December 31, 2024 • 60 mins
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Speaker 1 (00:02):
All right, guys, welcome back to Downtown Rams. As always,
I'm Alexis Kraft, joined here with my co host Jake
Allen Bogan, and we are coming to you live. Yes,
that's right, we are live another live episode to recap
the Rams win over the Cardinals thirteen to nine, Jake,
(00:24):
thirteen to nine. You hear that score? It's you know,
I don't. It's not how we all expected the game
to go. But a win is a win, so I'm
not sure how much we care. Yeah, you know, we
get the win and then in more exciting news, Well,
a win is exciting, but even bigger news I should say,
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the Rams have clinched a spot in the playoffs and
won the NFC West with the Commander's win last night
over the Falcons. Jake, so much going on here. We
win Saturday night, we clinched the division Sunday night. I mean,
it's been an exciting twenty four hours for Rams fans.
How are you feeling?
Speaker 2 (01:06):
I'm feeling good. I mean, you know, it's hard not to.
Speaker 3 (01:11):
This is a team that started one and four and
then you know, of course they end up at ten
and six and they have a chance to get to
eleven and six. And you know, while you and I
both had them winning the Super Bowl before the season started,
there were some unforeseen things that popped up. I mean,
you know, Pukinakua getting hurt again, and you know, Cooper
Cup getting hurt, and the offensive line getting decimated, and
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you know, not having your secondary really to start the season.
So yeah, I mean, I think what they were able
to do coming back from one in four.
Speaker 2 (01:42):
You know, they go in the bye you know, below
five hundred.
Speaker 3 (01:46):
Back to back seasons, they come out in the playoffs.
That's never happened before in the history of the NFL
in back to back seasons. So really impressive by the Rams,
impressive showing by Sean McVay, impressive job by Lesnie building
this roster. You know, I just think a lot of
people kind of, you know, gloss over the fact that
(02:06):
this team kind of rebuilt on the fly.
Speaker 2 (02:09):
That is not easy to do. There are teams that
are rebuilding every year.
Speaker 3 (02:13):
Just look at the New York Jets, Just look at
the Browns, Just look at the you know, the.
Speaker 2 (02:17):
Titans and the Jaguars.
Speaker 3 (02:19):
I mean, these teams are going to actually have to
sit there and maybe have a full rebuilding type of
season upcoming. But the Rams just did it on the fly,
and at some point or another they'll need to find
their quarterback in the future. But as of right now,
they have a lot to feel good about, except for
that offense right now it's a little lackluster. But the defense,
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the way they've been playing, what can you say? I
mean right now? You know, I think, I mean, we
all kind of knew the Cardinals would fall off. They
did this in twenty twenty one as well, when they
got off to a great start. They were dominant that
year and then right around the end of the season.
You know, Cliff Kingsbury was the head coach, but they
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did not take the cliff of Kingsbury out of this
team because they fell off the face of the earth
down the stretch.
Speaker 2 (03:07):
And it's a good thing they did.
Speaker 3 (03:08):
The forty nine ers were banged up with injuries, although
they just weren't a good football team this year, healthy
or not. And Seattle has been a fraud, they really have.
The Rams have kind of been one of those teams
that you could call mid and they're not winning. You know,
maybe the best ways, but all you got to do
is get into the dance. They have a lot of talent,
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they have championship pedigree, They got coaching staff that you
know has been there, done that, and they have the
best quarterback in the NFC and Matthew Stafford, and I
just think there are a lot of the pieces there.
You just have to get into the damn thing. Once
you get in there, you get a home field advantage
in the first round. Alexis will get into who they
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can maybe face, but you gotta feel good about where
they're at.
Speaker 1 (03:56):
Yeah, well that's what I wanted to talk about next,
because I think that's the kind of the biggest thing,
you know, in everyone's mind, is just getting the playoffs right.
Then you get there, and then of course your mind goes, all, right,
who could we play? Who do you want to play?
What's the most likely scenario? And obviously, right now, as
it looks, it's probably going to be the Packers or
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the Commanders, But there's a chance we could play you know,
the Lions of the Vikings depending on how that game goes.
So there really is so many options right now. Jake,
my personal opinion is that we probably end up playing
the Packers or the Commanders. That's what it seems to
be the most likely scenario. What are your thoughts on this,
because you know, a lot of the discourse amongst the
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fandom right now, of course, is everybody saying who they'd
rather play. Well, I'd rather play the Commanders because of
X y Z or I'd rather play the Vikings because
of X y Z. Is there any validity to the
statement that we probably will end up playing the Commanders
or the Packers? And do you have an opinion on
this or are you kind of like whoever we play?
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I think the Rams got it, you know, you share
kind of your thoughts and then I'll give mine.
Speaker 3 (05:07):
Yeah, So I actually think the least likely chance of
them playing a team is the Packers.
Speaker 2 (05:14):
And here's why.
Speaker 3 (05:15):
The Packers quite literally need the Commanders to lose, and
they'll beat the Bears. They will, but the Commanders would
have to lose to the Cowboys, and I just don't
see that because the Commanders have something to play for.
And let's be honest here, you don't want to get
that seventh seed. They can't afford us at starters because
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if they do, you get that seventh seed and you're playing,
you're going to Philly, You're going to Open Air Philly.
Guess what, the Rams aren't in open air stadium. They are,
but they're not. They're not in the elements. It's a canopy.
You definitely feel it, but it's not like it's gonna
affect the game type of deal. Ford Field not gonna
affect the game, right, US Bank not gonna affect the game.
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So when you have all of these, you know places
that you could go in the playoffs, the one place
you don't want to go is Link and Financial because
that Eagles Stadium is going to be rowdy. That's not
an easy place to play. And I could tell you
just being in upstate New York. I'm close enough to Philadelphia,
not close close enough to Philadelphia. No, in January, late January,
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that is not going to be a warm spot. That's
going to be very cold. So you know you're kind
of playing for that. And that's why Alexus, I think
Washington's gonna give it.
Speaker 2 (06:35):
They're all. I don't think they sit their starters.
Speaker 3 (06:38):
I think they win Week eighteen against Dallas, and that
would mean that the Packers are automatically going to be
the seventh seed. That means they would have a rematch
like the rematch of the Rio matchup in Week one.
That never should have happened. No idea why we did that.
But then you know you would have the command in
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the sixth spot and would that be against the Rams?
Well that depends because well a lot of people don't know,
and we just kind of assumed whatever, the Rams could
fall to the fourth spot. And to be fair, they
went to the Super Bowl at the two spot.
Speaker 2 (07:19):
Saints had the home field advantage number one.
Speaker 3 (07:21):
But back in the day with the six team format
in twenty eighteen, the top two teams got buys. Well,
now there's only one team. The Rams have never had
the number one seed in Sean mcvay's career, and they
haven't had to. They went to the Super Bowl at
the two seed, and they won the Super Bowl as
the four seed. Okay, and actually, weirdly enough, the fourth
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seed has a better win loss record in the postseason
than the three seed. Now that has nothing to do
with this. But if the Rams lose to the Seahawks,
which I am kind of feeling like they're going to
you get Seattle playing for pride, but you know, these
are all professionals. They're going to lay it on the line,
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and you have the Rams, who are probably going to
sit a lot of their starters. And if that's the case,
I think it'll be potentially a fun close game, a
lot of young guys getting opportunities. Cody Schrader from Mazoo
could even you know, tote the Rock in that one.
He's been on the fifty three all year and hasn't
even been activated. But I don't expect him to win
that game. And so because of that, that would mean
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that they would be the fourth spot as long as
Tampa beats the Saints, and the Saints are not good
and they won't have Derek Carr, so I would imagine
Tampa's going to beat the New Orleans Saints. So now
if that's the case, right, you would have the Rams
falling to the four seed. If Tampa somehow loses that game,
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then it doesn't matter what the Rams do because the
Falcons can't have enough wins to tie the Rams. So
the Falcons would win the division with a win, but
they would be the four seed regardless. So only Tampa
cannot the Rams out of the three. But here's the deal,
alexis when it comes to this, if the Rams do
have that four seed, well then we're gonna watch. Essentially,
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who they're gonna play will be decided on Sunday Night Football.
Speaker 2 (09:14):
We all know it's gonna happen. It's the worst kept
secret in the league.
Speaker 3 (09:19):
The Minnesota Vikings and the Detroit Lions will play on
Sunday Night Football, the final game of the year to
decide who wins the division, and the winner will have
fifteen wins and they'll have a buy and they'll be
the number one seed and the road to the super
Bowl will go through them. However, the loser will have
fourteen wins and have to go on the road and
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play the Rams if they are the four seed. Now, Alexis,
I think that's gonna be the Lions. I think the
Rams are gonna play the Lions.
Speaker 2 (09:51):
I do.
Speaker 3 (09:52):
I think this is what the NFL would want. I
think this is how it's gonna end up going out.
There's no way they're trotting Stafford out this weekend. He
needs some time. He's taken some huge hits. I don't
see it, but I'm curious what you think. But I
think it's going to be the Lions. If it's not,
it'll be the Commanders. I think the Vikings do win
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that game. Though they are so hot right now, they're
not anywhere near as banged up twenty one on ir
for the Lions.
Speaker 2 (10:19):
So I'll take the Vikings in Week eighteen.
Speaker 1 (10:22):
So my gut tells me it's going to be the Commanders.
That's kind of what I've you know, in the very
short amount of times since we've clinched the division, have
been feeling. I also think that the Lions are going
to win that matchup against the Vikings. So I would say,
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if it's not the Commanders, I think it's probably going
to be the Vikings. And you know, we did play
well against the Vikings this season. We match them on
Thursday Night football. You know, I think it's a favorable
matchup for us to play the Minnesota Vikings. I really do.
I know that's crazy. I know they're a very talented team,
but you know, we were able to kind of have
our way with them before, you know, earlier in the season.
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I think it will happen again. So ideally, I think
I'd rather play them or the Commanders in general, though,
I mean, I don't want to face anybody. I mean,
like you know what I mean, like all of these teams,
like anybody in any given Sunday in the NFL playoffs,
with all of these teams, to me, you know, have
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earned a playoff spot and I would like to, you know,
give them the respect that they're due.
Speaker 2 (11:32):
So yeah, I mean Tampa could be a problem.
Speaker 3 (11:35):
I mean, they got the hottest quarterback in the NFL
right now, regardless of what you want to say. He
might not be the MVP, but no one's throw more
touchdown passes in the last two years than Baker Mayfield.
Speaker 2 (11:47):
So I don't know.
Speaker 3 (11:49):
They got championship pedigree as well. Mike Evans is as
consistent as they come. I'm not saying they're a you know,
surefire Super Bowl threat. And obviously the Rams wouldn't play
them in the first round if they win the division.
Speaker 2 (12:03):
But I don't know.
Speaker 3 (12:04):
I just think part of me is like, don't let
Tampa get in the dance. Don't let the Rams get
in the dance. They already did the Falcons. That's the
one team I really feel like is beatable, Like if
they were to get in, I think the Lions or
the Vikings would smack them. So I'm just based on
what I've seen. I love Raheem Morris. I like what
they're doing there. It's just a year too early, right.
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But Washington's interesting, Lexus, because I think a lot of
people are gonna gravitate towards them being the easier one.
They got the rookie quarterback. He's never played in the
bright lights, that's true. But that's a team that has
had the kiss of death, you know, going to the
other team. I mean they won on a hail Mary
against the Bears. They got some OReGO in their way
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and you know, some weird voodoo magic thing. But on
top of that, they have championship pedigree. They have Dan Quinn, who,
by the way, beat the Rams in the two thousands
seventeen playoffs with the Atlanta Falcons, but obviously a different team,
but still he's also been a Super Bowl, so he
knows what it tastes to get there. He brought over
a lot of veterans on both sides of the ball,
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offensive and defensive as the defensive coordinator from the Cowboys,
and we saw the Cowboys did not look think with
the same team. Beattish came over, Dante Fowler junior, Dorence
Armstrong Junior, brought in, you know, a veteran in Bobby Wagner,
who he had in Seattle when he's the defensive coordinator,
brought over Frankie Louvu and Jeremy Chin and you know,
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I just feel like these these veterans really hooked onto them.
