched every pitch of every game, at least it feels
like it.
Speaker 3 (34:43):
I'm gonna play the odds here because the American League
teams will have played two games by the end of
the weekend. To get into the language of your question language,
I've got odds of the Yankees winning one of two,
So I'm gonna take the Yankees winning one of two.
Speaker 7 (35:00):
He already took the Yankees.
Speaker 3 (35:02):
I got DIBs on the Tigers taking one of two
the other American League matchup. Just like I said, I
didn't say the Yanks.
Speaker 6 (35:12):
All right, finally you did.
Speaker 7 (35:14):
Did you take one, Doug?
Speaker 2 (35:15):
Yeah?
Speaker 7 (35:16):
Oh you took the Dog picked the Dodge. I can
participate in this.
Speaker 6 (35:19):
You know, Oh I decline just trying. Yeah, I just
want to be the MC. All right, get creative here,
look ahead to a hypothetical twenty twenty five World Series.
If you had one hypothetical twenty twenty five World Series
game to attend involving the team still alive? Which two
teams would you like to see play and in which
(35:41):
ballpark would it be?
Speaker 2 (35:42):
In a hypothetical World series, which two teams in which ballpark?
Speaker 6 (35:47):
Yes, with the current team still alive.
Speaker 2 (35:54):
I got I got DIBs on Yankees Dodgers again. Okay, yeah,
one game?
Speaker 6 (36:02):
Which ballpark?
Speaker 2 (36:05):
Dodger state?
Speaker 3 (36:05):
Okay, we had it seventy eight and seventy nine, back
to back World Series against each other.
Speaker 2 (36:12):
I just I think Dodger Satam's the best place. And
those are the two best teams and the two most
historic teams. I think more people watch, and you know,
like the greatest baseball moment of my lifetime was Kirk
Gibson's home run.
Speaker 6 (36:23):
Anybody else?
Speaker 7 (36:25):
I got DIBs on Phillies Mariners? And how about t
Mobile Parking?
Speaker 3 (36:29):
Good one, good one. I got DIBs on, let's see
what's what's remaining here? The Cubs and the Mariners sure
never been, never been?
Speaker 6 (36:43):
Okay, Yeah, And if if I had one, I would
go with the Mariners hosting the Dodgers, just because of
the atmosphere of Seattle, having never been involved in a
World Series before, and that concludes definition of I got DIBs.
Speaker 2 (36:58):
Game.
Speaker 4 (37:00):
This is game time on the Doug Gottlieb Show.
Speaker 2 (37:05):
I want to talk about that pick at the top
of the hour, plus the Yankees advance waits to year
what Manny Machado said after the game. That's next to
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