At the same time you watched last night, what was
one thing that stood out for you that made Washington
look very beatable? Because I'll tell you what it was
for me, But I'm curious if you saw something that
really stood out to you that made him look very beatable.
Speaker 1 (13:59):
So I'll be honest. I didn't watch the entire game
last night. I couldn't, so I don't want to be ignorant.
Speaker 3 (14:04):
So you the offensive line, they had like eight holding calls.
They could not hold it. Literally, they couldn't hold up
their end of the bargain at all.
Speaker 2 (14:14):
It was bad.
Speaker 3 (14:16):
And the thing the equalizer there is Jaden Daniels and
he's the exact quarterback that just gives the Rams fits.
But at the same time you've seen that work against them.
Kyler Murray loses his footing like and then you collapse
the pocket and you get a young quarterback who's never
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bet in the big bright lights and he's making bad decisions.
I just feel like the Commanders aren't as simple as
the worst team, the easiest team to play against. And
they're not just young because I think a lot of
people just look at them, Oh they're the young team.
They're the team with veterans. Man, they got more veterans
than the Rams do. So there, I would not call
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them a young team. So it's interesting, very interesting there.
But yeah, what say you? So you know we talked, well,
I just mentioned the Commanders, So what are your thoughts
on the Commanders?
Speaker 2 (15:15):
Looking at them? You know, what do they bring to
the table? Good?
Speaker 3 (15:21):
Bad?
Speaker 2 (15:21):
What have you just noticed about the team?
Speaker 1 (15:24):
I mean, I think they're a really great team on
the rise. I mean listen, I slept on them obviously
going into the season, right, I think most people did.
I didn't think that they were going to be this good.
You know, they have a new regime, I mean literally
from top to bottom. I mean, they got a new
owner they bring in. His name is slipping my mind.
He used to be the Warriors, the Golden State Warriors. Guy,
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his name is slipping my mind, right, don't they they're
GM or I don't remember if he worked directly with
the what's his name?
Speaker 3 (15:56):
Well, I know that they got Peters from the forty nine.
But are you talking about the owner?
Speaker 1 (16:02):
No, I don't remember. Well, no he's not the.
Speaker 2 (16:04):
Owner, but I mean Josh Harris is the owner.
Speaker 1 (16:07):
But well, they brought in They basically brought in a
ton of new people of the organization, right they trapped. No,
it wasn't. Also Magic Johnson only played for the Lakers.
Speaker 3 (16:21):
I know, I was saying Magic Johnson was one of
those people they brought in, But it's a joke.
Speaker 2 (16:26):
He was just part of the ownership group.
Speaker 1 (16:27):
Is all, Oh, gotcha, gotcha? Yeah, they But anyway, so
they basically bring in a whole new squad. They have
all this drama that happens right over the Commander's organization
with the old owner bring in a new regime. I
was like, all right, they get their rookie quarterback. I'm like,
I'm not expecting much. They're rebuilding and then look at
what they've done. I mean they they.
Speaker 2 (16:52):
Bob Myers is there. Damn I didn't know that.
Speaker 1 (16:56):
Yeah, he was the former GM. Okay, I knew. I
wasn't crazy. He was the former GM of the Golden
State Warriors. So they they he switched sports. They bring
in this new regime and basically that it's a testament
just I think to what the Commanders have built over there,
and I mean they hit a home run with Jade
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and Daniels. Yeah, absolutely has had a very good season.
And you know, again, I just I thought that this
was going to be like a true rebuilding struggle year
for them, and they proved me wrong. So you know,
I think it's been it's been fun to watch. But
to kind of answer your question of what I think,
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you know, I guess of them in terms of an opponent, yes,
I think obviously if you're taking your pick of team's
you know, and you have to make an educated guess
on you know, where are we going to find our strengths?
You you probably picked the team with the rookie quarterback,
the team that like isn't am be on paper supposed
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to be, you know, one of the better teams. But again,
like I said earlier, I don't want to face any
of them. I respect every single team in the playoffs,
so I do. I would say they probably be my pick,
but I don't say that lately. I say that like
it's like the less of all the evils out there.
I know that was kind of a shit answer, But yeah,
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my assumption is that if you can shut down Jayden
Daniels on the Commanders, then it's going to be an
easier path to victory. I think he's the key there.
Speaker 2 (18:38):
Yeah, I just so.
Speaker 3 (18:40):
I think with Washington, they have a lot of veteran presence,
They have guys that can rush the passer. The offensive
line is pitiful, but they have weapons. You know, they
have a good run game. I just I think Jaden
Daniels is just such a coin flip because he could
absolutely be you know, he could be a real big
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problem or you know, he could end up being a
big problem for the Commanders where he tries to do
too much.
Speaker 2 (19:12):
So I think that's that's definitely something there. Now. In
addition to that, you know, you have another.
Speaker 3 (19:19):
Team who you've mentioned, the Green Bay Packers, And I
just I feel like with the Green Bay Packers, they're
the team that probably the way that they've played their
season so far, the way they play their games, how
it always comes down to the wire. They could be
down by seventeen or twenty and they feverishly come back
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and they run out of time, but sometimes they get
the win. Well, the Rams are one of those teams
that would be susceptible to losing to a team like that.
They get up on you early on in their problem.
If they don't get up on you early on, there's
still a problem because they don't go away. You have
Jordan Love, who is literally the most fearless quarterback in
the NFL to do, will throw anything that's not necessarily
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a great thing there, but he's a talented player and
he's very mobile and can make plays. You got a
bevy of weapons. You got your long lost cousin, Tucker Kraft.
You got I don't know, maybe there's some relations somewhere
Josh Jacobs, who he can just absolutely wear down a defense.
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A really good offensive lineup front to not only protect
but also deliver the blow upfront to you know, open
up some holes in the run game. And you know,
you got guys like Romeo Dobbs, and you got guys
like Dontavian Wicks, and you know Musgrave who hasn't really
been utilized that much because of the injury, but he'll
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be healthy so the offense can do some things. Then
you have the defense, and you got Cooper the linebacker
who's really good. We'll see if jay r Alexander is
gonna play. It feels like every week he's hurt, but
he's a huge contributor. Xavier McKinney, he is a ballhawk,
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so there's a lot there for the Packers. Also, Sean
McVay has never beaten Matt Lafleur before ever, so that is, uh,
that's an interesting one.
Speaker 2 (21:27):
I don't I.
Speaker 3 (21:27):
Think some people will look at them like, oh, yeah,
you know, they didn't look that impressive in some of
those games. And I look at them and I say,
why are they not better than what they are? And
to me, that's when the postseason comes along, and if
you get in there, those teams We've seen it different sports, Right,
how many times have you seen a march madness?
Speaker 2 (21:48):
A team has been like, oh, they're.
Speaker 3 (21:51):
Good, but they're not quite where they should be, and
then it just clicks as soon as they get to
the postseason. The Packers could be that team. So I'm
not discounting them, But what are your thoughts on the
agreement Packers?
Speaker 1 (22:04):
I mean, I feel like they've been a little bit
hot and cold. I think Jordan Love is one of
those guys. You'll watch him sometimes and he's like the
most accurate quarterback in the league. I feel like there
are times where you watch Jordan and Love and I
think one of these games and this was last season,
but this is just an example. Was it It might
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have been last Thanksgiving that the Packers played, or is
the Thanksgiving before? Everything blurs together right now after the
holiday season, but it was a couple. It was either
last year or the year before. In Thanksgiving. I just
remember watching Jordan Love and I had never seen a
more accurate game from a quarterback. It was so interesting
to me because I definitely did not have very high
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hopes for Jordan Love in the NFL. If I'm being honest,
I was wrong about him. And I just remember watching
that game, and I have watched several games since then
where he is so good, but then I've seen him
play at times where he's just absolutely awful. He's one
of those guys that I never know what's going to
happen when I watch him play. And I think that
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the Packers, you know, success and you know, it depends.
I don't want to play the Packers when Jordan Love
is locked in. I don't know. I want to play
the Packers with the version of Jordan Love that I've
seen a few times this season. But the problem is
you don't know what's going to happen, right, And so
I think that's why I'm skeptical and a little bit
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nervous about playing the Packers in the postseason because I
have that fear that we're going to get that version
of Jordan Love that I think is going to be
a problem for the Rams. I don't know. And the
Packers are also just such a weird offense because it's
like they have I feel like they have like fifty receivers.
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It does feel that way, doesn't it like they have
just don't they.
Speaker 2 (23:56):
Throw a touchdown to Malie Keith and you're like.
Speaker 1 (23:59):
Yeah, You're like, why do you have like sixty five
receivers on your team?
Speaker 2 (24:04):
Melo?
Speaker 1 (24:05):
And none of them are a wide receiver.
Speaker 3 (24:08):
One in my opinion, like can't stay healthy. So if
he could.
Speaker 1 (24:13):
Stay healthy, you probably say it's Christian Watson. But like
they again, it's just kind of this mix of guys
that they're all like, not quite.
Speaker 3 (24:22):
Well, it's their tight ender. Craft is probably their best receiver.
I do want to point out that since the Bears game,
so this is one, two, three, four or five six
straight games, Jordan Love is not thrown an interception, So
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I feel like that's not really Jordan Love. That's the
game plan because you go back, he threw an interception
every single game, Alexis, every single game of the season, Eagles, Vikings, Rams, Cardinals, Texans, Jaguars, Lions, Bears,
interception every single game. And since he's gone six straight
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games without throwing a pick, so I think I think
they've kind of changed things up on, you know, the
way they use him. They've definitely made some adjustments. That
makes him more of a problem though, because if he's
gonna be careful with the football, well.
Speaker 2 (25:23):
You know that.
Speaker 3 (25:25):
I mean, that's that is something to keep in mind.
I don't want to miss our super chat here. I
just noticed it, man, a paradox. Thank you for the
five high folks, most starters to sit. McVeigh pulls rabbit
out of a hat for the win. Jimmy g has
great game. Ronnie Rivers for to run for one hundred
plus and b game hero. Yeah remember when Ronnie Rivers
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was getting carries in week one and now I forgot
he was on the team.
Speaker 2 (25:54):
Yeah, yeah, appreciate you, man.
Speaker 1 (25:57):
I think I think like you know if we want to.
I feel like we kind of skipped over the game
against the Cardinals, but that's not what I think people
are wanting to talk about right now.
Speaker 3 (26:06):
So well, we can revisit our favorite moments from that. Yeah,
but I think right now people are really questioning, like,
first off, who can they play? Which we went over,
and now who do you want to play? And who
was the most likely for them to play? So we
talked about the Packers, and we talked about the Commanders.
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So now we get into the Juggernauts, the two best
teams in the NFC. Arguably Eagles are up there, but
looking at we'll start with the Vikings, who many would
say are not favored to win on the road next
week against the Lions. The Vikings the Rams played thirty
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to twenty win. Vikings started off and I remember I
was doing a watch party for that game, so I
saw the chat well while I was live, and I
could tell you right now, nobody thought they were winning
that game. The Vikings came out, you actually forget about
it because the Rams took total control in the second half.
But the Vikings at the beginning of that game had
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two straight touchdown drives like they looked unbelievable. Sam Donald
is just pushing the ball down the field at will,
and all of a sudden, you're like, oh, crap, they're
not gonna win this game if this keeps up. And
then they figured things out in the second half and
made some really nice adjustments and Flora is for whatever
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reason and blitz a lot. But Sam Donald is coming
off a three hundred and seventy seven passing yard game
against the Packers, three touchdowns, one interception, thirty five freaking
touchdowns On the year for Donald, twelve interceptions over four
thousand yards, one hundred and six point four passer rating.
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Incredible stuff. I can't believe I'm saying this because I
thought the Vikings were gonna be terrible because I didn't
think Say Donald was any good, which is sad because
I always liked him, but I just kind of was like, yeah,
he just isn't that guy. Oh man, was I wrong?
Donald has been huge. He's had multiple games of multiple
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touchdowns at least three plus. He had a five touchdown
game against the Falcons on December eighth.
Speaker 2 (28:21):
He's legit.
Speaker 3 (28:23):
The question is, are the Vikings going to be a
problem in a rematch? Against the Rams because in that game,
the Rams played him at their strongest and right away
Christian Dearrisaw goes down and they traded for Cam Robinson,
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who's now their left tackle, which was a smart trade,
but he's not Drisaw. So what are your thoughts when
you watch the Vikings and it seems like they give
up a lot of yards, they give up a lot
of points, but DA have an offense that can go
toe to toe with anybody. How do you see this
Vikings team? Just looking at them?
Speaker 1 (29:05):
Well, looking at them, I mean they're obviously very good team.
You know, I'm on the same page. I totally. You know,
had low expectations for them. They started off their season,
you know, in kind of a weird way, right. You know,
you draft JJ McCarthy in the first round, he gets
injured in pre season, he's out. You've got Sam Darnold
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who has struggled right he is you know, I don't
know if regress is the right term, but essentially regress
right over the past several seasons. You don't have high expectations.
You know, he was a backup in San Francisco, so
you kind of feel like bummer, you know if you're
a Vikings fan. Right going into the season, expectations are low,
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and look at what they've done. I certainly would have never,
you know, expected this, as I don't think anybody else did,
so I think they're dangerous. I think Sam Darnold is
playing probably the best football of his career at this point.
I think, you know, him and Kevin O'Connell are a
match made in heaven. I mean, you have one of
the best receivers in the league, if not the best,
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in Justin Jefferson. You know, Aaron Jones has been a
good back for them, Jordan Addison another good receiver. They've
got TJ. Hockinson, so they've got weapons. They've got a
quarterback that's playing at a high level. I think, you know,
I think any team should be nervous to play Minnesota
in the postseason. I mean, the Rams played well against
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them on Thursday Night Football. We know this. I was
at a wedding rehearsal that that game, so I didn't
get to watch the whole thing live, but I was
like watching people who listen to our show know, I
was literally at the wedding rehearsal, like watching Amazon Brian
on my phone so yeah, I think I think that
they're a more like to me, there are more dangerous
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team in the playoffs than the Commanders in my opinion.
So I would prefer, if I again, if we're doing
this game, to play somebody like the Commanders, even the
Packers before, I think I would want to play the Vikings.
But then at the same time, it's like, you know,
I saw what the Rams were able to do against
the Vikings on Thursday Night football. Who's to say they can't,
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you know, repeat that, I don't know. Yeah, I think
I think if you're judging this Vikings team based on
how they've been playing as of late, they are going
to be a very dangerous team in the playoffs. So,
you know, I think that's a fair assessment. I do think.
So I'm seeing in the chat, you know, for everybody listening,
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there's a live chat right now on YouTube. People are
kind of speculating and talking about starters, right or the
Rams going to play starters this upcoming Sunday against the Seahawks.
What's going on? You mentioned the running back situation. This
might not be a popular opinion. I know people are saying,
Ronnie Rivers, I actually think Blake Koram.
Speaker 2 (31:57):
Is gonna play a lot too. Definitely, I think he should.
Speaker 1 (32:01):
I think he needs the reps, you know. I think
it's it's a good opportunity for him, you know, yes,
you know, I don't think that a lot of the
starters are going to play. I really don't. I don't
think that the Rams should risk it with our luck
this season, right, you start off the season just riddled
with injury. I don't think the Rams are afraid of
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going from the three seed to the four seed. And
someone in the chat said McVeigh just said that he's
resting guys and said korm will get a lot of
reps this week. So there we go. I'm excited for him.
I really want to see a lot of Blake Quoram.
I you know, I think that he's going to have
a lot of success against the Seahawks. You know, I'd
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be curious to see how the offensive line looks though,
you know, going against this game, is he going to
get at least a solid, you know, line to run behind?
Speaker 2 (32:53):
I hope so, I hope not.
Speaker 3 (32:55):
And I don't mean anything against Koram, but offensive line
well has just not been there this year.
Speaker 2 (33:02):
So I'm definite.
Speaker 1 (33:05):
I'm hoping the backups can play well, you know, for him.
And again, you know, the Seahawks don't really have anything
to play for the Pride.
Speaker 2 (33:13):
So well, don't underestimate that.
Speaker 1 (33:16):
Well, well that's what I'm saying. Like they, I think
they're gonna come out hard against us on Sunday. But
I yeah, I'm excited for Blake. I think he'll get
a lot of reps. You know, Ronnie Rivers as well.
I would like to see Cody Schrader too. I don't
I don't know that we'll get that deep on the
running back depth chart. We might because here's another thing
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to keep the to keep in mind, you could play
Blake for a half and then play Ronnie and Cody
in the second half, because remember, you want to keep
Blake healthy for the playoffs too, So you know, you're
you obviously know that Kyron is your running back one
in the playoffs. So he's going to play probably you know,
eighty five percent of the snaps like he has, and
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he's going to continue to do that for the playoffs.
But if something happens to him, then you know you
want Blake korum there. So I think that you know,
Blake Koram should play the first half. I don't know
that I play in the second half.
Speaker 2 (34:19):
No, I don't think you have to.
Speaker 3 (34:21):
I think yeah, I think Cody Schrader gets opportunities. I
think that would make sense. I'd love to find out
where this whole mcvaig thing is going down the mcveigh's show.
So yeah, I'm not going to be able to. Yeah,
it doesn't look like anybody. I don't know, is anybody
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tweeting this out?
Speaker 1 (34:45):
I'm not. I've just been watching our chat. I'm not Yeah,
the interwebs at the moment.
Speaker 3 (34:51):
But uh, yeah, it's just the mcveigh's show, which I unfortunately,
it's not like something I could read and then just
tell you guys. It's something i'd have to actually watch,
which would be incredibly distracting because I'd also have to
listen while doing a podcast. No, No, my brain would
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absolutely lose it. But okay, so think about this Commanders.
You know, we already talked about them, We talked about
the Packers, we talked about the Vikings, maybe not a
ton about their defense, but you kind of get the picture. Now,
the Lions, this is the team I think most RAMS
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fans want to play revenge kind of trumps everything, I
think for a lot of people. And yeah, the Rams
could certainly do themselves some help there with the revenge.
The Lions are currently down six to seven against the
forty nine ers. This game does not matter. The Lions
are just basically trying to protect their perfect road record
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seven and zero on the road. But this game doesn't
really matter because it all comes down two week eighteen
against the Vikings to win the division.
Speaker 1 (36:10):
Some of us need Jamison Williams to have a big
night for our fantasy championship.
Speaker 2 (36:15):
Oh he scored a touchdown, so I did.
Speaker 1 (36:17):
I did see that, which I'm happy about because some
of us is me. So I actually need Jamison Williams
and George Kittle to have a big night because I'm behind.
Speaker 3 (36:31):
I gotta address. I gotta address my friend here, Ruiz.
For obvious reasons, we can't give you our address live
on a live stream, right, I'll hit you up.
Speaker 2 (36:47):
I'll hit you up.
Speaker 1 (36:48):
Yeah, Jake, give him give him my address. I appreciate
it though, too. I'm excited. You know, I love candles. Yeah.
Speaker 3 (36:56):
But by the way, but you know, we have to
be we have to be careful when you're a person
that doesn't have a screen name, that puts themselves out there.
People just hate you because of your existence. There are
people that like you, there are people that hate you.
And the last thing I'm gonna do is docs myself
or Alexis for that matter. So oh yeah, I could
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give you the PO box. But yeah, it's it's in
the description. I don't know if it's in this description.
It's in the last video I did I opened.
Speaker 1 (37:24):
Fans, send mine to Jake's PO box and we'll make
Jake send it to me.
Speaker 2 (37:29):
No, no, send it to I'm not doing that. I'm
way too lazy for that.
Speaker 1 (37:35):
Yeah, I'll message you, but uh yeah, So yeah, I
think we've covered you know, the option, the options of
who we're going to play. I do think to wrap up,
we should talk a little bit about, you know, the
game against the Cardinals. And you know, I understand the concerns. Right,
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We've had really bad offensive performance, you know, the past
few games. It's not fun seeing these like thirteen to nine,
you know, twelve to whatever scores. Right, It's concerning from
an offensive standpoint because our defense is playing so well
and you want your offense that has Matthew Stafford and
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Cooper a Cup and Puka Akua and Kyra and Williams,
and you know you want them to go out there
and perform the way that you know they should. So
let's let's talk about that, because I keep getting asked
about that. I mean, we have another game where, you know,
the only touchdown we scored against the Cardinals, you know
was Kyra Williams red zone touchdown. Which story of the year, right?
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I mean we've just struggled for whatever reason to score.
And do you have thoughts on that? Do you have
thoughts on what specifically is wrong? Do you think it's
all tied to the offensive line, because I think the
offensive line play is is not, you know, amazing at times,
but they're not. They played fine and they give up
a sack, So can't blame the offensive line there. I mean,
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what are your thoughts.
Speaker 2 (39:08):
I think.
Speaker 3 (39:10):
Stafford is banged up and he's missing throws that he
normally hits. Cooper Cup is not creating separation he normally does,
which I think that is the sign of a decline.
So he could definitely use a week off, so can Stafford.
DeMarcus Robinson hasn't caught anything in his last five targets
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in the last four games.
Speaker 2 (39:36):
There's no speed on this offense.
Speaker 3 (39:37):
Right now because two two out Will barely plays Jordan
Winnington as well as too two out well, by the way,
who leads the team in average yards of separation, which
that might surprise some people. Jordan Winnington needs to play more, so.
I don't know if people realize he's in the top
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five in blocking at wide receiver according to PFF. Only
Pooka and Chris Conley and a couple others are ahead
of him. Whittington should always be on the field at well.
I get okay, maybe you know you feel like you.
Speaker 2 (40:17):
Have to motion him to get him open. Whatever.
Speaker 3 (40:19):
Maybe he's not on the field every single play, but
he should be on the field more, Alexis, the situation
is this, It's the Kira and Williams, pook and a
CUIs show. Tyler Higby came back, and I feel more
excited about Tyler Higby right now than Cooper Cup And
that's sad. I don't want to be like that. I'm
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not trying to be a Debbie Downer. And I know
a lot of people really did not like, did not
like my take that I had on Cooper Cup, but
they have to scheme him open now and it is
obvious he does not move as well as he used to,
and so that when you have to scheme a guy open, well,
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now you can't try that with Poka Nakua. You can't
try that with two two out. Well, you gotta scheme
Cup open. And Cup is a great blocker, so he
still has a role on this team. But I think
right now the issue is that there's just not enough
speed in this offense. You know, if it's not Poka Nakua,
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no one else is generating explosives because they don't use
at well and they don't use Whittington, and it's just
it's frustrating right now. DeMarcus Robinson plays off of the
other guys as much as people don't want to hear
that he does.
Speaker 2 (41:41):
He's not an amazing receiver. He's solid, but that's the reality.
Speaker 3 (41:47):
And so we can sit here and blame the offensive
line all we want and say, oh, well, you know
it's because Joseph Nopoom played. Yeah, that might have had
something to do with them not going deep down the field,
you know, on those those bombs. But I'm telling you
this has been going on before no Boom had to play.
(42:08):
This offense has been in a rut and they've had
some miscues. It's not just that the hunter long penalties,
you know, the illegal formation. I believe that was against
the Jets that wiped off like a thirty yard run
by Blake Korum, So that a lot of that is
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happening Alexis, and it's just there's a lot of stuff
going on. But I think the main focus right now
is getting these guys healthy as much as they can
going into that wild card game, because I think Stafford
will go god mode in the wild card game and
in the playoffs as long as he sits this week.
(42:52):
I really believe he needs, like because people did not
really understand. They take him for granted, the guy is
an absolute trooper, but if you haven't seen the last
three weeks, him getting hit directly in the sternum helmet
just dead on to like the ribs, I'm telling you,
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those hits they add up. And you know, when you're
moving your body, your ribs move too when you're throwing.
So I'm sure that's affecting him. I'm sure he you know,
I saw him land on his shoulder. I think he's
banged up, and I think giving him a week is
gonna help. So that's what I would say there. But
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I think the offense can fix what's going on because
obviously we saw forty four points against the Bills, so
it's possible. But they have to be open to making adjustments,
and it starts with adding to two Outwall and Jordan
Wington to the actual offensive game plan and not just
as decoys and not just a subpackaged players. They need
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to cut Away Cooper cups reps. I'm not saying bench,
but they need to cut his reps, and they need
to bench DeMarcus Robinson and they need to put guys
out there that are gonna consistently win. And that's what
Whittington and at Well I think can do. So it's
that simple. I mean, they're gonna get healthy in the
offensive line. They're obviously not gonna play Hanstein this week.
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He'll be back to playing hre I tackle for the
wild card game. But it's that simple, and we'll see
if they do it. I also don't wanna Sean McVay
has been a fantastic head coach and he's had some
good play calls this year. He's had some games I've
really enjoyed. The Bills game was an absolute clinic. But
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since the Bills game, his play calling has been a
lot to be desired, And you know, I do think
they've kind of gone away from things that worked in
the past, mixing up the pitches and just being really
it just feels like twenty twenty when Jared Goff would
just throw to Cooper Cup all the time, and people
who complain about it, that's what it feels like. Stafford
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is only throwing a pooka and akua because that's the
only guy that's actually coming away and making plays and
the guy that he can trust.
Speaker 2 (45:08):
So yeah, I guess it's.
Speaker 3 (45:11):
A longer winded answer than I expected, but that's the offense.
Speaker 1 (45:17):
I mean, yeah, I'm on the same page. You know.
It just feels like, you know, that lack of separation
that these receivers are are struggling with it matters and
there's no explosiveness. And I do agree, you know, I
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feel like the play calling has gotten very, very stale.
I think that, you know, what makes Sean mcday so
fun to watch as a coach and kind of hism
o is he's you know, offense on offense. He's just
a creative genius, right, That's kind of how he made
his name. And it does feel like, you know, he's
gotten at times just super predictable. But again it's saying
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that is a little I don't know if it's entirely fair,
because you know, we say all these things about how
the offense is struggling. You know, he's trying to work
around it. So it's just kind of a cycle. You know,
there's multiple problems and they feed off of each other.
But you know, I think going down the line, you know,
in a playoff stretch, I mean, more people have to
be scoring than Puka and Kyen.
Speaker 2 (46:25):
Yeah, they just do.
Speaker 1 (46:26):
I mean, you're not. And you know, we talk about
durability and we talk about Matthew Stafford's banged up, and
you know, you look at Kien Williams has had an
insane workload this entire season. He's played eighty five percent
of snaps at running back. Every single game he is
getting you know, he had games where he was getting
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like thirty carries. They kind of cut buck on that
in times, but I mean he's in there all the
time doing pass pro and everybody's big concern about Kyroen
going into the season, right, was durability? He answered the
durability question.
Speaker 3 (46:59):
I've said this so many times. It's so true. People
just forgot that. They were upset and complaining about him
being injury.
Speaker 1 (47:06):
Great, yeah, so now he's made it the d and
knock on you know wood right, I don't want to
jinx it. But so everybody who's complaining about that, now
you know he's made it, and he's he's scored sixteen
touchdowns for this team by far more than anybody else.
But then you have that question, like you know you're
going to be playing an extended season, hopefully more than
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eighteen weeks. It's like, keep him healthy, keep Stafford healthy,
keep these guys healthy. You have to have more people scoring.
Then you know, you have to have an offense that
is more than Matthew Stafford, Kien Williams and Pukunakua. So
I'd say that's the concern right now is how do
they get other people contributing. How do they take the
work load off of Kiron, How do they, you know,
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give Puka some rest. I think you're right. I think
you have to get too to out well involved more.
I think you need to use Jordan Whittington more. You've
got to are being creative again with the offense because
you're gonna get yourself to a point and maybe you
already have where teams know who your two guys are.
They they know that that Kiren is your weapon and
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that Pukunuku is your weapon at receiver. So I would
like to see in maybe Week eighteen, you know, maybe
against the Seahawks, that's gonna be mcveagh's time to experiment
a little bit, uh and see what he wants to
do in the playoffs. Because I agree with everybody who
is concerned about the offense. I don't know that there's
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necessarily like a right or wrong way to fix it.
I just think that there's some obvious concerns and I
want to see two two in Jordan Whittington involved more.
Especially Jordan Whittington. You know, he he's done very well
when he's utilized and he's been underutilized. And I think
he's been more productive these past few weeks than DeMarcus Robinson.
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And that's that's no shade to demark me. He's got
seven touchdowns, he's got the second most touchdowns on this team,
you know, for the rams, but you know, he struggled
the past several weeks and I'd like to see Jordan
gets more playing time. So we'll see, and maybe maybe
Sunday will be kind of a prove it day, as
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silly as that sounds for some of these guys who
aren't utilized more, and then maybe they'll be used in
the playoffs.
Speaker 2 (49:24):
We'll see, Yeah, you know, we'll definitely see. I think.
Speaker 3 (49:29):
I I think with Kyron, you know, people are really
never going to give him his due because he's not
But I mean, I've said this so many times. He's
not six one, six two two and twenty pounds runs
a four to four. But where would this team be
without him? As much as I love Matthew Stafford and
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I think he's helped them big time, I don't think
this team's in the playoffs without Kiren.
Speaker 2 (49:56):
Actually I know they're not, and I agree. I don't know.
Speaker 3 (50:01):
I just it is frustrating that whole I've talked about
it at nauseum on this channel, but just like everybody
was so concerned about his injury prone whatever people were saying,
and he doesn't get credit at all for playing every game,
but not just playing every game, being that that stature,
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you know, that that build and everything that everybody says
he's too small to play running back. Let's uh remind
everybody here, Kien Williams has three hundred and sixteen carries.
That's second in the league. I mean he did that
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while being five nine and two hundred and two pounds.
Speaker 2 (50:53):
And I don't think he's small.
Speaker 3 (50:55):
I think he's shorter, but the way people talk about him,
you think he's a buck seventy. So this isn't just
he played every game. He played every game having the
second largest workload in the league. That's saying a lot.
And he just needed ten touches to pass? Was it
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Stephen Jackson in twenty six two thousand and six, I
was at twenty sixteen.
Speaker 2 (51:23):
I gotta find it.
Speaker 3 (51:24):
But I think let's see here, yep, most touches by
It wasn't two thousand and six, though, most touches by
a RAMS player since Steven Jackson in twenty ten. Yeah,
that's more than Todd Gurley. I mean, and no, he
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should not see the field week eighteen. He shouldn't even
be on the sidelines. Put him in bubble wrap, like,
lock him in a freezer where no one can get
at him like no, I'm kidding, but like, do not
put him anywhere near the field. I don't want anybody
accidentally running into his legs. I don't want him standing
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near the sideline like no, he is so key and critical.
This team is going to win the Super Bowl, They're
gonna have to run the ball with Kyen Williams. I
think that was the thing that irked me the most
is that in a thirteen to nine game he only
had what fourteen fifteen carries.
Speaker 2 (52:28):
It's just not acceptable.
Speaker 1 (52:29):
So yeah, yeah, I mean I think, well, particularly in
the game against the Cardinals, that right side of the
line was not good, you know, with with haven Stein out,
and I think Kyron, I think they thought that, you know,
he would struggle. Probably that's probably why they didn't run
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the ball as much. But yeah, I agree with you
about you know, Kyron. Everyone in the chat is like,
I see Jack just asked, should Karen get an extension
after the season. Yes, yes, here, here's here's the you know,
as Jake said, and people can can disagree all they want.
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Kyron is there, in my opinion, the biggest reason that
the offense is now in the playoffs. The statistics back
that up if you guys want to go look, like
I said, nobody's come. Kyron has scored sixteen touchdowns for
the Rams. The next closest person is DeMarcus Robinson, who
scored seven touchdowns for the Rams.
Speaker 2 (53:35):
That's ridiculous that he is seven touchdowns.
Speaker 1 (53:38):
That yeah, and then after that it just drops off.
I mean it just you want to talk about consistency,
That's been the only consistent player that the Rams off
other than Matthew Stafford of course, but remember we started
the season one and four. I mean, Stafford wasn't throwing touchdowns.
You know, we were scoring exclusive At one point, I'm
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pretty sure that Kyroen had like seven touchdowns and then
it was like Pooka sorry, Cooper Cup had won and
that was it. So you know, again, people don't really
like to give Kyraen his flowers. I get it, he's
not Derrick Henry and so many people after Todd Gurley
really want a running back like that. But I just
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I think it's a shame that people don't don't give
credit where credit is due. And I think you're right.
I think if the Rams want to make a deep
playoff run, you're gonna need Kyron to show up, you're
gonna need to utilize him. Yeah, and that's why you
definitely don't play him against the Seahawks. Like I said,
I think if I'm if I'm playing or coaching against
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the Seahawks, I'm playing Blake Korum in the first half
and Ronnie and Cody Schrader in the second because I
don't want Blake.
Speaker 3 (54:52):
It's a preseason year. That for me, that's what it is.
I'm not playing Kello in the secondary. I'm not playing
Darius Williams in the secondary. I don't even play Kobe
Kobe Durant in the secondary. I don't play Kobe Turner.
I don't play Byron Young, I don't play Verse, I
don't play Fisk. I don't even play Rose Boom. I
don't play Omar Spates. I'm not playing the safeties. I'm
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calling guys up off the practice squad. You can't you know,
I can't call everyone up, But I am.
Speaker 2 (55:20):
T Trader is on the fifty three. He is going
to see time.
Speaker 3 (55:24):
I would like to see him have a lot of
time because I want to see what he actually can do.
Speaker 2 (55:30):
But yeah, I think it.
Speaker 3 (55:32):
Garoppolo has won some big time games. I mean, he's
an NFL caliber quarterback who's been in this system the
whole year.
Speaker 2 (55:39):
I'm ready to see what this guy can do. You
know That's how I feel.
Speaker 3 (55:43):
So Yeah, I mean, I don't want to see a
starter out there if we don't have to. I think
it's important to get reps for Korum. Yes, I think
it's important to. In my opinion, I think it's important
to get reps for your back quarterback because what if
you need him in the postseason and if you want
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to say, well, we're done if Stafford goes down, well,
I believe that would likely be the case. But let's
not forget how the Eagles fans thought when Carson Wentz
went down and Nick Foles had his run.
Speaker 2 (56:16):
You just never know. So that's how I would look
at that.
Speaker 3 (56:23):
I as of right now, because we're not doing our
preview yet, it's early in the week and we have
no idea who the hell is playing. We just know that, Yeah, okay,
they're gonna sit some guys. But the way I see
it is that I think the Rams are gonna lose,
and I think they're gonna play the Lions in the
first round four verse five and I'll go as far
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as to say the Eagles beat the Packers and then
the Bucks take down the Commanders. And you know what
that would mean, alexis that would mean the Rams would
have avoid playing outside. In a weird way, the four
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seed might actually be the best because you would avoid
playing the Eagles in the divisional round.
Speaker 2 (57:18):
Interesting, right, So.
Speaker 3 (57:23):
If you win, if you win as the four seed,
and Tampa wins as the three and the Eagles win
as the two, the Vikings or the Lions, whoever would
play the four seed, see what I'm saying. Eagles as
the two seed would play the three seed.
Speaker 1 (57:47):
So yeah, well we'll find out. I mean, we'll have
to obviously see how everything shakes out. But yeah, I'm
I'm kind of just like I'm gonna worry about it
right before it happens.
Speaker 3 (58:08):
I'm gonna enjoy this week, I'm you know, I mean,
the NFL season it is.
Speaker 1 (58:14):
There's gonna be a lot of good games. You know.
A lot of teams are you know, in a spot
in Week eighteen where they have to literally play, you know,
for something. I think the Rams are in a pretty
good spot. Yeah, and we'll be starting off, you know,
January with a interesting game against the Seahawks, and yeah,
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we'll go from there. The guys, there's seven hundred and
forty eight of you viewing right now. We appreciate it.
Thank you for stopping in to chat with us, to
listen to our thoughts. You know, we will be back
Friday night to preview this game against the Seahawks when
we kind of know more about what's going on, who
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might specifically be playing, we'll definitely be talking about it,
you know. Enjoy your New Year's Eve and New Year
Tomorrow's New Year's Eve. Have a very safe night. Please
make good decisions, be safe, have fun, enjoy your New
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Speaker 3 (01:00:02):
The US steps
All right, guys, welcome back to Downtown Rams. As always,
I'm Alexis Kraft, joined here with my co host Jake
Allen Bogan, and we are coming to you live. Yes,
that's right, we are live another live episode to recap
the Rams win over the Cardinals thirteen to nine, Jake,
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thirteen to nine. You hear that score? It's you know,
I don't. It's not how we all expected the game
to go. But a win is a win, so I'm
not sure how much we care. Yeah, you know, we
get the win and then in more exciting news, Well,
a win is exciting, but even bigger news I should say,
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the Rams have clinched a spot in the playoffs and
won the NFC West with the Commander's win last night
over the Falcons. Jake, so much going on here. We
win Saturday night, we clinched the division Sunday night. I mean,
it's been an exciting twenty four hours for Rams fans.
How are you feeling?
Speaker 2 (01:06):
I'm feeling good. I mean, you know, it's hard not to.
Speaker 3 (01:11):
This is a team that started one and four and
then you know, of course they end up at ten
and six and they have a chance to get to
eleven and six. And you know, while you and I
both had them winning the Super Bowl before the season started,
there were some unforeseen things that popped up. I mean,
you know, Pukinakua getting hurt again, and you know, Cooper
Cup getting hurt, and the offensive line getting decimated, and
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you know, not having your secondary really to start the season.
So yeah, I mean, I think what they were able
to do coming back from one in four.
Speaker 2 (01:42):
You know, they go in the bye you know, below
five hundred.
Speaker 3 (01:46):
Back to back seasons, they come out in the playoffs.
That's never happened before in the history of the NFL
in back to back seasons. So really impressive by the Rams,
impressive showing by Sean McVay, impressive job by Lesnie building
this roster. You know, I just think a lot of
people kind of, you know, gloss over the fact that
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this team kind of rebuilt on the fly.
Speaker 2 (02:09):
That is not easy to do. There are teams that
are rebuilding every year.
Speaker 3 (02:13):
Just look at the New York Jets, Just look at
the Browns, Just look at the you know, the.
Speaker 2 (02:17):
Titans and the Jaguars.
Speaker 3 (02:19):
I mean, these teams are going to actually have to
sit there and maybe have a full rebuilding type of
season upcoming. But the Rams just did it on the fly,
and at some point or another they'll need to find
their quarterback in the future. But as of right now,
they have a lot to feel good about, except for
that offense right now it's a little lackluster. But the defense,
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the way they've been playing, what can you say? I
mean right now? You know, I think, I mean, we
all kind of knew the Cardinals would fall off. They
did this in twenty twenty one as well, when they
got off to a great start. They were dominant that
year and then right around the end of the season.
You know, Cliff Kingsbury was the head coach, but they
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did not take the cliff of Kingsbury out of this
team because they fell off the face of the earth
down the stretch.
Speaker 2 (03:07):
And it's a good thing they did.
Speaker 3 (03:08):
The forty nine ers were banged up with injuries, although
they just weren't a good football team this year, healthy
or not. And Seattle has been a fraud, they really have.
The Rams have kind of been one of those teams
that you could call mid and they're not winning. You know,
maybe the best ways, but all you got to do
is get into the dance. They have a lot of talent,
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they have championship pedigree, They got coaching staff that you
know has been there, done that, and they have the
best quarterback in the NFC and Matthew Stafford, and I
just think there are a lot of the pieces there.
You just have to get into the damn thing. Once
you get in there, you get a home field advantage
in the first round. Alexis will get into who they
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can maybe face, but you gotta feel good about where
they're at.
Speaker 1 (03:56):
Yeah, well that's what I wanted to talk about next,
because I think that's the kind of the biggest thing,
you know, in everyone's mind, is just getting the playoffs right.
Then you get there, and then of course your mind goes, all, right,
who could we play? Who do you want to play?
What's the most likely scenario? And obviously, right now, as
it looks, it's probably going to be the Packers or
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the Commanders, But there's a chance we could play you know,
the Lions of the Vikings depending on how that game goes.
So there really is so many options right now. Jake,
my personal opinion is that we probably end up playing
the Packers or the Commanders. That's what it seems to
be the most likely scenario. What are your thoughts on this,
because you know, a lot of the discourse amongst the
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fandom right now, of course, is everybody saying who they'd
rather play. Well, I'd rather play the Commanders because of
X y Z or I'd rather play the Vikings because
of X y Z. Is there any validity to the
statement that we probably will end up playing the Commanders
or the Packers? And do you have an opinion on
this or are you kind of like whoever we play?
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I think the Rams got it, you know, you share
kind of your thoughts and then I'll give mine.
Speaker 3 (05:07):
Yeah, So I actually think the least likely chance of
them playing a team is the Packers.
Speaker 2 (05:14):
And here's why.
Speaker 3 (05:15):
The Packers quite literally need the Commanders to lose, and
they'll beat the Bears. They will, but the Commanders would
have to lose to the Cowboys, and I just don't
see that because the Commanders have something to play for.
And let's be honest here, you don't want to get
that seventh seed. They can't afford us at starters because
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if they do, you get that seventh seed and you're playing,
you're going to Philly, You're going to Open Air Philly.
Guess what, the Rams aren't in open air stadium. They are,
but they're not. They're not in the elements. It's a canopy.
You definitely feel it, but it's not like it's gonna
affect the game type of deal. Ford Field not gonna
affect the game, right, US Bank not gonna affect the game.
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So when you have all of these, you know places
that you could go in the playoffs, the one place
you don't want to go is Link and Financial because
that Eagles Stadium is going to be rowdy. That's not
an easy place to play. And I could tell you
just being in upstate New York. I'm close enough to Philadelphia,
not close close enough to Philadelphia. No, in January, late January,
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that is not going to be a warm spot. That's
going to be very cold. So you know you're kind
of playing for that. And that's why Alexus, I think
Washington's gonna give it.
Speaker 2 (06:35):
They're all. I don't think they sit their starters.
Speaker 3 (06:38):
I think they win Week eighteen against Dallas, and that
would mean that the Packers are automatically going to be
the seventh seed. That means they would have a rematch
like the rematch of the Rio matchup in Week one.
That never should have happened. No idea why we did that.
But then you know you would have the command in
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the sixth spot and would that be against the Rams?
Well that depends because well a lot of people don't know,
and we just kind of assumed whatever, the Rams could
fall to the fourth spot. And to be fair, they
went to the Super Bowl at the two spot.
Speaker 2 (07:19):
Saints had the home field advantage number one.
Speaker 3 (07:21):
But back in the day with the six team format
in twenty eighteen, the top two teams got buys. Well,
now there's only one team. The Rams have never had
the number one seed in Sean mcvay's career, and they
haven't had to. They went to the Super Bowl at
the two seed, and they won the Super Bowl as
the four seed. Okay, and actually, weirdly enough, the fourth
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seed has a better win loss record in the postseason
than the three seed. Now that has nothing to do
with this. But if the Rams lose to the Seahawks,
which I am kind of feeling like they're going to
you get Seattle playing for pride, but you know, these
are all professionals. They're going to lay it on the line,
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and you have the Rams, who are probably going to
sit a lot of their starters. And if that's the case,
I think it'll be potentially a fun close game, a
lot of young guys getting opportunities. Cody Schrader from Mazoo
could even you know, tote the Rock in that one.
He's been on the fifty three all year and hasn't
even been activated. But I don't expect him to win
that game. And so because of that, that would mean
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that they would be the fourth spot as long as
Tampa beats the Saints, and the Saints are not good
and they won't have Derek Carr, so I would imagine
Tampa's going to beat the New Orleans Saints. So now
if that's the case, right, you would have the Rams
falling to the four seed. If Tampa somehow loses that game,
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then it doesn't matter what the Rams do because the
Falcons can't have enough wins to tie the Rams. So
the Falcons would win the division with a win, but
they would be the four seed regardless. So only Tampa
cannot the Rams out of the three. But here's the deal,
alexis when it comes to this, if the Rams do
have that four seed, well then we're gonna watch. Essentially,
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who they're gonna play will be decided on Sunday Night Football.
Speaker 2 (09:14):
We all know it's gonna happen. It's the worst kept
secret in the league.
Speaker 3 (09:19):
The Minnesota Vikings and the Detroit Lions will play on
Sunday Night Football, the final game of the year to
decide who wins the division, and the winner will have
fifteen wins and they'll have a buy and they'll be
the number one seed and the road to the super
Bowl will go through them. However, the loser will have
fourteen wins and have to go on the road and
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play the Rams if they are the four seed. Now, Alexis,
I think that's gonna be the Lions. I think the
Rams are gonna play the Lions.
Speaker 2 (09:51):
I do.
Speaker 3 (09:52):
I think this is what the NFL would want. I
think this is how it's gonna end up going out.
There's no way they're trotting Stafford out this weekend. He
needs some time. He's taken some huge hits. I don't
see it, but I'm curious what you think. But I
think it's going to be the Lions. If it's not,
it'll be the Commanders. I think the Vikings do win
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that game. Though they are so hot right now, they're
not anywhere near as banged up twenty one on ir
for the Lions.
Speaker 2 (10:19):
So I'll take the Vikings in Week eighteen.
Speaker 1 (10:22):
So my gut tells me it's going to be the Commanders.
That's kind of what I've you know, in the very
short amount of times since we've clinched the division, have
been feeling. I also think that the Lions are going
to win that matchup against the Vikings. So I would say,
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if it's not the Commanders, I think it's probably going
to be the Vikings. And you know, we did play
well against the Vikings this season. We match them on
Thursday Night football. You know, I think it's a favorable
matchup for us to play the Minnesota Vikings. I really do.
I know that's crazy. I know they're a very talented team,
but you know, we were able to kind of have
our way with them before, you know, earlier in the season.
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I think it will happen again. So ideally, I think
I'd rather play them or the Commanders in general, though,
I mean, I don't want to face anybody. I mean,
like you know what I mean, like all of these teams,
like anybody in any given Sunday in the NFL playoffs,
with all of these teams, to me, you know, have
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earned a playoff spot and I would like to, you know,
give them the respect that they're due.
Speaker 2 (11:32):
So yeah, I mean Tampa could be a problem.
Speaker 3 (11:35):
I mean, they got the hottest quarterback in the NFL
right now, regardless of what you want to say. He
might not be the MVP, but no one's throw more
touchdown passes in the last two years than Baker Mayfield.
Speaker 2 (11:47):
So I don't know.
Speaker 3 (11:49):
They got championship pedigree as well. Mike Evans is as
consistent as they come. I'm not saying they're a you know,
surefire Super Bowl threat. And obviously the Rams wouldn't play
them in the first round if they win the division.
Speaker 2 (12:03):
But I don't know.
Speaker 3 (12:04):
I just think part of me is like, don't let
Tampa get in the dance. Don't let the Rams get
in the dance. They already did the Falcons. That's the
one team I really feel like is beatable, Like if
they were to get in, I think the Lions or
the Vikings would smack them. So I'm just based on
what I've seen. I love Raheem Morris. I like what
they're doing there. It's just a year too early, right.
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But Washington's interesting, Lexus, because I think a lot of
people are gonna gravitate towards them being the easier one.
They got the rookie quarterback. He's never played in the
bright lights, that's true. But that's a team that has
had the kiss of death, you know, going to the
other team. I mean they won on a hail Mary
against the Bears. They got some OReGO in their way
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and you know, some weird voodoo magic thing. But on
top of that, they have championship pedigree. They have Dan Quinn, who,
by the way, beat the Rams in the two thousands
seventeen playoffs with the Atlanta Falcons, but obviously a different team,
but still he's also been a Super Bowl, so he
knows what it tastes to get there. He brought over
a lot of veterans on both sides of the ball,
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offensive and defensive as the defensive coordinator from the Cowboys,
and we saw the Cowboys did not look think with
the same team. Beattish came over, Dante Fowler junior, Dorence
Armstrong Junior, brought in, you know, a veteran in Bobby Wagner,
who he had in Seattle when he's the defensive coordinator,
brought over Frankie Louvu and Jeremy Chin and you know,
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I just feel like these these veterans really hooked onto them.
At the same time you watched last night, what was
one thing that stood out for you that made Washington
look very beatable? Because I'll tell you what it was
for me, But I'm curious if you saw something that
really stood out to you that made him look very beatable.
Speaker 1 (13:59):
So I'll be honest. I didn't watch the entire game
last night. I couldn't, so I don't want to be ignorant.
Speaker 3 (14:04):
So you the offensive line, they had like eight holding calls.
They could not hold it. Literally, they couldn't hold up
their end of the bargain at all.
Speaker 2 (14:14):
It was bad.
Speaker 3 (14:16):
And the thing the equalizer there is Jaden Daniels and
he's the exact quarterback that just gives the Rams fits.
But at the same time you've seen that work against them.
Kyler Murray loses his footing like and then you collapse
the pocket and you get a young quarterback who's never
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bet in the big bright lights and he's making bad decisions.
I just feel like the Commanders aren't as simple as
the worst team, the easiest team to play against. And
they're not just young because I think a lot of
people just look at them, Oh they're the young team.
They're the team with veterans. Man, they got more veterans
than the Rams do. So there, I would not call
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them a young team. So it's interesting, very interesting there.
But yeah, what say you? So you know we talked, well,
I just mentioned the Commanders, So what are your thoughts
on the Commanders?
Speaker 2 (15:15):
Looking at them? You know, what do they bring to
the table? Good?
Speaker 3 (15:21):
Bad?
Speaker 2 (15:21):
What have you just noticed about the team?
Speaker 1 (15:24):
I mean, I think they're a really great team on
the rise. I mean listen, I slept on them obviously
going into the season, right, I think most people did.
I didn't think that they were going to be this good.
You know, they have a new regime, I mean literally
from top to bottom. I mean, they got a new
owner they bring in. His name is slipping my mind.
He used to be the Warriors, the Golden State Warriors. Guy,
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his name is slipping my mind, right, don't they they're
GM or I don't remember if he worked directly with
the what's his name?
Speaker 3 (15:56):
Well, I know that they got Peters from the forty nine.
But are you talking about the owner?
Speaker 1 (16:02):
No, I don't remember. Well, no he's not the.
Speaker 2 (16:04):
Owner, but I mean Josh Harris is the owner.
Speaker 1 (16:07):
But well, they brought in They basically brought in a
ton of new people of the organization, right they trapped. No,
it wasn't. Also Magic Johnson only played for the Lakers.
Speaker 3 (16:21):
I know, I was saying Magic Johnson was one of
those people they brought in, But it's a joke.
Speaker 2 (16:26):
He was just part of the ownership group.
Speaker 1 (16:27):
Is all, Oh, gotcha, gotcha? Yeah, they But anyway, so
they basically bring in a whole new squad. They have
all this drama that happens right over the Commander's organization
with the old owner bring in a new regime. I
was like, all right, they get their rookie quarterback. I'm like,
I'm not expecting much. They're rebuilding and then look at
what they've done. I mean they they.
Speaker 2 (16:52):
Bob Myers is there. Damn I didn't know that.
Speaker 1 (16:56):
Yeah, he was the former GM. Okay, I knew. I
wasn't crazy. He was the former GM of the Golden
State Warriors. So they they he switched sports. They bring
in this new regime and basically that it's a testament
just I think to what the Commanders have built over there,
and I mean they hit a home run with Jade
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and Daniels. Yeah, absolutely has had a very good season.
And you know, again, I just I thought that this
was going to be like a true rebuilding struggle year
for them, and they proved me wrong. So you know,
I think it's been it's been fun to watch. But
to kind of answer your question of what I think,
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you know, I guess of them in terms of an opponent, yes,
I think obviously if you're taking your pick of team's
you know, and you have to make an educated guess
on you know, where are we going to find our strengths?
You you probably picked the team with the rookie quarterback,
the team that like isn't am be on paper supposed
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to be, you know, one of the better teams. But again,
like I said earlier, I don't want to face any
of them. I respect every single team in the playoffs,
so I do. I would say they probably be my pick,
but I don't say that lately. I say that like
it's like the less of all the evils out there.
I know that was kind of a shit answer, But yeah,
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my assumption is that if you can shut down Jayden
Daniels on the Commanders, then it's going to be an
easier path to victory. I think he's the key there.
Speaker 2 (18:38):
Yeah, I just so.
Speaker 3 (18:40):
I think with Washington, they have a lot of veteran presence,
They have guys that can rush the passer. The offensive
line is pitiful, but they have weapons. You know, they
have a good run game. I just I think Jaden
Daniels is just such a coin flip because he could
absolutely be you know, he could be a real big
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problem or you know, he could end up being a
big problem for the Commanders where he tries to do
too much.
Speaker 2 (19:12):
So I think that's that's definitely something there. Now. In
addition to that, you know, you have another.
Speaker 3 (19:19):
Team who you've mentioned, the Green Bay Packers, And I
just I feel like with the Green Bay Packers, they're
the team that probably the way that they've played their
season so far, the way they play their games, how
it always comes down to the wire. They could be
down by seventeen or twenty and they feverishly come back
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and they run out of time, but sometimes they get
the win. Well, the Rams are one of those teams
that would be susceptible to losing to a team like that.
They get up on you early on in their problem.
If they don't get up on you early on, there's
still a problem because they don't go away. You have
Jordan Love, who is literally the most fearless quarterback in
the NFL to do, will throw anything that's not necessarily
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a great thing there, but he's a talented player and
he's very mobile and can make plays. You got a
bevy of weapons. You got your long lost cousin, Tucker Kraft.
You got I don't know, maybe there's some relations somewhere
Josh Jacobs, who he can just absolutely wear down a defense.
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A really good offensive lineup front to not only protect
but also deliver the blow upfront to you know, open
up some holes in the run game. And you know,
you got guys like Romeo Dobbs, and you got guys
like Dontavian Wicks, and you know Musgrave who hasn't really
been utilized that much because of the injury, but he'll
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be healthy so the offense can do some things. Then
you have the defense, and you got Cooper the linebacker
who's really good. We'll see if jay r Alexander is
gonna play. It feels like every week he's hurt, but
he's a huge contributor. Xavier McKinney, he is a ballhawk,
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so there's a lot there for the Packers. Also, Sean
McVay has never beaten Matt Lafleur before ever, so that is, uh,
that's an interesting one.
Speaker 2 (21:27):
I don't I.
Speaker 3 (21:27):
Think some people will look at them like, oh, yeah,
you know, they didn't look that impressive in some of
those games. And I look at them and I say,
why are they not better than what they are? And
to me, that's when the postseason comes along, and if
you get in there, those teams We've seen it different sports, Right,
how many times have you seen a march madness?
Speaker 2 (21:48):
A team has been like, oh, they're.
Speaker 3 (21:51):
Good, but they're not quite where they should be, and
then it just clicks as soon as they get to
the postseason. The Packers could be that team. So I'm
not discounting them, But what are your thoughts on the
agreement Packers?
Speaker 1 (22:04):
I mean, I feel like they've been a little bit
hot and cold. I think Jordan Love is one of
those guys. You'll watch him sometimes and he's like the
most accurate quarterback in the league. I feel like there
are times where you watch Jordan and Love and I
think one of these games and this was last season,
but this is just an example. Was it It might
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have been last Thanksgiving that the Packers played, or is
the Thanksgiving before? Everything blurs together right now after the
holiday season, but it was a couple. It was either
last year or the year before. In Thanksgiving. I just
remember watching Jordan Love and I had never seen a
more accurate game from a quarterback. It was so interesting
to me because I definitely did not have very high
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hopes for Jordan Love in the NFL. If I'm being honest,
I was wrong about him. And I just remember watching
that game, and I have watched several games since then
where he is so good, but then I've seen him
play at times where he's just absolutely awful. He's one
of those guys that I never know what's going to
happen when I watch him play. And I think that
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the Packers, you know, success and you know, it depends.
I don't want to play the Packers when Jordan Love
is locked in. I don't know. I want to play
the Packers with the version of Jordan Love that I've
seen a few times this season. But the problem is
you don't know what's going to happen, right, And so
I think that's why I'm skeptical and a little bit
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nervous about playing the Packers in the postseason because I
have that fear that we're going to get that version
of Jordan Love that I think is going to be
a problem for the Rams. I don't know. And the
Packers are also just such a weird offense because it's
like they have I feel like they have like fifty receivers.
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It does feel that way, doesn't it like they have
just don't they.
Speaker 2 (23:56):
Throw a touchdown to Malie Keith and you're like.
Speaker 1 (23:59):
Yeah, You're like, why do you have like sixty five
receivers on your team?
Speaker 2 (24:04):
Melo?
Speaker 1 (24:05):
And none of them are a wide receiver.
Speaker 3 (24:08):
One in my opinion, like can't stay healthy. So if
he could.
Speaker 1 (24:13):
Stay healthy, you probably say it's Christian Watson. But like
they again, it's just kind of this mix of guys
that they're all like, not quite.
Speaker 3 (24:22):
Well, it's their tight ender. Craft is probably their best receiver.
I do want to point out that since the Bears game,
so this is one, two, three, four or five six
straight games, Jordan Love is not thrown an interception, So
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I feel like that's not really Jordan Love. That's the
game plan because you go back, he threw an interception
every single game, Alexis, every single game of the season, Eagles, Vikings, Rams, Cardinals, Texans, Jaguars, Lions, Bears,
interception every single game. And since he's gone six straight
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games without throwing a pick, so I think I think
they've kind of changed things up on, you know, the
way they use him. They've definitely made some adjustments. That
makes him more of a problem though, because if he's
gonna be careful with the football, well.
Speaker 2 (25:23):
You know that.
Speaker 3 (25:25):
I mean, that's that is something to keep in mind.
I don't want to miss our super chat here. I
just noticed it, man, a paradox. Thank you for the
five high folks, most starters to sit. McVeigh pulls rabbit
out of a hat for the win. Jimmy g has
great game. Ronnie Rivers for to run for one hundred
plus and b game hero. Yeah remember when Ronnie Rivers
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was getting carries in week one and now I forgot
he was on the team.
Speaker 2 (25:54):
Yeah, yeah, appreciate you, man.
Speaker 1 (25:57):
I think I think like you know if we want to.
I feel like we kind of skipped over the game
against the Cardinals, but that's not what I think people
are wanting to talk about right now.
Speaker 3 (26:06):
So well, we can revisit our favorite moments from that. Yeah,
but I think right now people are really questioning, like,
first off, who can they play? Which we went over,
and now who do you want to play? And who
was the most likely for them to play? So we
talked about the Packers, and we talked about the Commanders.
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So now we get into the Juggernauts, the two best
teams in the NFC. Arguably Eagles are up there, but
looking at we'll start with the Vikings, who many would
say are not favored to win on the road next
week against the Lions. The Vikings the Rams played thirty
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to twenty win. Vikings started off and I remember I
was doing a watch party for that game, so I
saw the chat well while I was live, and I
could tell you right now, nobody thought they were winning
that game. The Vikings came out, you actually forget about
it because the Rams took total control in the second half.
But the Vikings at the beginning of that game had
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two straight touchdown drives like they looked unbelievable. Sam Donald
is just pushing the ball down the field at will,
and all of a sudden, you're like, oh, crap, they're
not gonna win this game if this keeps up. And
then they figured things out in the second half and
made some really nice adjustments and Flora is for whatever
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reason and blitz a lot. But Sam Donald is coming
off a three hundred and seventy seven passing yard game
against the Packers, three touchdowns, one interception, thirty five freaking
touchdowns On the year for Donald, twelve interceptions over four
thousand yards, one hundred and six point four passer rating.
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Incredible stuff. I can't believe I'm saying this because I
thought the Vikings were gonna be terrible because I didn't
think Say Donald was any good, which is sad because
I always liked him, but I just kind of was like, yeah,
he just isn't that guy. Oh man, was I wrong?
Donald has been huge. He's had multiple games of multiple
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touchdowns at least three plus. He had a five touchdown
game against the Falcons on December eighth.
Speaker 2 (28:21):
He's legit.
Speaker 3 (28:23):
The question is, are the Vikings going to be a
problem in a rematch? Against the Rams because in that game,
the Rams played him at their strongest and right away
Christian Dearrisaw goes down and they traded for Cam Robinson,
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who's now their left tackle, which was a smart trade,
but he's not Drisaw. So what are your thoughts when
you watch the Vikings and it seems like they give
up a lot of yards, they give up a lot
of points, but DA have an offense that can go
toe to toe with anybody. How do you see this
Vikings team? Just looking at them?
Speaker 1 (29:05):
Well, looking at them, I mean they're obviously very good team.
You know, I'm on the same page. I totally. You know,
had low expectations for them. They started off their season,
you know, in kind of a weird way, right. You know,
you draft JJ McCarthy in the first round, he gets
injured in pre season, he's out. You've got Sam Darnold
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who has struggled right he is you know, I don't
know if regress is the right term, but essentially regress
right over the past several seasons. You don't have high expectations.
You know, he was a backup in San Francisco, so
you kind of feel like bummer, you know if you're
a Vikings fan. Right going into the season, expectations are low,
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and look at what they've done. I certainly would have never,
you know, expected this, as I don't think anybody else did,
so I think they're dangerous. I think Sam Darnold is
playing probably the best football of his career at this point.
I think, you know, him and Kevin O'Connell are a
match made in heaven. I mean, you have one of
the best receivers in the league, if not the best,
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in Justin Jefferson. You know, Aaron Jones has been a
good back for them, Jordan Addison another good receiver. They've
got TJ. Hockinson, so they've got weapons. They've got a
quarterback that's playing at a high level. I think, you know,
I think any team should be nervous to play Minnesota
in the postseason. I mean, the Rams played well against
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them on Thursday Night Football. We know this. I was
at a wedding rehearsal that that game, so I didn't
get to watch the whole thing live, but I was
like watching people who listen to our show know, I
was literally at the wedding rehearsal, like watching Amazon Brian
on my phone so yeah, I think I think that
they're a more like to me, there are more dangerous
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team in the playoffs than the Commanders in my opinion.
So I would prefer, if I again, if we're doing
this game, to play somebody like the Commanders, even the
Packers before, I think I would want to play the Vikings.
But then at the same time, it's like, you know,
I saw what the Rams were able to do against
the Vikings on Thursday Night football. Who's to say they can't,
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you know, repeat that, I don't know. Yeah, I think
I think if you're judging this Vikings team based on
how they've been playing as of late, they are going
to be a very dangerous team in the playoffs. So,
you know, I think that's a fair assessment. I do think.
So I'm seeing in the chat, you know, for everybody listening,
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there's a live chat right now on YouTube. People are
kind of speculating and talking about starters, right or the
Rams going to play starters this upcoming Sunday against the Seahawks.
What's going on? You mentioned the running back situation. This
might not be a popular opinion. I know people are saying,
Ronnie Rivers, I actually think Blake Koram.
Speaker 2 (31:57):
Is gonna play a lot too. Definitely, I think he should.
Speaker 1 (32:01):
I think he needs the reps, you know. I think
it's it's a good opportunity for him, you know, yes,
you know, I don't think that a lot of the
starters are going to play. I really don't. I don't
think that the Rams should risk it with our luck
this season, right, you start off the season just riddled
with injury. I don't think the Rams are afraid of
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going from the three seed to the four seed. And
someone in the chat said McVeigh just said that he's
resting guys and said korm will get a lot of
reps this week. So there we go. I'm excited for him.
I really want to see a lot of Blake Quoram.
I you know, I think that he's going to have
a lot of success against the Seahawks. You know, I'd
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be curious to see how the offensive line looks though,
you know, going against this game, is he going to
get at least a solid, you know, line to run behind?
Speaker 2 (32:53):
I hope so, I hope not.
Speaker 3 (32:55):
And I don't mean anything against Koram, but offensive line
well has just not been there this year.
Speaker 2 (33:02):
So I'm definite.
Speaker 1 (33:05):
I'm hoping the backups can play well, you know, for him.
And again, you know, the Seahawks don't really have anything
to play for the Pride.
Speaker 2 (33:13):
So well, don't underestimate that.
Speaker 1 (33:16):
Well, well that's what I'm saying. Like they, I think
they're gonna come out hard against us on Sunday. But
I yeah, I'm excited for Blake. I think he'll get
a lot of reps. You know, Ronnie Rivers as well.
I would like to see Cody Schrader too. I don't
I don't know that we'll get that deep on the
running back depth chart. We might because here's another thing
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to keep the to keep in mind, you could play
Blake for a half and then play Ronnie and Cody
in the second half, because remember, you want to keep
Blake healthy for the playoffs too, So you know, you're
you obviously know that Kyron is your running back one
in the playoffs. So he's going to play probably you know,
eighty five percent of the snaps like he has, and
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he's going to continue to do that for the playoffs.
But if something happens to him, then you know you
want Blake korum there. So I think that you know,
Blake Koram should play the first half. I don't know
that I play in the second half.
Speaker 2 (34:19):
No, I don't think you have to.
Speaker 3 (34:21):
I think yeah, I think Cody Schrader gets opportunities. I
think that would make sense. I'd love to find out
where this whole mcvaig thing is going down the mcveigh's show.
So yeah, I'm not going to be able to. Yeah,
it doesn't look like anybody. I don't know, is anybody
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tweeting this out?
Speaker 1 (34:45):
I'm not. I've just been watching our chat. I'm not Yeah,
the interwebs at the moment.
Speaker 3 (34:51):
But uh, yeah, it's just the mcveigh's show, which I unfortunately,
it's not like something I could read and then just
tell you guys. It's something i'd have to actually watch,
which would be incredibly distracting because I'd also have to
listen while doing a podcast. No, No, my brain would
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absolutely lose it. But okay, so think about this Commanders.
You know, we already talked about them, We talked about
the Packers, we talked about the Vikings, maybe not a
ton about their defense, but you kind of get the picture. Now,
the Lions, this is the team I think most RAMS
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fans want to play revenge kind of trumps everything, I
think for a lot of people. And yeah, the Rams
could certainly do themselves some help there with the revenge.
The Lions are currently down six to seven against the
forty nine ers. This game does not matter. The Lions
are just basically trying to protect their perfect road record
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seven and zero on the road. But this game doesn't
really matter because it all comes down two week eighteen
against the Vikings to win the division.
Speaker 1 (36:10):
Some of us need Jamison Williams to have a big
night for our fantasy championship.
Speaker 2 (36:15):
Oh he scored a touchdown, so I did.
Speaker 1 (36:17):
I did see that, which I'm happy about because some
of us is me. So I actually need Jamison Williams
and George Kittle to have a big night because I'm behind.
Speaker 3 (36:31):
I gotta address. I gotta address my friend here, Ruiz.
For obvious reasons, we can't give you our address live
on a live stream, right, I'll hit you up.
Speaker 2 (36:47):
I'll hit you up.
Speaker 1 (36:48):
Yeah, Jake, give him give him my address. I appreciate
it though, too. I'm excited. You know, I love candles. Yeah.
Speaker 3 (36:56):
But by the way, but you know, we have to
be we have to be careful when you're a person
that doesn't have a screen name, that puts themselves out there.
People just hate you because of your existence. There are
people that like you, there are people that hate you.
And the last thing I'm gonna do is docs myself
or Alexis for that matter. So oh yeah, I could
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give you the PO box. But yeah, it's it's in
the description. I don't know if it's in this description.
It's in the last video I did I opened.
Speaker 1 (37:24):
Fans, send mine to Jake's PO box and we'll make
Jake send it to me.
Speaker 2 (37:29):
No, no, send it to I'm not doing that. I'm
way too lazy for that.
Speaker 1 (37:35):
Yeah, I'll message you, but uh yeah, So yeah, I
think we've covered you know, the option, the options of
who we're going to play. I do think to wrap up,
we should talk a little bit about, you know, the
game against the Cardinals. And you know, I understand the concerns. Right,
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We've had really bad offensive performance, you know, the past
few games. It's not fun seeing these like thirteen to nine,
you know, twelve to whatever scores. Right, It's concerning from
an offensive standpoint because our defense is playing so well
and you want your offense that has Matthew Stafford and
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Cooper a Cup and Puka Akua and Kyra and Williams,
and you know you want them to go out there
and perform the way that you know they should. So
let's let's talk about that, because I keep getting asked
about that. I mean, we have another game where, you know,
the only touchdown we scored against the Cardinals, you know
was Kyra Williams red zone touchdown. Which story of the year, right?
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I mean we've just struggled for whatever reason to score.
And do you have thoughts on that? Do you have
thoughts on what specifically is wrong? Do you think it's
all tied to the offensive line, because I think the
offensive line play is is not, you know, amazing at times,
but they're not. They played fine and they give up
a sack, So can't blame the offensive line there. I mean,
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what are your thoughts.
Speaker 2 (39:08):
I think.
Speaker 3 (39:10):
Stafford is banged up and he's missing throws that he
normally hits. Cooper Cup is not creating separation he normally does,
which I think that is the sign of a decline.
So he could definitely use a week off, so can Stafford.
DeMarcus Robinson hasn't caught anything in his last five targets
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in the last four games.
Speaker 2 (39:36):
There's no speed on this offense.
Speaker 3 (39:37):
Right now because two two out Will barely plays Jordan
Winnington as well as too two out well, by the way,
who leads the team in average yards of separation, which
that might surprise some people. Jordan Winnington needs to play more, so.
I don't know if people realize he's in the top
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five in blocking at wide receiver according to PFF. Only
Pooka and Chris Conley and a couple others are ahead
of him. Whittington should always be on the field at well.
I get okay, maybe you know you feel like you.
Speaker 2 (40:17):
Have to motion him to get him open. Whatever.
Speaker 3 (40:19):
Maybe he's not on the field every single play, but
he should be on the field more, Alexis, the situation
is this, It's the Kira and Williams, pook and a
CUIs show. Tyler Higby came back, and I feel more
excited about Tyler Higby right now than Cooper Cup And
that's sad. I don't want to be like that. I'm
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not trying to be a Debbie Downer. And I know
a lot of people really did not like, did not
like my take that I had on Cooper Cup, but
they have to scheme him open now and it is
obvious he does not move as well as he used to,
and so that when you have to scheme a guy open, well,
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now you can't try that with Poka Nakua. You can't
try that with two two out. Well, you gotta scheme
Cup open. And Cup is a great blocker, so he
still has a role on this team. But I think
right now the issue is that there's just not enough
speed in this offense. You know, if it's not Poka Nakua,
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no one else is generating explosives because they don't use
at well and they don't use Whittington, and it's just
it's frustrating right now. DeMarcus Robinson plays off of the
other guys as much as people don't want to hear
that he does.
Speaker 2 (41:41):
He's not an amazing receiver. He's solid, but that's the reality.
Speaker 3 (41:47):
And so we can sit here and blame the offensive
line all we want and say, oh, well, you know
it's because Joseph Nopoom played. Yeah, that might have had
something to do with them not going deep down the field,
you know, on those those bombs. But I'm telling you
this has been going on before no Boom had to play.
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This offense has been in a rut and they've had
some miscues. It's not just that the hunter long penalties,
you know, the illegal formation. I believe that was against
the Jets that wiped off like a thirty yard run
by Blake Korum, So that a lot of that is
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happening Alexis, and it's just there's a lot of stuff
going on. But I think the main focus right now
is getting these guys healthy as much as they can
going into that wild card game, because I think Stafford
will go god mode in the wild card game and
in the playoffs as long as he sits this week.
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I really believe he needs, like because people did not
really understand. They take him for granted, the guy is
an absolute trooper, but if you haven't seen the last
three weeks, him getting hit directly in the sternum helmet
just dead on to like the ribs, I'm telling you,
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those hits they add up. And you know, when you're
moving your body, your ribs move too when you're throwing.
So I'm sure that's affecting him. I'm sure he you know,
I saw him land on his shoulder. I think he's
banged up, and I think giving him a week is
gonna help. So that's what I would say there. But
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I think the offense can fix what's going on because
obviously we saw forty four points against the Bills, so
it's possible. But they have to be open to making adjustments,
and it starts with adding to two Outwall and Jordan
Wington to the actual offensive game plan and not just
as decoys and not just a subpackaged players. They need
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to cut Away Cooper cups reps. I'm not saying bench,
but they need to cut his reps, and they need
to bench DeMarcus Robinson and they need to put guys
out there that are gonna consistently win. And that's what
Whittington and at Well I think can do. So it's
that simple. I mean, they're gonna get healthy in the
offensive line. They're obviously not gonna play Hanstein this week.
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He'll be back to playing hre I tackle for the
wild card game. But it's that simple, and we'll see
if they do it. I also don't wanna Sean McVay
has been a fantastic head coach and he's had some
good play calls this year. He's had some games I've
really enjoyed. The Bills game was an absolute clinic. But
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since the Bills game, his play calling has been a
lot to be desired, And you know, I do think
they've kind of gone away from things that worked in
the past, mixing up the pitches and just being really
it just feels like twenty twenty when Jared Goff would
just throw to Cooper Cup all the time, and people
who complain about it, that's what it feels like. Stafford
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is only throwing a pooka and akua because that's the
only guy that's actually coming away and making plays and
the guy that he can trust.
Speaker 2 (45:08):
So yeah, I guess it's.
Speaker 3 (45:11):
A longer winded answer than I expected, but that's the offense.
Speaker 1 (45:17):
I mean, yeah, I'm on the same page. You know.
It just feels like, you know, that lack of separation
that these receivers are are struggling with it matters and
there's no explosiveness. And I do agree, you know, I
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feel like the play calling has gotten very, very stale.
I think that, you know, what makes Sean mcday so
fun to watch as a coach and kind of hism
o is he's you know, offense on offense. He's just
a creative genius, right, That's kind of how he made
his name. And it does feel like, you know, he's
gotten at times just super predictable. But again it's saying
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that is a little I don't know if it's entirely fair,
because you know, we say all these things about how
the offense is struggling. You know, he's trying to work
around it. So it's just kind of a cycle. You know,
there's multiple problems and they feed off of each other.
But you know, I think going down the line, you know,
in a playoff stretch, I mean, more people have to
be scoring than Puka and Kyen.
Speaker 2 (46:25):
Yeah, they just do.
Speaker 1 (46:26):
I mean, you're not. And you know, we talk about
durability and we talk about Matthew Stafford's banged up, and
you know, you look at Kien Williams has had an
insane workload this entire season. He's played eighty five percent
of snaps at running back. Every single game he is
getting you know, he had games where he was getting
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like thirty carries. They kind of cut buck on that
in times, but I mean he's in there all the
time doing pass pro and everybody's big concern about Kyroen
going into the season, right, was durability? He answered the
durability question.
Speaker 3 (46:59):
I've said this so many times. It's so true. People
just forgot that. They were upset and complaining about him
being injury.
Speaker 1 (47:06):
Great, yeah, so now he's made it the d and
knock on you know wood right, I don't want to
jinx it. But so everybody who's complaining about that, now
you know he's made it, and he's he's scored sixteen
touchdowns for this team by far more than anybody else.
But then you have that question, like you know you're
going to be playing an extended season, hopefully more than
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eighteen weeks. It's like, keep him healthy, keep Stafford healthy,
keep these guys healthy. You have to have more people scoring.
Then you know, you have to have an offense that
is more than Matthew Stafford, Kien Williams and Pukunakua. So
I'd say that's the concern right now is how do
they get other people contributing. How do they take the
work load off of Kiron, How do they, you know,
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give Puka some rest. I think you're right. I think
you have to get too to out well involved more.
I think you need to use Jordan Whittington more. You've
got to are being creative again with the offense because
you're gonna get yourself to a point and maybe you
already have where teams know who your two guys are.
They they know that that Kiren is your weapon and
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that Pukunuku is your weapon at receiver. So I would
like to see in maybe Week eighteen, you know, maybe
against the Seahawks, that's gonna be mcveagh's time to experiment
a little bit, uh and see what he wants to
do in the playoffs. Because I agree with everybody who
is concerned about the offense. I don't know that there's
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necessarily like a right or wrong way to fix it.
I just think that there's some obvious concerns and I
want to see two two in Jordan Whittington involved more.
Especially Jordan Whittington. You know, he he's done very well
when he's utilized and he's been underutilized. And I think
he's been more productive these past few weeks than DeMarcus Robinson.
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And that's that's no shade to demark me. He's got
seven touchdowns, he's got the second most touchdowns on this team,
you know, for the rams, but you know, he struggled
the past several weeks and I'd like to see Jordan
gets more playing time. So we'll see, and maybe maybe
Sunday will be kind of a prove it day, as
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silly as that sounds for some of these guys who
aren't utilized more, and then maybe they'll be used in
the playoffs.
Speaker 2 (49:24):
We'll see, Yeah, you know, we'll definitely see. I think.
Speaker 3 (49:29):
I I think with Kyron, you know, people are really
never going to give him his due because he's not
But I mean, I've said this so many times. He's
not six one, six two two and twenty pounds runs
a four to four. But where would this team be
without him? As much as I love Matthew Stafford and
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I think he's helped them big time, I don't think
this team's in the playoffs without Kiren.
Speaker 2 (49:56):
Actually I know they're not, and I agree. I don't know.
Speaker 3 (50:01):
I just it is frustrating that whole I've talked about
it at nauseum on this channel, but just like everybody
was so concerned about his injury prone whatever people were saying,
and he doesn't get credit at all for playing every game,
but not just playing every game, being that that stature,
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you know, that that build and everything that everybody says
he's too small to play running back. Let's uh remind
everybody here, Kien Williams has three hundred and sixteen carries.
That's second in the league. I mean he did that
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while being five nine and two hundred and two pounds.
Speaker 2 (50:53):
And I don't think he's small.
Speaker 3 (50:55):
I think he's shorter, but the way people talk about him,
you think he's a buck seventy. So this isn't just
he played every game. He played every game having the
second largest workload in the league. That's saying a lot.
And he just needed ten touches to pass? Was it
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Stephen Jackson in twenty six two thousand and six, I
was at twenty sixteen.
Speaker 2 (51:23):
I gotta find it.
Speaker 3 (51:24):
But I think let's see here, yep, most touches by
It wasn't two thousand and six, though, most touches by
a RAMS player since Steven Jackson in twenty ten. Yeah,
that's more than Todd Gurley. I mean, and no, he
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should not see the field week eighteen. He shouldn't even
be on the sidelines. Put him in bubble wrap, like,
lock him in a freezer where no one can get
at him like no, I'm kidding, but like, do not
put him anywhere near the field. I don't want anybody
accidentally running into his legs. I don't want him standing
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near the sideline like no, he is so key and critical.
This team is going to win the Super Bowl, They're
gonna have to run the ball with Kyen Williams. I
think that was the thing that irked me the most
is that in a thirteen to nine game he only
had what fourteen fifteen carries.
Speaker 2 (52:28):
It's just not acceptable.
Speaker 1 (52:29):
So yeah, yeah, I mean I think, well, particularly in
the game against the Cardinals, that right side of the
line was not good, you know, with with haven Stein out,
and I think Kyron, I think they thought that, you know,
he would struggle. Probably that's probably why they didn't run
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the ball as much. But yeah, I agree with you
about you know, Kyron. Everyone in the chat is like,
I see Jack just asked, should Karen get an extension
after the season. Yes, yes, here, here's here's the you know,
as Jake said, and people can can disagree all they want.
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Kyron is there, in my opinion, the biggest reason that
the offense is now in the playoffs. The statistics back
that up if you guys want to go look, like
I said, nobody's come. Kyron has scored sixteen touchdowns for
the Rams. The next closest person is DeMarcus Robinson, who
scored seven touchdowns for the Rams.
Speaker 2 (53:35):
That's ridiculous that he is seven touchdowns.
Speaker 1 (53:38):
That yeah, and then after that it just drops off.
I mean it just you want to talk about consistency,
That's been the only consistent player that the Rams off
other than Matthew Stafford of course, but remember we started
the season one and four. I mean, Stafford wasn't throwing touchdowns.
You know, we were scoring exclusive At one point, I'm
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pretty sure that Kyroen had like seven touchdowns and then
it was like Pooka sorry, Cooper Cup had won and
that was it. So you know, again, people don't really
like to give Kyraen his flowers. I get it, he's
not Derrick Henry and so many people after Todd Gurley
really want a running back like that. But I just
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I think it's a shame that people don't don't give
credit where credit is due. And I think you're right.
I think if the Rams want to make a deep
playoff run, you're gonna need Kyron to show up, you're
gonna need to utilize him. Yeah, and that's why you
definitely don't play him against the Seahawks. Like I said,
I think if I'm if I'm playing or coaching against
(54:45):
the Seahawks, I'm playing Blake Korum in the first half
and Ronnie and Cody Schrader in the second because I
don't want Blake.
Speaker 3 (54:52):
It's a preseason year. That for me, that's what it is.
I'm not playing Kello in the secondary. I'm not playing
Darius Williams in the secondary. I don't even play Kobe
Kobe Durant in the secondary. I don't play Kobe Turner.
I don't play Byron Young, I don't play Verse, I
don't play Fisk. I don't even play Rose Boom. I
don't play Omar Spates. I'm not playing the safeties. I'm
(55:12):
calling guys up off the practice squad. You can't you know,
I can't call everyone up, But I am.
Speaker 2 (55:20):
T Trader is on the fifty three. He is going
to see time.
Speaker 3 (55:24):
I would like to see him have a lot of
time because I want to see what he actually can do.
Speaker 2 (55:30):
But yeah, I think it.
Speaker 3 (55:32):
Garoppolo has won some big time games. I mean, he's
an NFL caliber quarterback who's been in this system the
whole year.
Speaker 2 (55:39):
I'm ready to see what this guy can do. You
know That's how I feel.
Speaker 3 (55:43):
So Yeah, I mean, I don't want to see a
starter out there if we don't have to. I think
it's important to get reps for Korum. Yes, I think
it's important to. In my opinion, I think it's important
to get reps for your back quarterback because what if
you need him in the postseason and if you want
(56:03):
to say, well, we're done if Stafford goes down, well,
I believe that would likely be the case. But let's
not forget how the Eagles fans thought when Carson Wentz
went down and Nick Foles had his run.
Speaker 2 (56:16):
You just never know. So that's how I would look
at that.
Speaker 3 (56:23):
I as of right now, because we're not doing our
preview yet, it's early in the week and we have
no idea who the hell is playing. We just know that, Yeah, okay,
they're gonna sit some guys. But the way I see
it is that I think the Rams are gonna lose,
and I think they're gonna play the Lions in the
first round four verse five and I'll go as far
(56:46):
as to say the Eagles beat the Packers and then
the Bucks take down the Commanders. And you know what
that would mean, alexis that would mean the Rams would
have avoid playing outside. In a weird way, the four
(57:10):
seed might actually be the best because you would avoid
playing the Eagles in the divisional round.
Speaker 2 (57:18):
Interesting, right, So.
Speaker 3 (57:23):
If you win, if you win as the four seed,
and Tampa wins as the three and the Eagles win
as the two, the Vikings or the Lions, whoever would
play the four seed, see what I'm saying. Eagles as
the two seed would play the three seed.
Speaker 1 (57:47):
So yeah, well we'll find out. I mean, we'll have
to obviously see how everything shakes out. But yeah, I'm
I'm kind of just like I'm gonna worry about it
right before it happens.
Speaker 3 (58:08):
I'm gonna enjoy this week, I'm you know, I mean,
the NFL season it is.
Speaker 1 (58:14):
There's gonna be a lot of good games. You know.
A lot of teams are you know, in a spot
in Week eighteen where they have to literally play, you know,
for something. I think the Rams are in a pretty
good spot. Yeah, and we'll be starting off, you know,
January with a interesting game against the Seahawks, and yeah,
(58:37):
we'll go from there. The guys, there's seven hundred and
forty eight of you viewing right now. We appreciate it.
Thank you for stopping in to chat with us, to
listen to our thoughts. You know, we will be back
Friday night to preview this game against the Seahawks when
we kind of know more about what's going on, who
(58:59):
might specifically be playing, we'll definitely be talking about it,
you know. Enjoy your New Year's Eve and New Year
Tomorrow's New Year's Eve. Have a very safe night. Please
make good decisions, be safe, have fun, enjoy your New
Year's Day. I will be watching, obviously Notre Dame play Georgia,
(59:22):
not expecting to start my new year off on a
great note in that record, but I will be watching.
If any of you are going to be watching the
college football playoffs, you know you'll be. You'll be watching
alongside me. By guys, we'll be back Friday night. Until then,
please follow us on all social media at Downtown Rams.
You can follow me on Twitter at the Alexis Kraft.
(59:43):
You can follow Jake at JK Bogan and we will
be back soon. But as always until then, stay safe,
take care, and go rams.
Speaker 3 (01:00:02):
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